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Frances A. Tylavsky is affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Environmental Science, with a significant focus on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Clinical Psychology; and Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Their work covers several main topics, which include Birth, Development, and Health; Air Quality and Health Impacts; Effects and Risks of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals; Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum; Noise Effects and Management; Energy and Environment Impacts; and Obesity, Physical Activity, and Diet.

Among recent publications authored or co-authored by Tylavsky are:

  • Maternal exposure to PM2.5 during pregnancy and asthma risk in early childhood, 2021, Environmental Epidemiology
  • A combined cohort analysis of prenatal exposure to phthalate mixtures and childhood asthma, 2020, Environment International
  • Associations of Pre- and Postnatal Air Pollution Exposures with Child Behavioral Problems and Cognitive Performance: A U.S. Multi-Cohort Study, 2022, Environmental Health Perspectives
  • Effects of Maternal Dietary Patterns during Pregnancy on Early Childhood Growth Trajectories and Obesity Risk: The CANDLE Study, 2020, Nutrients
  • Exposure to prenatal phthalate mixtures and neurodevelopment in the Conditions Affecting Neurocognitive Development and Learning in Early childhood (CANDLE) study, 2021, Environment International

Tylavsky frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Nicole R. Bush, Kaja Z. LeWinn, Sheela Sathyanarayana, Catherine J. Karr, and Christine T. Loftus.

The scientist's work has been published across multiple venues, with notable contributions in:

  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Environment International
  • Environmental Health Perspectives
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • JAMA Network Open

Best Publications

  • The Loss of Skeletal Muscle Strength, Mass, and Quality in Older Adults: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study

    Bret H Goodpaster;Seok Won Park;Tamara B Harris;Steven B Kritchevsky

  • Strength, But Not Muscle Mass, Is Associated With Mortality in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study Cohort

    Anne B. Newman;Varant Kupelian;Marjolein Visser;Eleanor M. Simonsick

  • Dietary protein intake is associated with lean mass change in older, community-dwelling adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study.

    Denise K Houston;Barbara J Nicklas;Jingzhong Ding;Tamara B Harris

  • Prognostic value of usual gait speed in well-functioning older people--results from the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study.

    Matteo Cesari;Stephen B. Kritchevsky;Brenda W. H. J. Penninx;Barbara J. Nicklas

  • The Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation, and Risk of Cognitive Decline

    Kristine Yaffe;Alka Kanaya;Karla Lindquist;Eleanor M. Simonsick

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture

    Karol Estrada;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Evangelos Evangelou;Yi-Hsiang Hsu

  • Sarcopenia: Alternative Definitions and Associations with Lower Extremity Function

    Anne B. Newman;Varant Kupelian;Marjolein Visser;Eleanor Simonsick

  • Alternative definitions of sarcopenia, lower extremity performance, and functional impairment with aging in older men and women

    Matthew J. Delmonico;Tamara B. Harris;Jung‐Sun Lee;Marjolein Visser

  • Decreased Muscle Strength and Quality in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study

    Seok Won Park;Bret H. Goodpaster;Elsa S. Strotmeyer;Nathalie de Rekeneire

  • Excessive Loss of Skeletal Muscle Mass in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

    Seok Won Park;Bret H. Goodpaster;Jung Sun Lee;Lewis H. Kuller

  • Higher inflammatory marker levels in older persons: associations with 5-year change in muscle mass and muscle strength

    L.A. Schaap;S.M. Pluijm;D.J.H. Deeg;T.B. Harris

  • Daily Activity Energy Expenditure and Mortality Among Older Adults

    Todd M. Manini;James E. Everhart;Kushang V. Patel;Dale A. Schoeller

  • Accelerated Loss of Skeletal Muscle Strength in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study

    Seok Won Park;Bret H Goodpaster;Elsa S Strotmeyer;Lewis H Kuller

  • Added value of physical performance measures in predicting adverse health-related events: results from the Health, Aging And Body Composition Study.

    Matteo Cesari;Stephen B. Kritchevsky;Anne B. Newman;Eleanor M. Simonsick

  • Weight change and the conservation of lean mass in old age: the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study.

    Anne B Newman;Jung Sun Lee;Marjolein Visser;Bret H Goodpaster

  • Low subcutaneous thigh fat is a risk factor for unfavourable glucose and lipid levels, independently of high abdominal fat. The Health ABC Study

    M B Snijder;M B Snijder;M Visser;M Visser;J M Dekker;Bret H Goodpaster

  • Nontraumatic fracture risk with diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose in older white and black adults: the health, aging, and body composition study.

    Elsa S. Strotmeyer;Jane A. Cauley;Ann V. Schwartz;Michael C. Nevitt

  • Is a fall just a fall: correlates of falling in healthy older persons. The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study.

    Nathalie De Rekeneire;Marjolein Visser;Rita Peila;Michael C. Nevitt

  • Computed tomographic measurements of thigh muscle cross-sectional area and attenuation coefficient predict hip fracture: the health, aging, and body composition study.

    Thomas Lang;Jane A Cauley;Frances Tylavsky;Douglas Bauer

  • Race and Sex Differences in Age-Related Hearing Loss: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study.

    Elizabeth P. Helzner;Jane A. Cauley;Sheila R. Pratt;Steven R. Wisniewski

Frequent Co-Authors

Tamara B. Harris
Tamara B. Harris National Institutes of Health
Stephen B. Kritchevsky
Stephen B. Kritchevsky Wake Forest University
Anne B. Newman
Anne B. Newman University of Pittsburgh
Jane A. Cauley
Jane A. Cauley University of Pittsburgh
Marjolein Visser
Marjolein Visser Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Eleanor M. Simonsick
Eleanor M. Simonsick National Institutes of Health
Bret H. Goodpaster
Bret H. Goodpaster Translational Research Institute
Markku Alen
Markku Alen Oulu University Hospital
Michael C. Nevitt
Michael C. Nevitt University of California, San Francisco
Douglas C. Bauer
Douglas C. Bauer University of California, San Francisco

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