2021
Vaginal microbiome topic modeling of laboring Ugandan women with and without fever
Movassagh M, Bebell L, Burgoine K, Hehnly C, Zhang L, Moran K, Sheldon K, Sinnar S, Mbabazi-Kabachelor E, Kumbakumba E, Bazira J, Ochora M, Mulondo R, Nsubuga B, Weeks A, Gladstone M, Olupot-Olupot P, Ngonzi J, Roberts D, Meier F, Irizarry R, Broach J, Schiff S, Paulson J. Vaginal microbiome topic modeling of laboring Ugandan women with and without fever. Npj Biofilms And Microbiomes 2021, 7: 75. PMID: 34508087, PMCID: PMC8433417, DOI: 10.1038/s41522-021-00244-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrapartum feverClinical variablesHigh prevalenceVaginal microbiomeUgandan womenLonger labour durationMaternal clinical featuresYoung maternal ageDuration of pregnancyOnset of laborMicrobial communitiesVaginal microbial communitiesAfebrile mothersFebrile mothersPeripartum courseMaternal feverNeonatal outcomesLabor durationClinical featuresMaternal ageVaginal microbesFeverOutcome riskVeillonella genusMicrobiome influences
2017
Expansion of C9ORF72 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis correlates with brain-computer interface performance
Geronimo A, Sheldon K, Broach J, Simmons Z, Schiff S. Expansion of C9ORF72 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis correlates with brain-computer interface performance. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 8875. PMID: 28827593, PMCID: PMC5567164, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08857-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisLateral sclerosisFrontotemporal dementiaExpansion of C9ORF72Multiple neurodegenerative disordersHealthy controlsSymptom ratesHigh prevalenceAltered pathologyNeurodegenerative disordersBrain functionPatientsC9orf72 geneSclerosisAbnormal expansionPersonalized assessmentPsychological changesRepeat expansionBrain-computer interface performanceFurther explorationBCI taskHexanucleotide GGGGCCDementiaPrevalencePathology