2025
Mapping pesticide-induced metabolic alterations in human gut bacteria
Chen L, Yan H, Di S, Guo C, Zhang H, Zhang S, Gold A, Wang Y, Hu M, Wu D, Johnson C, Wang X, Zhu J. Mapping pesticide-induced metabolic alterations in human gut bacteria. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 4355. PMID: 40348778, PMCID: PMC12065874, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59747-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModulating gut microbiota compositionGut bacteria speciesGut microbial speciesHuman gut bacteriaGut microbiota compositionGut bacterial metabolismPesticide exposureHost healthGut bacteriaMicrobiota compositionMicrobial speciesBacterial metabolismBacteria speciesMolecular mechanismsComprehensive atlasLipid metabolismGutIn vivo mouse modelPesticidesHostMetabolismSpeciesInteractive atlasMouse modelMetabolic changesResistance to tuberculin skin test/interferon-gamma release assay conversion among highly TB exposed, HIV infected goldminers in South Africa
Ntshiqa T, Velen K, Ginindza S, Nhlangulela L, Charalambous S, Hawn T, Churchyard G, Boom W, Chihota V, Wallis R. Resistance to tuberculin skin test/interferon-gamma release assay conversion among highly TB exposed, HIV infected goldminers in South Africa. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0318819. PMID: 40343976, PMCID: PMC12063869, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0318819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIsoniazid preventive therapyTuberculin skin testCD4 countQFT-PlusAssociated with lower CD4 countsTST responseQuantiFERON-TB Gold PlusBody mass index >Median CD4 countLow CD4 countExposure to TBRates of HIVLongitudinal cohort studyMedian ageTST/IGRAAntiretroviral treatmentMedian timePreventive therapySkin testFollow-upCohort studyLogistic regressionHIVMonthsAssay conversionHypersensitivity pneumonitis associated with home mold exposure: A retrospective cohort analysis
Adams T, Redlich C, Glazer C, Gulati M. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis associated with home mold exposure: A retrospective cohort analysis. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0323093. PMID: 40338891, PMCID: PMC12061107, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0323093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnosis of HPHP patientsRetrospective cohort of patientsMold exposureTransplant free survivalCohort of patientsRetrospective cohort analysisMedical chart reviewDevelopment of HPHypersensitivity pneumonitis patientsHome moldFibrotic HPFree survivalAntigen exposureChart reviewConfident diagnosisRetrospective cohortPneumonic patientsInvasive proceduresHypersensitivity pneumonitisCohort analysisCulprit antigenPatientsImprove outcomesCohortValidity of Diagnostic Codes and Laboratory Tests to Identify Cholangiocarcinoma and Its Subtypes
Ferrante N, Hubbard R, Weinfurtner K, Mezina A, Newcomb C, Furth E, Bhattacharya D, Njei B, Taddei T, Singal A, Hoteit M, Park L, Kaplan D, Re V. Validity of Diagnostic Codes and Laboratory Tests to Identify Cholangiocarcinoma and Its Subtypes. Pharmacoepidemiology And Drug Safety 2025, 34: e70154. PMID: 40328444, PMCID: PMC12055315, DOI: 10.1002/pds.70154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive predictive valueVeterans Health AdministrationExtrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaValidity of diagnostic codesInternational Classification of Diseases for OncologyUS Veterans Health AdministrationConfidence intervalsPharmacoepidemiological studiesICD-O-3Days of diagnosisVA dataHealth AdministrationIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaDiagnostic codesHistology codesCholangiocarcinomaUnique patientsInclusion criteriaCholangiocarcinoma subtypesTopography codesPredictive valuePatientsEvaluate medicationsSubtypesEvaluate determinantsLiver lipid droplet cholesterol content is a key determinant of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis
Sakuma I, Gaspar R, Nasiri A, Dufour S, Kahn M, Zheng J, LaMoia T, Guerra M, Taki Y, Kawashima Y, Yimlamai D, Perelis M, Vatner D, Petersen K, Huttasch M, Knebel B, Kahl S, Roden M, Samuel V, Tanaka T, Shulman G. Liver lipid droplet cholesterol content is a key determinant of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2025, 122: e2502978122. PMID: 40310463, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2502978122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCholine-deficient l-amino acid-defined high-fat dietBempedoic acidLiver fibrosisLiver diseaseL-amino acid-defined high-fat dietAdvanced liver diseaseCholesterol contentHSD17B13 variantsHigh-fat dietTotal liver cholesterol contentTreated miceActivate signaling pathwaysVariant rs738409Liver cholesterol contentLiver lipidsFibrotic responsePromote inflammationTherapeutic approachesSteatotic liver diseaseDietary cholesterol supplementationFibrosisHuman liver samplesI148MAntisense oligonucleotidesProgressive formPrognostic value of plasma biomarkers for informing clinical trial design in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease
Qiu Y, Jacobs D, Messer K, Salmon D, Wellington C, Stukas S, Revta C, Brewer J, Léger G, Askew B, Donahue L, Kaplita S, Coric V, Qureshi I, Feldman H. Prognostic value of plasma biomarkers for informing clinical trial design in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer's Research & Therapy 2025, 17: 97. PMID: 40317057, PMCID: PMC12046789, DOI: 10.1186/s13195-025-01745-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMild to moderate ADADAS-cog11CDR-SBBaseline plasma NfLAlzheimer's diseasePlasma biomarkersMild-to-moderate Alzheimer's diseasePrognostic valueClinical trialsBaseline NfLPlasma NfLPlacebo-controlled trialCortical volumeConcentrations of plasma biomarkersMethodsPost hoc analysisDesign of clinical trialsClinical outcome dataIncreased ventricular volumeTrial participantsVolumetric MRIBaseline concentrationsEarly disease stagesClinical trial designTrial entry criteriaAD trialsMedicare Parity and Outpatient Mental Health Service Use and Costs Among Beneficiaries With Depression
Tetlow S, Phillips V, Hockenberry J. Medicare Parity and Outpatient Mental Health Service Use and Costs Among Beneficiaries With Depression. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e258491. PMID: 40314953, PMCID: PMC12048850, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.8491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health service useOutpatient mental health service useHealth service useOut-of-pocket expenditureMental health servicesOutpatient mental health servicesService useMedicare beneficiariesHealth servicesDepression screeningUS Preventive Services Task Force recommendationsAccessibility of mental health servicesMedical Expenditure Panel Survey Household ComponentInterrupted time series designOutpatient mental healthMental health careCost-sharingMental health conditionsEconomic evaluationProportion of beneficiariesTask Force recommendationsBarriers to treatmentNationally representative sampleTime series designOlder with depressionGender-Affirming Surgery for Transgender and Gender Diverse Medicare Beneficiaries
Balkan E, Babbs G, Meyers D, Kelly P, Yee K, Pletta D, Shireman T, Alpert A, Baker K, Hughto J. Gender-Affirming Surgery for Transgender and Gender Diverse Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e258072. PMID: 40310645, PMCID: PMC12046427, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.8072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGender-affirming surgeryTransgender individualsRates of chronic conditionsTransgenderBeneficiaries' useProportion of residentsRegional differencesDual statusBeneficiariesChronic conditionsDiverse beneficiariesBeneficiary characteristicsMedicare beneficiariesGenderCross-sectional studyMedicare entitlementGender-affirming surgical proceduresPropensity score matchingNational Medicare dataMedicare programMedicaidProportion of Medicare beneficiariesSouthSurgical proceduresDescriptive analysisHospital and Clinician Practice Variation in Cardiac Surgery and Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury
Mathis M, Mentz G, Cao J, Balczewski E, Janda A, Likosky D, Schonberger R, Hawkins R, Heung M, Ailawadi G, Ladhania R, Sjoding M, Kheterpal S, Singh K, Sundt T, Fitzsimons M, Shann K, Kumar V, Yarboro L, Naik B, Tibayan F, Aziz M, Mulligan M, Jelacic S, Kaneko T, Graetz T, Assi R, Mallidi H, Querejeta-Roca G, Shook D, Tsai C, Jewell E, Wanderer J, Freundlich R, Rock P, Douville N, Fisher C, Pace N, Domino K, Wagener G, King C, O'Reilly-Shah V, Bardia A, Clark D. Hospital and Clinician Practice Variation in Cardiac Surgery and Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e258342. PMID: 40314957, PMCID: PMC12048843, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.8342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryClinician-level variationAssociated with acute kidney injuryAcute kidney injury ratesCardiac surgeryIntraclass correlation coefficientAdult patientsKidney injuryCohort studyCohort study of adult patientsResuscitation practicesPostoperative acute kidney injuryOperating room practiceStudy of adult patientsAssociated with increased morbidityCardiac surgical proceduresCardiac surgical databasePractice variationRBC transfusion ratesFluid volume administrationHospital-level variationMultilevel mixed-effects modelsPatient-level characteristicsRisk-adjustment modelsHealth care costsMedicaid Costs and Outcomes for Patients Treated in an Outpatient Telepsychiatry Clinic
Havlik J, Ghomi R, An N, Budhiraja P, Arzubi E. Medicaid Costs and Outcomes for Patients Treated in an Outpatient Telepsychiatry Clinic. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e258558. PMID: 40323598, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.8558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelepsychiatry clinicRate of admissionCross-sectional studyMedicaid costsEmergency departmentClinical servicesMedicaid patientsHospitalization ratesTelepsychiatry patientsEvidence of cost savingsReduce hospital admissionsInpatient hospitalization ratesClinic patientsAnnual hospitalization rateOutcomes associated with useTelepsychiatry carePropensity-matched controlsTimely carePsychiatric careMain OutcomesCare costsPMPM costsHospital readmissionInpatient hospitalizationTelepsychiatryConversion Therapy Exposure and Elevated Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Gibb J, Schrock J, Smith M, D’Aquila R, McDade T, Mustanski B. Conversion Therapy Exposure and Elevated Cardiovascular Disease Risk. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e258745. PMID: 40327341, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.8745.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh blood pressureSystolic blood pressureDiastolic blood pressureSelf-reported high blood pressureCohort studyCardiovascular health dataCardiovascular health indicatorsSelf-reported hypertensionSGM health disparitiesMental health impactsCardiovascular health consequencesCardiovascular disease riskBlood pressureElevated diastolic blood pressureHealth disparitiesCare approachElevated systolic blood pressureHealth indicatorsMain OutcomesIncreased DBPBehavioral covariatesHealth dataSGM individualsDisease riskHealth consequencesExamining the Factor Structure of the Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale (ACSS) in a Military Population: Initial Development and Validation of a Four-Factor Version of the ACSS
Thomas K, Hoyt W, Goldberg S, Abbas M, Schultz M, Hiserodt M, Wyman M. Examining the Factor Structure of the Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale (ACSS) in a Military Population: Initial Development and Validation of a Four-Factor Version of the ACSS. Psychological Services 2025, 22: 312-323. PMID: 39636588, PMCID: PMC12011536, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterpersonal theory of suicideTheory of suicideFour-factor versionInterpersonal theorySuicide ScaleAcquired CapabilityFactor structureMilitary populationNational Guard service membersReturn from deploymentConfirmatory factor analysisMonths postdeploymentMilitary sampleSuicidal behaviorPreliminary supportPredictive validityPostdeployment dataAssessment pointsSuicideService membersTheory-relevantVeteran populationLife experiencesFour-factorAdequate validityFactors affecting family planning among general surgery trainees
Zheng C, Bussies P, Wo L, Eidelson S, Zhang C, Mouhanna J, Möller M. Factors affecting family planning among general surgery trainees. BMC Medical Education 2025, 25: 615. PMID: 40287697, PMCID: PMC12032787, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-06435-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral surgeryFamily planningFisher's exact testPearson chi-square testFamily planning needsGeneral surgery traineesFellowship program directorsChi-square testFertility preservationExact testBarriers to family planningSurgery traineesFemale genderOutcome measuresSurgical traineesFemale surgeonsProgram directorsTrainee experienceSurgeryClinical characteristics and outcomes of disseminated intravascular coagulation in patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
Zhang Z, Hu X, Du Q, Mo P, Chen X, Luo M, Jiang Q, Deng L, Xiong Y. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of disseminated intravascular coagulation in patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome. BMC Infectious Diseases 2025, 25: 508. PMID: 40217170, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-025-10900-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisseminated intravascular coagulationOutcomes of disseminated intravascular coagulationPresence of disseminated intravascular coagulationNon-DIC groupIndependent risk factorIntravascular coagulationClinical characteristicsRisk factorsDisseminated intravascular coagulation groupThrombocytopenia syndromeMultivariate logistic regression analysisAssociated with high mortalityIn-hospital mortality of patientsCumulative survival rateZhongnan Hospital of Wuhan UniversityMortality of patientsIn-hospital mortalitySevere feverLogistic regression analysisConsecutive patientsFerritin levelsD-dimerViral loadClinical dataCystatin CNatural killer cells’ functional impairment drives the immune escape of pre-malignant clones in early-stage myelodysplastic syndromes
Rodriguez-Sevilla J, Ganan-Gomez I, Kumar B, Thongon N, Ma F, Chien K, Kim Y, Yang H, Loghavi S, Tan R, Adema V, Li Z, Tanaka T, Uryu H, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Al-Atrash G, Bejar R, Banerjee P, Lynn Cha S, Montalban-Bravo G, Dougherty M, Fernandez Laurita M, Wheeler N, Jia B, Papapetrou E, Izzo F, Dueñas D, McAllen S, Gu Y, Todisco G, Ficara F, Della Porta M, Jain A, Takahashi K, Clise-Dwyer K, Halene S, Bertilaccio M, Garcia-Manero G, Daher M, Colla S. Natural killer cells’ functional impairment drives the immune escape of pre-malignant clones in early-stage myelodysplastic syndromes. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 3450. PMID: 40216768, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58662-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic stem cellsMyelodysplastic syndromeImmune escapeMyelodysplastic syndrome hematopoietic stem cellsNatural killer (NK) cellsAberrant hematopoietic stem cellsEarly-stage myelodysplastic syndromeDevelopment of myelodysplastic syndromeStage of myelodysplastic syndromeAdoptive cell therapyFunctional in vitro studiesNatural killer cellsTime of diagnosisPreclinical in vivo studiesPre-malignant clonesDisease-related comorbiditiesPre-malignant stageSlow down disease progressionRegenerate hematopoiesisClonal cytopeniaNK cellsImmune surveillanceKiller cellsHealthy donorsPharmacological therapyGeographic patterns in wildland fire exposures and county-level lung cancer mortality in the United States
Remigio R, Buller I, Bogle M, Kamenetsky M, Ammons S, Bell J, Fisher J, Freedman N, Jones R. Geographic patterns in wildland fire exposures and county-level lung cancer mortality in the United States. International Journal Of Health Geographics 2025, 24: 8. PMID: 40217528, DOI: 10.1186/s12942-025-00394-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer mortality ratesLung cancer mortalityCigarette smoking prevalenceCancer mortalityWestern USSmoking prevalenceBurned land areasNational Center for Health StatisticsCenter for Health StatisticsLand areaExposure-response assessmentLee's L statisticGeographic patternsMid‐Appalachian regionCombustion by-productsConterminous United StatesSex-specificUnited StatesHealth StatisticsEvaluate geographic patternsWildland firesPoisson regressionMultiple comparisonsUS countiesBivariate associationsPreclinical and clinical sex differences in the effects of alcohol on measures of brain dopamine: a systematic review
Barrios N, Riordan W, Garcia-Rivas V, Peltier M, Roberts W, Verplaetse T, Kohler R, Zhou H, Banini B, McKee S, Cosgrove K, Zakiniaeiz Y. Preclinical and clinical sex differences in the effects of alcohol on measures of brain dopamine: a systematic review. Biology Of Sex Differences 2025, 16: 24. PMID: 40200334, DOI: 10.1186/s13293-025-00706-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderAlcohol-induced dopamine releaseEffects of alcoholSex differencesAlcohol exposureDopamine measurementsMu-opioid receptorsDopamine releaseEffects of sexProgression of alcohol use disorderDopamine D1 receptor availabilityAlcohol use disorder developmentEffects of prenatal alcohol exposureD1 receptor availabilityStriatal dopamine concentrationsAir-exposed controlsAlcohol-exposed animalsMu-opioid receptor activationPrenatal alcohol exposureDuration of alcohol exposureVentral striatumBrain dopamineReward processingNeurobiological mechanismsReceptor availabilityDaily Minority Stressors, Threat Appraisal, and Identity Concealment Among Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Women and Transgender and Gender-Diverse People
Scheer J, Jackson S, Cascalheira C, Behari K, Helminen E, Batchelder A, Sullivan T. Daily Minority Stressors, Threat Appraisal, and Identity Concealment Among Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Women and Transgender and Gender-Diverse People. Journal Of Counseling Psychology 2025, 72: 211-222. PMID: 39928459, DOI: 10.1037/cou0000782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual minority womenTGD peopleMinority stressorsIdentity concealmentGender minority peopleGender diverse peopleAvoidant copingThreat appraisalMinority stressMinority WomenMinority peopleWhite dominationAssociated with concealmentStigma exposureWestern narrativesLower avoidance copingBetween-person levelGender diversityTransgenderIntensive longitudinal studyTGDMinorityIndividual characteristicsSpecific contextsCounseling psychologistsDelineating Empirically Plausible Causal Pathways to Suicidality Among People at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Bronstein M, Kummerfeld E, Bearden C, Cornblatt B, Walker E, Woods S, Mathalon D, Perkins D, Cadenhead K, Addington J, Cannon T, Vinogradov S. Delineating Empirically Plausible Causal Pathways to Suicidality Among People at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2025, 134: 239-250. PMID: 39913476, DOI: 10.1037/abn0000969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical high riskNorth American Prodrome Longitudinal StudyClinical high-risk samplesAttenuated psychosis symptomsPathways to suicideSuicide risk reductionPsychosis symptomsCausal pathwaysDepressed moodPsychosisIntervention effortsSelf-deprecationSuicideLongitudinal studyMeasurement time pointsStudy timepointsHigh riskSymptomsInterventionHopelessnessMoodTime pointsDepressionIndividualsDirect causesEnsemble Deep Learning Algorithm for Structural Heart Disease Screening Using Electrocardiographic Images PRESENT SHD
Dhingra L, Aminorroaya A, Sangha V, Pedroso A, Shankar S, Coppi A, Foppa M, Brant L, Barreto S, Ribeiro A, Krumholz H, Oikonomou E, Khera R. Ensemble Deep Learning Algorithm for Structural Heart Disease Screening Using Electrocardiographic Images PRESENT SHD. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2025, 85: 1302-1313. PMID: 40139886, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.01.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural heart diseaseYale-New Haven HospitalTransthoracic echocardiogramRisk stratificationHeart failureLeft-sided valvular diseaseSevere left ventricular hypertrophyLeft ventricular ejection fractionReceiver-operating characteristic curveVentricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular hypertrophyHeart disease screeningELSA-BrasilEnsemble deep learning algorithmRisk of deathConvolutional neural network modelEjection fractionEnsemble deep learning approachVentricular hypertrophyDeep learning algorithmsNew Haven HospitalDeep learning approachValvular diseaseNeural network modelClinical cohort
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