Publications

• Hodge DR, Jiang L, Sun F, Bonifas RP. Identifying and Addressing the Spiritual Needs of Older Adults in Care Facilities: Administrators of Chinese Nursing Homes Relate Their Perspectives. J Appl Gerontol. 2024 Oct;43(10):1514-1523. doi: 10.1177/07334648241242311. Epub 2024 Mar 31. PMID: 38556716.
• Flores I, Torres-Reverón A, Navarro E, Nieves-Vázquez CI, Cotto-Vázquez AC, Alonso-Díaz JM, Bracero NJ, Vincent K. Uncovering moderators of pain perception by women with endometriosis from Latin America and Spain: the roles of sociodemographics, racial self-identity, and pain catastrophizing. 2024 Sep 1;165(9):2111-2118. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003230. Epub 2024 Apr 2. PMID: 38564184; PMCID: PMC11333178.
• Alcalá-Zúniga D, Espinoza-Torres E, Das RK, Vargas M, Maldonado O, Benavides O, Manojkumar A, de la Garza R, Davila N, Perez I, Martinez AH, Roy D, López-Juárez A, Zarei MM, Baker KA, Gil M, Rodrigo H, de Erausquin GA, Roy U. Enriched Environment Contributes to the Recovery from Neurotoxin-Induced Parkinson's Disease Pathology. Mol Neurobiol. 2024 Sep;61(9):6734-6753. doi: 10.1007/s12035-024-03951-w. Epub 2024 Feb 13. PMID: 38349515; PMCID: PMC11339186.
• NCD Risk Factor Collaboration - Melgarejo J, Maestre GE..General and abdominal adiposity and hypertension in eight world regions: a pooled analysis of 837 population-based studies with 7·5 million participants. Lancet. 2024 Aug 31;404(10455):851-863. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01405-3. PMID: 39216975.
• Melgarejo JD, Vatcheva KP, Mejia-Arango S, Charisis S, Patil D, Mena LJ, Garcia A, Alliey-Rodriguez N, Satizabal CL, Chavez CA, Gaona C, Silva E, Mavarez RP, Lee JH, Terwilliger JD, Blangero J, Seshadri S, Maestre GE. Association of longitudinal changes in 24-h blood pressure level and variability with cognitive decline. J Hypertens. 2024 Aug 14. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000003824. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39146553.
• Manusov EG, Diego VP, Almeida M, Ortiz D, Curran JE, Galan J, Leandro AC, Laston S, Blangero J, Williams-Blangero S. Genotype-by-Environment Interactions in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Chronic Illness among Mexican Americans: The Role of Acculturation Stress. Genes (Basel). 2024 Aug 1;15(8):1006. doi: 10.3390/genes15081006. PMID: 39202366; PMCID: PMC11353877.
• Sobrino-Cossío S, Emura F, Teramoto-Matsubara O, Araya R, Parra-Blanco A, White JR, Arantes V, Ramos JA, Galvis-García ES, de-la-Vega-González F, Rodríguez-Vanegas G, Donneys CA, Reding-Bernal A, Martínez-López E, López-Alvarenga JC, Uedo N. Use of N-acetylcysteine plus simethicone to improve mucosal visibility in upper digestive endoscopy via systematic alphanumeric-coded endoscopy: a randomized, double-blind controlled trial. Ann Gastroenterol. 2024 Jul-Aug;37(4):410-417. doi: 10.20524/aog.2024.0895. Epub 2024 Jun 14. PMID: 38974081; PMCID: PMC11226743.
• Rivera SI, Bernal CP, Martínez-Peláez R, Robledo-Nolasco R, De León-Larios G, Félix VG, Ostos R, Maestre GE, Melgarejo JD, Mena LJ. Computer Simulation of Catheter Cryoablation for Pulmonary Vein Isolation. Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Jul 30;12(15):1508. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12151508. PMID: 39120212; PMCID: PMC11312416.
• Perales-Torres AL, Perez-Navarro LM, Garcia-Oropesa EM, Diaz-Badillo A, Martinez-Lopez YE, Rosas M, Castillo O, Ramirez-Quintanilla L, Cervantes J, Sciutto E, Munguia Cisneros CX, Ramirez-Pfeiffer C, Vela L, Tapia B, Lopez-Alvarenga JC. Influence of adiposity and sex on SARS-CoV-2 antibody response in vaccinated university students: A cross-sectional ESFUERSO study. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024 Jul 26;4(7):e0002686. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002686. PMID: 39058698; PMCID: PMC11280215.
• Fongang B, Mega Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (MEGAVCID) consortium. A genome-wide association meta-analysis of all-cause and vascular dementia. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Jul 24. doi: 10.1002/alz.14115. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39046104.
• Melgarejo JD. Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors in Cerebrovascular Perfusion and Pulsatility. Circ Res. 2024 Jul 5;135(2):332-334. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.124.324954. Epub 2024 Jul 4. PMID: 38963870.
• Del Brutto VJ, Khasiyev F, Liu M, Spagnolo-Allende A, Qiao Y, Melgarejo Arias JD, Guzman VA, Igwe KC, Sanchez DL, Andrews H, Morales CD, Farrell MT, Bassil DT, Seshadri S, Wagner RG, Mngomezulu V, Manly J, Elkind MS, Berkman L, Romero JR, Maestre GE, Del Brutto OH, Brickman AM, Venketasubramanian N, Chen C, Robert C, Hilal S, Rundek T, Wasserman BA, Gutierrez J. Association of brain arterial diameters with demographic and anatomical factors in a multi-national pooled analysis of cohort studies. Neuroradiol J. 2024 Jun;37(3):304-313. doi: 10.1177/19714009231224429. Epub 2023 Dec 26. PMID: 38148489; PMCID: PMC11138338.
• Trecarten S, Fongang B, Liss M. Current Trends and Challenges of Microbiome Research in Prostate Cancer. Curr Oncol Rep. 2024 May;26(5):477-487. doi: 10.1007/s11912-024-01520-x. Epub 2024 Apr 4. PMID: 38573440.
• Aceves M, Granados J, Leandro AC, Peralta J, Glahn DC, Williams-Blangero S, Curran JE, Blangero J, Kumar S. Role of Neurocellular Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Risk. Genes (Basel). 2024 Apr 28;15(5):569. doi: 10.3390/genes15050569. PMID: 38790197; PMCID: PMC11121587.
• Diego VP, Manusov EG, Almeida M, Laston S, Ortiz D, Blangero J, Williams-Blangero S. Statistical Genetic Approaches to Investigate Genotype-by-Environment Interaction: Review and Novel Extension of Models. Genes (Basel). 2024 Apr 25;15(5):547. doi: 10.3390/genes15050547. PMID: 38790175; PMCID: PMC11121143.
• Melgarejo JD, Patil D, Mena LJ, Vatcheva KP, Garcia JA, Satizabal CL, Chavez CA, Pirela RV, Silva E, Calmon G, Lee JH, Terwilliger JD, Seshadri S, Maestre GE. Association of Variability and Hypertensive Loads in 24-h Blood Pressure With Mortality and Cardiovascular Risk. Am J Hypertens. 2024 Apr 15;37(5):323-333. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpae011. PMID: 38294177; PMCID: PMC11016833.
• Melgarejo JD, Gurel K, Compton CR, Liu M, Guzman V, Assuras S, Levin BE, Elkind MSV, Ikram MK, Kavousi M, Ikram MA, Wright C, Crivello F, Laurent A, Tzourio C, Vernooij MW, Rundek T, Zhang ZY, Bos D, Gutierrez J. Brain artery diameters and risk of dementia and stroke. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Apr;20(4):2497-2507. doi: 10.1002/alz.13712. Epub 2024 Feb 8. PMID: 38332543; PMCID: PMC11032539.
• Treviño-Peña R, Romero Z, Fuentes JC, Cortez KE, Alanis E, Alvarenga JCL. A Coordinated School Health Program Effect on Cardiorespiratory Fitness of South Texas Preschool Children: A Cluster Randomized Trial. J Sch Health. 2024 Apr;94(4):336-345. doi: 10.1111/josh.13414. Epub 2024 Jan 22. PMID: 38252805.
• NCD Risk Factor Collaboration - Melgarejo J, Maestre GE. Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. 2024 Mar 16;403(10431):1027-1050. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2. Epub 2024 Feb 29. PMID: 38432237; PMCID: PMC7615769.
• Gaggero P, Fenocchi E, Silva C, López-Alvarenga JC, Lambert N, Batista F, Sobrino-Cossío S, White JR, Parra-Blanco Identifying the best cutoff value of the fecal occult blood immunochemical test in the detection of advanced and neoplastic colorectal lesions. Cir Cir. 2024 Mar 11. doi: 10.24875/CIRU.23000651. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38467075.
• Xu C, Xiao D, Su BB, Saveron JM, Gamez D, Navia RO, Wang N, Roy U, Adjeroh DA, Wang K; Alzheimer and Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Association of APOE gene with longitudinal changes of CSF amyloid beta and tau levels in Alzheimer's disease: racial differences. Neurol Sci. 2024 Mar;45(3):1041-1050. doi: 10.1007/s10072-023-07076-1. Epub 2023 Sep 28. PMID: 37759100.
• Diego VP, Manusov EG, Mao X, Almeida M, Peralta JM, Curran JE, Mahaney MC, Göring H, Blangero J, Williams-Blangero S. Metabolic syndrome traits exhibit genotype-by-environment interaction in relation to socioeconomic status in the Mexican American family heart study. Front Genet. 2024 Mar 1;15:1240462. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2024.1240462. PMID: 38495670; PMCID: PMC10940335.
• Kumar S, Granados J, Aceves M, Peralta J, Leandro AC, Thomas J, Williams-Blangero S, Curran JE, Blangero J. Pre-Infection Innate Immunity Attenuates SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Viral Load in iPSC-Derived Alveolar Epithelial Type 2 Cells. Cells. 2024 Feb 21;13(5):369. doi: 10.3390/cells13050369. PMID: 38474333; PMCID: PMC10931100.
• Van Eijgen J, Melgarejo JD, Van Laeken J, Van der Pluijm C, Matheussen H, Verhaegen M, Van Keer K, Maestre GE, Al-Aswad LA, Vanassche T, Zhang ZY, Stalmans I. The Relevance of Arterial Blood Pressure in the Management of Glaucoma Progression: A Systematic Review. Am J Hypertens. 2024 Feb 15;37(3):179-198. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpad111. PMID: 37995334; PMCID: PMC10906067.
• Cárdenas G, Chávez-Canales M, Espinosa AM, Jordán-Ríos A, Malagon DA, Murillo MFM, Araujo LVT, Campos RLB, Wong-Chew RM, González LER, Cresencio KI, Velázquez EG, de la Cerda MR, Leyva Y, Hernández-Ruiz J, Hernández-Medel ML, León-Hernández M, Quero KM, Monciváis AS, Sarmiento EB, Reynoso RIA, Reyes DM, Del Río Ambriz LR, Hernández JSG, Cruz J, Ferrer SIV, Huerta L, Fierro NA, Hernández M, Pérez-Tapia M, Meneses G, Rosas G, Hernández-Aceves JA, Cervantes-Torres J, Valdez RA, Rodríguez AF, Espíndola-Arriaga E, Ortiz M, Salazar EA, Barba CC, Besedovsky H, Romano MC, Jung H, Bobes RJ, Soldevila G, López-Alvarenga J, Fragoso G, Laclette JP, Sciutto E. Intranasal Versus Intravenous Dexamethasone to Treat Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Randomized Multicenter Clinical Trial. Archives of Medical Research. 2024 Feb;55(2):102960. doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2024.102960.
• Estrella ML, Tarraf W, Kuwayama S, Gallo LC, Wu B, Marquine MJ, Perreira KM, Vasquez PM, Isasi CR, Lipton RB, Mattei J, González HM, Daviglus ML, Lamar M. Psychosocial factors associated with 7-year change in cognition among middle-aged and older Hispanics/Latinos: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging (SOL-INCA) and Sociocultural ancillary studies. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Feb;20(2):1137-1148. doi: 10.1002/alz.13527. Epub 2023 Oct 28. PMID: 37897802; PMCID: PMC10916974.
• Scholz M, Horn K, Pott J, Wuttke M, Kühnapfel A, Nasr MK, Kirsten H, Li Y, Hoppmann A, Gorski M, Ghasemi S, Li M, Tin A, Chai JF, Cocca M, Wang J, Nutile T, Akiyama M, Åsvold BO, Bansal N, Biggs ML, Boutin T, Brenner H, Brumpton B, Burkhardt R, Cai J, Campbell A, Campbell H, Chalmers J, Chasman DI, Chee ML, Chee ML, Chen X, Cheng CY, Cifkova R, Daviglus M, Delgado G, Dittrich K, Edwards TL, Endlich K, Michael Gaziano J, Giri A, Giulianini F, Gordon SD, Gudbjartsson DF, Hallan S, Hamet P, Hartman CA, Hayward C, Heid IM, Hellwege JN, Holleczek B, Holm H, Hutri-Kähönen N, Hveem K, Isermann B, Jonas JB, Joshi PK, Kamatani Y, Kanai M, Kastarinen M, Khor CC, Kiess W, Kleber ME, Körner A, Kovacs P, Krajcoviechova A, Kramer H, Krämer BK, Kuokkanen M, Kähönen M, Lange LA, Lash JP, Lehtimäki T, Li H, Lin BM, Liu J, Loeffler M, Lyytikäinen LP, Magnusson PKE, Martin NG, Matsuda K, Milaneschi Y, Mishra PP, Mononen N, Montgomery GW, Mook-Kanamori DO, Mychaleckyj JC, März W, Nauck M, Nikus K, Nolte IM, Noordam R, Okada Y, Olafsson I, Oldehinkel AJ, Penninx BWJH, Perola M, Pirastu N, Polasek O, Porteous DJ, Poulain T, Psaty BM, Rabelink TJ, Raffield LM, Raitakari OT, Rasheed H, Reilly DF, Rice KM, Richmond A, Ridker PM, Rotter JI, Rudan I, Sabanayagam C, Salomaa V, Schneiderman N, Schöttker B, Sims M, Snieder H, Stark KJ, Stefansson K, Stocker H, Stumvoll M, Sulem P, Sveinbjornsson G, Svensson PO, Tai ES, Taylor KD, Tayo BO, Teren A, Tham YC, Thiery J, Thio CHL, Thomas LF, Tremblay J, Tönjes A, van der Most PJ, Vitart V, Völker U, Wang YX, Wang C, Wei WB, Whitfield JB, Wild SH, Wilson JF, Winkler TW, Wong TY, Woodward M, Sim X, Chu AY, Feitosa MF, Thorsteinsdottir U, Hung AM, Teumer A, Franceschini N, Parsa A, Köttgen A, Schlosser P, Pattaro C. X-chromosome and kidney function: evidence from a multi-trait genetic analysis of 908,697 individuals reveals sex-specific and sex-differential findings in genes regulated by androgen response elements. Nat Commun. 2024 Jan 18;15(1):586. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-44709-1. PMID: 38233393; PMCID: PMC10794254.
• Salinas, L. M. B., Machiorlatti, M., Romero, Z., Wang, L., Alanis, E., & Treviño-Peña, R. (2023 Jan 14). The Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Food Assistance Program Participation in Families of Preschool Children in the Rio Grande Valley. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 19(1), 67–85. https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2023.2166802
• Xu J, Khraiche M, Mao X, Wang X. Hubris or talent? Estimating the role of overconfidence in Chinese households’ investment decisions. International Review of Financial Analysis. 2024 Jan;91:102992. doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2023.102992.

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• Trifan G, Stickel AM, Cai J, Daviglus ML, Estrella ML, Garcia-Bedoya O, Gallo LC, Isasi CR, Kaplan R, Lamar M, Talavera G, Tarraf W, Gonzalez HM, DeCarli C, Testai F. Association of Life’s Simple 7 with Brain Imaging Outcomes Among Hispanics/Latinos. Final Results from the Study of Latinos-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging-MRI (SOL-INCA-MRI) Substudy (P1-9.014). 2024;102(17_supplement_1):6625. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000206591.
• Valle-Moro YD, Estrella ML, Amaya-Ardila C, Pérez CM. Mild cognitive impairment among older adults with diabetes: A pilot study in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 2024;8(s1):16–.

• Akhtar F, Hernández-Ruíz J, Liu Y-G, Resendez R, Feliers D, Morales L, Diaz-Badillo A, Lehman D, Arya R, Lopez-Alvarenga J, Blangero J, Duggirala R, Mummidi S. Functional characterization of the disease-associated CCL2 rs1024611G-rs13900T haplotype: The role of the RNA-binding protein HuR. 2024;13. doi: 10.7554/eLife.93108.1.
• Kutlu L, Mao X. A Machine Learning Approach to Schochastic Frontier Modeling. Journal of Productivity Analysis. 2024. doi: A Machine Learning Approach to Stochastic Frontier Modeling.
• Ramirez P, Sun W, Kazempour Dehkordi S, Zare H, Fongang B, Bieniek KF, Frost B. Nanopore-based DNA long-read sequencing analysis of the aged human brain. bioRxiv. 2024:2024–02.
• Saliba A, Debnath S, Tamayo I, Tumova J, Maddox M, Singh P, Fastenau C, Maity S, Lee HJ, Zhang G, Hejazi L, O'Connor JC, Fongang B, Hopp SC, Bieniek KF, Lechleiter JD, Sharma K. Quinolinic acid links kidney injury to brain toxicity. bioRxiv: The Preprint Server for Biology. 2024:2024.05.07.592801. doi: 10.1101/2024.05.07.592801.