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Neil Pearce

Researcher at University of London

Publications -  795
Citations -  122260

Neil Pearce is an academic researcher from University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Asthma. The author has an hindex of 107, co-authored 729 publications receiving 105762 citations. Previous affiliations of Neil Pearce include Harvard University & Victoria University of Wellington.

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The multistep hypothesis of ALS revisited: The role of genetic mutations

TL;DR: The identification of a reduced number of steps in patients with ALS with genetic mutations compared to those without mutations supports the idea of ALS as a multistep process and is an important advance for dissecting the pathogenic process in ALS.

Cancer Mortality in Workers Exposed to Phenoxy Herbicides, Chlorophenols, and Dioxins

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined cancer mortality in a historical cohort study of 21,863 male and female workers in 36 cohorts exposed to phenoxy herbicides, chlorophenols, and dioxins in 12 countries.
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Reduced selenium in asthmatic subjects in New Zealand.

TL;DR: Levels were lower in patients and control subjects without an atopic predisposition, but were not affected by prednisone use, consistent with the hypothesis that low selenium concentrations may have a role in the pathogenesis of asthma in New Zealand.
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Trends in worldwide asthma prevalence.

TL;DR: Four population studies of asthma across at least two regions are described: European Community Respiratory Health Survey, the International Study of Wheezing in Infants, theInternational Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) and the World Health Survey (WHS).