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Overview

Julie E. Buring is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with 271 publications contributing to this main field of study. Key subfields include pathology and forensic medicine, physiology, genetics, public health, environmental and occupational health, and nutrition and dietetics.

The scientist's recent papers cover various topics related to cardiovascular disease, genetics, and metabolic health. Notable publications include:

  • SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms: new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe, 2021, European Heart Journal
  • Triglyceride Lowering with Pemafibrate to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk, 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing, 2021, Nature
  • Genome-wide analysis of 102,084 migraine cases identifies 123 risk loci and subtype-specific risk alleles, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Triglyceride-Rich Lipoprotein Cholesterol, Small Dense LDL Cholesterol, and Incident Cardiovascular Disease, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology

The main research topics covered in their work include vitamin D research studies, physical activity and health, nutritional studies and diet, migraine and headache studies, fatty acid research and health, vitamin C and antioxidants research, and diet and metabolism studies.

Frequent co-authors in the scientist's research include:

  • I-Min Lee (88 collaborations)
  • JoAnn E. Manson (82 collaborations)
  • Nancy R. Cook (70 collaborations)
  • Samia Mora (33 collaborations)
  • Howard D. Sesso (32 collaborations)

Julie E. Buring has published extensively in several key venues, including:

  • UNC Libraries (16 publications)
  • Circulation (15 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (5 publications)
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention (5 publications)
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society (5 publications)

Best Publications

  • Comparison of C-reactive protein and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in the prediction of first cardiovascular events

    Paul M. Ridker;Nader Rifai;Lynda Rose;Julie E. Buring

  • C-Reactive Protein and Other Markers of Inflammation in the Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease in Women

    Paul M Ridker;Charles H Hennekens;Julie E Buring;Nader Rifai

  • C-Reactive Protein, Interleukin 6, and Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Aruna D. Pradhan;JoAnn E. Manson;Nader Rifai;Julie E. Buring

  • Epidemiology in Medicine

    Charles H. Hennekens;Julie E. Buring;Sherry L. Mayrent

  • Aspirin in the primary and secondary prevention of vascular disease: collaborative meta-analysis of individual participant data from randomised trials.

    Colin Baigent;Lisa Blackwell;Rory Collins

  • C-Reactive Protein, the Metabolic Syndrome, and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Events An 8-Year Follow-Up of 14 719 Initially Healthy American Women

    Paul M Ridker;Julie E. Buring;Nancy R. Cook;Nader Rifai

  • Lack of effect of long-term supplementation with beta carotene on the incidence of malignant neoplasms and cardiovascular disease.

    C H Hennekens;J E Buring;J E Manson;M Stampfer

  • A randomized trial of low-dose aspirin in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women

    Paul M Ridker;Nancy R. Cook;I-Min Lee;David Gordon

  • Development and Validation of Improved Algorithms for the Assessment of Global Cardiovascular Risk in Women: The Reynolds Risk Score

    Paul M Ridker;Julie E. Buring;Nader Rifai;Nancy R. Cook

  • Prospective Study of C-Reactive Protein and the Risk of Future Cardiovascular Events Among Apparently Healthy Women

    Paul M. Ridker;Julie E. Buring;Jessie Shih;Mathew Matias

  • Low-Density Lipoprotein Subclass Patterns and Risk of Myocardial Infarction

    Melissa A. Austin;Jan L. Breslow;Charles H. Hennekens;Julie E. Buring

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes–based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    M Nikpay;A Goel;Won H-H.;L M Hall

  • Fasting compared with nonfasting triglycerides and risk of cardiovascular events in women.

    Sandeep Bansal;Julie E. Buring;Nader Rifai;Samia Mora

  • An overview of randomized trials of rehabilitation with exercise after myocardial infarction.

    Gerald T. O'connor;Julie E. Buring;Salim Yusuf;Samuel Z. Goldhaber

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Prevalence of dry eye syndrome among US women.

    Debra A Schaumberg;David A Sullivan;Julie E Buring;Julie E Buring;M.Reza Dana

  • Vitamin E in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer The Women's Health Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    I-Min Lee;Nancy R. Cook;J. Michael Gaziano;David Gordon

  • Long term effects of dietary sodium reduction on cardiovascular disease outcomes: observational follow-up of the trials of hypertension prevention (TOHP)

    Nancy R Cook;Jeffrey A Cutler;Eva Obarzanek;Julie E Buring

  • Moderate Alcohol Intake, Increased Levels of High-Density Lipoprotein and Its Subfractions, and Decreased Risk of Myocardial Infarction

    Gaziano Jm;Buring Je;Breslow Jl;Goldhaber Sz

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes-based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    Majid Nikpay;Anuj Goel;Hong-Hee Won;Leanne M. Hall

Frequent Co-Authors

JoAnn E. Manson
JoAnn E. Manson Harvard Medical School
Paul M. Ridker
Paul M. Ridker Brigham and Women's Hospital
I-Min Lee
I-Min Lee Harvard University
J. Michael Gaziano
J. Michael Gaziano Brigham and Women's Hospital
Nancy R. Cook
Nancy R. Cook Brigham and Women's Hospital
Howard D. Sesso
Howard D. Sesso Harvard Medical School
Tobias Kurth
Tobias Kurth Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Robert J. Glynn
Robert J. Glynn Harvard Medical School
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Daniel I. Chasman
Daniel I. Chasman Brigham and Women's Hospital

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