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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Preventive Medicine

Recent Publications

Browse the most recent scientific publications from faculty within the Department of Preventive Medicine.

  1. Liu Y, Kuang A, Hivert MF, Lowe WL, Josefson JL, Scholtens DM  Evaluating ancestry adjustment in multi-ancestry epigenome-wide analysis.  Epigenetics  2026 Dec 31;21(1):2646063. doi:10.1080/15592294.2026.2646063
  2. Ardehali M, Gauen AM, Kershaw KN, Zheng VJ, Bolakale-Rufai IK, Goldman N, Notterman DA, Lloyd-Jones DM, Allen NB, Shah NS  Associations of county-level school expenditure around time of birth and cardiovascular health in young adulthood.  Am J Prev Cardiol  2026 Oct;29:101673. pii:101673
  3. Gomez SE, Larson J, Hlatky MA, Kooperberg C, LaMonte M, Tinker L, Greenland P, Albert C, Froelicher V, Wheeler M  et al.  Women's health initiative strong and healthy silent atrial fibrillation recording study: Rationale, study design, and baseline data.  Am Heart J  2026 Oct;300:107478. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107478
  4. McDermott MM, Cetlin MD, Domanchuk KJ, Xu S, Whipple MO, Polonsky T, Criqui MH, Guralnik JM, Tian L, Zhao L  et al.  Community-based recruitment with ankle brachial index testing to identify peripheral artery disease participants for randomized clinical trials.  Am Heart J  2026 Oct;300:107450. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107450
  5. Bradley CS, Hokanson JA, Francis SL, Bieber B, Laddu D, Amundsen CL, Bretschneider CE, Clemens JQ, Collins S, Kenton K  et al.  The LURN Urinary Urgency and Lifestyle Wearable Tracker (ULTra) study: Design and feasibility.  Continence (Amst)  2026 Sep;19. pii:102473
  6. Chen B, Wu Y, Li Y, Wang Y, Yang Y, Liu S, Zhao J  Diurnal Patterns of Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity and Sleep in Relation to Cancer Risk: Findings From a Nationally Representative Study.  Int J Cancer  2026 Sep 01;159(5):1167-1175. doi:10.1002/ijc.70475
  7. Barone Gibbs B, Modlin S, Perera S, Thrower AN, Huber KA, Kozai AC, Chiu J, Haas DM, Greenland P, Grobman WA  et al.  Factors Associated With Leisure Time Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Young Women 2-7 Years After Delivery of a Pregnancy in the nuMoM2b Heart Health Study.  Am J Health Promot  2026 Sep;40(7):832-842. doi:10.1177/08901171251413224
  8. Jayeoba M, Sohn R, Weiss AL, Stanic A, Mazzetta R, Pham A, Scanlan LD, Garcia M, Sidhu A, Ho E  et al.  Designing for Autonomous Motivation: Qualitative Interview Study on Pre-Enrollment Preferences of Survivors of Cancer for Digital Health Behavior Change Programs.  J Med Internet Res  2026 Aug 10;28:e87514. doi:10.2196/87514
  9. Wang CC, Kildee I, Reasner E, Bednorski I, Ma YA, Duggan B, Silberman J, Grace A, Kocherginsky M, Barber EL  Feasibility, adherence, and patient experiences in a pilot randomized trial of home-based cognitive training intervention for gynecologic cancer-related cognitive impairment.  Gynecol Oncol  2026 Aug 07;212:64-71. doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2026.08.001
  10. Mohan S, Carlelycke TE, Koppayi AL, Walker T, Tallis E, Trottier AM, Calvo KR, Marciano BE, Hsu AP, Holland SM  et al.  A quantitative definition of the clinical manifestations of GATA2 deficiency in adults.  Blood  2026 Aug 06;. pii:blood.2026034942
  11. Khan SS, Sang Y, Huang X, Petito LC, Hong C, Pencina M, Ballew SH, Grams ME, Ndumele CE, Lloyd-Jones DM  et al.  External Validation of the PREVENT Equations in a National Sample of US Adults.  Circ Popul Health Outcomes  2026 Aug 05;:e012988. doi:10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.125.012988
  12. Goldman N, Allen NB, Pratt B, Ning H, Schneper L, Lloyd-Jones D, Notterman D  Authors' response to "Racial and Ethnic Variation in Socioeconomic Differentials in Young Adult Cardiovascular Health".  Am J Epidemiol  2026 Aug 05;195(8):2323-2324. doi:10.1093/aje/kwag136
  13. Zhang X, Vasan S, Zheng C, Prentice RL, Navarro SL, Tinker L, Raftery D, Gowda GAN, Van Horn L, Sun Y  et al.  Calibrated dietary patterns and cancer risk in the women's health initiative cohorts.  Am J Epidemiol  2026 Aug 05;195(8):2273-2286. doi:10.1093/aje/kwaf259
  14. Hong C, Liew JCK, Yu J, Barry T, Blewer AL, Buckland DM, Cai T, Cha WC, Chakraborty B, Chen W  et al.  Building a Global Research Network for Fair, Accountable, Interpretable, and Responsible AI in Emergency Care: Protocol for a FAIR-EC Study.  JMIR Res Protoc  2026 Aug 04;15:e74202. pii:e74202
  15. Hussain SK, Ayoub WS, Cruz-Correa M, Kulik LM, Smith C, Rodriguez LM, Richmond E, Umar A, Davey S, Benante K  et al.  Simvastatin Treatment in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: A Phase II Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial Shows Reduction in IL6 Levels.  Cancer Prev Res (Phila)  2026 Aug 03;19(8):463-471. doi:10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-25-0241
  16. Zhao L, Chen Y, Zhang X, Mezzacappa C, Ma X, Banini B, Lee JE, Liu C, Zhang X, Hsing AW  et al.  Helicobacter pylori Infection and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Prospective Study and Meta-Analysis.  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev  2026 Aug 03;35(8):1421-1427. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-26-0038
  17. Wu X, Li J, Deng R, Xu X, Zhou J, Chong H, Li W, Wu P, Chen Y, Yang Y  et al.  Photon-counting CT Extracellular Volume Fraction for Liver Fibrosis Assessment: Validation against MR Elastography and Histopathology.  Radiology  2026 Aug;320(2):e253979. doi:10.1148/radiol.253979
  18. Lam CSP, Bozkurt B, Khan SS, Madero M, Bansal N  REPLY: Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibitors for Kidney Protection in Heart Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease: Is There Still a Place?  JACC Heart Fail  2026 Aug;14(8):103170. doi:10.1016/j.jchf.2026.103170
  19. Lakomski N, Giorgio K, Stephen J, Mansolf M, Soumaré A, Gross AL, Aiello AE, Singh-Manoux A, Ikram MA, Helmer C  et al.  The Association Between APOE Genotype, Race, and Dementia: An Analysis of 7 Population-Based Cohort Studies.  Neurol Genet  2026 Aug;12(4):e200417. pii:e200417
  20. Yu H, Li Y, Mo GP, Luo Z, Zarbock A, Fuhrman D, Kang Y, Chen D, Rimmelé T, Prowle J  et al.  STARDaki: a consensus-based STARD extension for standardized reporting of diagnostic accuracy in acute kidney injury.  Intensive Care Med  2026 Aug;52(8):1662-1678. doi:10.1007/s00134-026-08549-5
  21. Naved BA, Tran M, Slott QM, Francaviglia P, Amygdalidis M, Crandall P, Nadkarni G, Freeman R, Luo Y, Gavin N  "Check Symptoms & Get Care": Mount Sinai's AI Triage Solution.  NEJM Catal Innov Care Deliv  2026 Aug;7(8):CAT250394. doi:10.1056/CAT.25.0394
  22. Barber EL, Wei JJ, Strickland AL, Moroney JW, Roque DR, Tanner EJ, Parker J, Dobinda K, Shramuk M, Kocherginsky M  et al.  Surgical window of opportunity clinical trial of abemaciclib and letrozole for endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the endometrium.  Gynecol Oncol  2026 Aug;211:171-177. doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2026.07.001
  23. Zhang X, Yang B, Boden-Albala B, Anton-Culver H, Allison M, Van Horn L, Madsen TE, Malik S, Manson JE, Neuhouser ML  et al.  Intake of B vitamins and their circulating levels in relation to incident stroke in women and men: Findings from two national prospective cohorts in the United States.  Am J Prev Cardiol  2026 Aug;28:101534. pii:101534
  24. Laddu D, Cai X, Gepner AD, Sundberg CW, Allen NB, Ma J, Phillips SA  Impact of resistance training for lowering blood pressure in older adults.  Am J Prev Cardiol  2026 Aug;28:101529. pii:101529
  25. Nayak T, Pedamallu H, Shah NS, Venkatesh KK, Huang X, Grobman WA, Khan SS, Cameron NA  Trends in pre-pregnancy diabetes and gestational diabetes by U.S. State, 2016-2024.  Am J Prev Cardiol  2026 Aug;28:101683. pii:101683
  26. Wang N, DiCorpo DA, Zhang Y, Kleinbrink E, Arnett DK, Barnard J, Blangero J, Bowden DW, Carson AP, Chen YI  et al.  Colocalization of eQTLs With Type 2 Diabetes and Glycemic Traits Using Whole-Genome Sequences in Diverse Populations From the NHLBI Trans-Omics in Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Program.  Diabetes  2026 Aug 01;75(8):1477-1491. doi:10.2337/db25-0557
  27. Brubaker LH, Catov JM, Bairey Merz CN, Barnes S, Barone Gibbs B, Booker W, Chung JH, Greenland P, Grobman WA, Khan SS  et al.  Subtypes of Hypertension 2 to 7 Years After First Pregnancy.  Hypertension  2026 Aug;83(8):e26296. doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.125.26296
  28. Leone M, Andrei A  A law, the critical illness, and the vulnerable pregnant woman.  Am J Respir Crit Care Med  2026 Aug 01;212(8):1677-1679. doi:10.1093/ajrccm/aamag285
  29. Parker JJ, Garfield CF, Simon CD, Colangelo LA, Bancks MP, Rana JS, Gabriel KP, Allen NB  Associations of Fatherhood and Race With Cardiovascular Health Among Men: Findings From the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study, 1985‒2022, United States.  Am J Public Health  2026 Aug;116(8):1146-1155. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2026.308439
  30. Bishop-Royse J, Gutierrez-Kapheim M, Silva A, Lomahan S, Jindal M, Krogen M, Vu M, Martin M  Correction: Trust and Trustworthiness: Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccine Receipt in the Chicago Metropolitan Area.  J Community Health  2026 Aug;51(4):707-710. doi:10.1007/s10900-026-01574-x
  31. Zhang H, Patrick MT, Sarkar MK, Bogle R, Li Q, Uppala R, Perez White BE, Petukhova L, Dand N, Stuart PE  et al.  Multicytokine-based transcriptome-wide association study for 7 inflammatory skin disorders identifies candidate causal genes in keratinocytes.  J Allergy Clin Immunol  2026 Aug;158(2):470-481. doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2026.05.013
  32. Shen X, Shu C, Dong Y, Li J, Li R, Zan J, Xie X, Jin J, Zhang H, Lv J  Therapeutic efficacy and antigenicity of a novel PEGylated IgA protease in preclinical models of IgA nephropathy.  Kidney Int  2026 Aug;110(2):463-476. doi:10.1016/j.kint.2026.04.020
  33. Singla A, Park S, Pedamallu H, Chen K, Robelly B, Rebello C, Lantz C, Zhao L, LaCombe R, Sinha R  et al.  Diagnostic Performance and Resource Utilization of Combining Blood Gene Expression, Cell-Free DNA, and Urine Chemokines for Monitoring Kidney Rejection.  Clin J Am Soc Nephrol  2026 Aug 01;21(8):1414-1428. doi:10.2215/CJN.0000001075
  34. Rivera AS, Slone BR, Avila GV, Joyce B, Zheng Y, Hou L, Carnethon M, Bhatt AS, Shikany JM, Lewis CE  et al.  Assessing differences in epigenetic aging markers between sexual or gender minority and straight cisgender adults using the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults cohort.  Soc Sci Med  2026 Aug;403:119390. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119390
  35. Saravanan N, Ganger D, Chen K, Orbuch R, Pirola A, Cheung A, Hauser J, Zhao L, Ladner D, Ufere N  Integrating Palliative Care in End-Stage Liver Disease: An Interprofessional Perspective on Communication, Terminology, and Educational Gaps.  J Palliat Med  2026 Aug;29(8):1066-1072. doi:10.1177/10966218261447725
  36. Pranjic A, Patel U, Vu TT, Cao L, Vivo A, Evans CT  Assessing antibiotic utilization trends and outcomes in patients with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) infections.  Am J Infect Control  2026 Aug;54(8):884-889. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2026.03.017
  37. Zheutlin AR, Greenland P  Coronary artery calcium scoring: An adjunct to risk stratification, not a replacement for it.  Am J Med  2026 Aug;139(8):957-960. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2026.03.012
  38. Huo J, Wang Y, Liu L, Li J, Yang L, Wang Z, Li B, Zhang W, Wang X, Siringan MJ  et al.  Aminated fullerene-based nanoplatform enables synergistic VEGFR2-targeted anti-angiogenesis and tumor immunotherapy.  Bioact Mater  2026 Aug;62:248-262. doi:10.1016/j.bioactmat.2026.03.016
  39. Kim TJ, Lee JS, Kim JY, Kim DY, Kim YS, Kang DW, Kang J, Kim BJ, Kim SE, Park JM  et al.  Sex differences in mortality and functional outcomes across stroke subtype: A nationwide cohort study.  Int J Stroke  2026 Aug;21(7):1030-1039. doi:10.1177/17474930261419672
  40. Bejar AM, Jaramillo Gonzalez M, Hong Z, Durak G, Keles E, Aktas HE, Zhang Z, Pan H, Jozwiak ZS, Bol F  et al.  Multi-center evaluation of radiomics and deep learning to stratify malignancy risk of IPMNs.  Abdom Radiol (NY)  2026 Aug;51(8):3805-3820. doi:10.1007/s00261-025-05371-3
  41. Booker R, Wong M, Boyer W, Gorzelitz J, Carnethon MR, Alexandria SJ  Associations Between Resistance Training and All-Cause Mortality: NHANES 1999-2006.  Am J Lifestyle Med  2026 Aug;20(6):880-887. doi:10.1177/15598276241248107
  42. Ernst LM, Freedman A, Suresh S, Franklin A, Pellerite M, Keenan-Devlin L, Borders AEB, Miller GE  Novel Placental Functional Capacity Score: A Single Quantitative Score Estimating Placental Function and Its Association with Pregnancy Outcomes.  Pediatr Dev Pathol  2026 Jul 31;:10935266261470991. doi:10.1177/10935266261470991
  43. Mollo AF, McCarthy DM, Cameron KA, Rafferty M, Dong S, Lee J, VanWagner LB, Fellner A, Kontrick AV  Communication of incidental findings in the ED: Patient perspectives.  Patient Educ Couns  2026 Jul 30;152:109801. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2026.109801
  44. Byambajav T, Chan Q, Okami Y, Kadota A, Miyagawa N, Okuda N, Nakagawa H, Sakata K, Saitoh S, Okayama A  et al.  Association between fish-related metabolites and metabolic syndrome risk factors in Japan: INTERLIPID metabolome -wide association study.  Eur J Nutr  2026 Jul 30;65(5). pii:223
  45. Sahoo NK, Hasan N, Momenaei B, Ni R, Garg S, Gregori G, Lupidi M, Cao J, Wykoff CC, Shah P  et al.  Clinical variations and outcomes of central serous chorioretinopathy in Black and White patients: MICRoN report-16.  Retina  2026 Jul 30;. doi:10.1097/IAE.0000000000004949
  46. Chu AWL, Wen A, Guyatt GH, Rao M, Bakaa L, Zhao IX, Roldan Y, Spergel JM, LeBovidge J, Boguniewicz M  et al.  Antihistamines for atopic dermatitis (eczema): systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials.  BMJ  2026 Jul 29;394:e100163. doi:10.1136/bmj-2026-100163
  47. Murthy N, Sanchez A, Rangaswami J, Khan SS, Mathew RO  Validation of the Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease EVENTs (PREVENT) Equations in a CKD Population: A Nationwide Veterans Analysis.  Clin J Am Soc Nephrol  2026 Jul 29;. doi:10.2215/CJN.0000001129
  48. Brazaca LC, Moreno Lozano A, Mayol B, Scheidt DT, De Fazio D, Kim E, Maroli G, Rosati G, Ates HC, Wang H  et al.  Advances and Challenges in Wearable Sensors for Health Monitoring.  ACS Appl Mater Interfaces  2026 Jul 29;18(29):39567-39694. doi:10.1021/acsami.6c04520
  49. Maron BA, Khan SS, Joynt Maddox KE  Contextualizing Results and Recommendations.  Circulation  2026 Jul 28;154(4):301. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.080952
  50. Huang MM, Nicolas JD, Alam R, Handa N, Li Y, Neill C, Ross AE, Bentrem DJ, Weaver FM, Murphy AB  et al.  Effect of MRI and site variation on surgical treatment for prostate cancer.  Urol Oncol  2026 Jul 23;. pii:S1078-1439(26)00587-9

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