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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. Carnethon MR  Searching for the Uncommon: The Future of Population Science in Cardiovascular Disease.  Circulation  2026 Sep;154(9):787-788. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.080228
  6. Michael J, Fink K, Wan V, Kaushik SKSR, Neill C, Li Y, Alam R, VanderWeele DJ, Kundu S, Ross AE  Salvage prostate therapies for local pelvic recurrence after primary radiation for prostate cancer.  BJUI Compass  2026 Sep;7(9):e70259. pii:e70259
  7. Obayemi JE, Paukner M, Hasjim BJ, Vitello D, Barrios PA, Hussain S, Balbale S, VanWagner LB, Mohammadi M, Mehrotra S  et al.  The rate of and risk factors for falls among patients with cirrhosis: A multicenter study.  Hepatol Commun  2026 Sep 01;10(9). pii:e01019
  8. 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
  9. 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 Sep;44(9):515-521. doi:10.1016/j.urolonc.2026.06.027
  10. 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
  11. Yadav S, Hasan N, Sahoo N, Zarnegar A, Cao J, Zhou A, Saju S, Wykoff CC, Shah P, Singhanetr P  et al.  COMPARISON BETWEEN THIN AND THICK CHOROID EYES IN CENTRAL SEROUS CHORIORETINOPATHY.  Retina  2026 Sep 01;46(9):1570-1577. doi:10.1097/IAE.0000000000004875
  12. Amagai S, Powell EC, Alpern ER, Florin TA, Li Y, Liebovitz D, Luo Y, Espinoza J, Wong AF, Ramgopal S  Performance of Open-Source LLMs in Identifying Pediatric Pneumonia From Free-Text Chest Radiograph Reports.  Pediatr Emerg Care  2026 Sep 01;42(9):660-666. doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000003616
  13. Andy C, Wang X, Parquet JB, Strickland AA, Etienne F, Vekaria V, Xi W  Trends in Associations Between Substance Use and Suicidality and Patterns of Current Substance Use in U.S. Adolescents: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study.  Am J Prev Med  2026 Sep;71(3):108375. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2026.108375
  14. Wu J, Xie T, Zhang Z, Liu X, Zhou X, Zhang Y, Tian W, Gale DP, Zhu S, Barratt J  et al.  Absence of glomerular IgA1 deposition despite overexpression of galactose-deficient IgA1 in the B cell c1galt1 knockout mouse.  Kidney Int  2026 Sep;110(3):681-697. doi:10.1016/j.kint.2026.02.034
  15. Chen Y, Zhao L, Mezzacappa C, Steffen LM, Carr JJ, Gao T, Terry JG, Qu Y, Bae S, Taddei T  et al.  Association of Change in Healthy Lifestyle in Early Adulthood With Steatotic Liver Disease Risk in Midlife.  Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol  2026 Sep;24(9):2444-2452. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2026.01.019
  16. 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
  17. Khan SS, Post WS  Lipoprotein(a) and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk: From Young to Older Adulthood.  Circulation  2026 Aug 30;. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.082984
  18. Garofalo AM, Chotiprasidhi P, Johnson JP, Sato-Espinoza K, Ma J, Miller H, O'Brien D, Guare L, Cardone KM, Palmiero N  et al.  Multi-ancestry sequencing analysis in 293,141 participants identifies predisposition DNA repair genes associated with HCC risk.  JHEP Rep  2026 Aug 29;:102019. doi:10.1016/j.jhepr.2026.102019
  19. Wang H, Tian Z, Bhattacharya R, Niu M, Sang Y, Wojdyla DM, Hong H, Zhao J, Pignone M, Hall JL  et al.  Toward a Deeper Understanding of Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events for 10-Year Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk: Subgroup Fairness and Predictive Value of Social Determinants of Health.  J Am Heart Assoc  2026 Aug 27;:e046186. doi:10.1161/JAHA.125.046186
  20. Zhang M, Mei H, Li Y, Xiao SY  Diversion-Associated Rectal Pathology in Patients With and Without Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Rectum-Exclusive, Blinded Histologic Comparison and Practical Reporting Approach.  Am J Surg Pathol  2026 Aug 27;. doi:10.1097/PAS.0000000000002606
  21. Huang X, Petito LC, Allen NB, Blankstein R, Blumenthal RS, Coresh J, Greenland P, Ho JE, Khera A, Lloyd-Jones DM  et al.  Predictive Utility of Coronary Artery Calcium Score Added to the PREVENT Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Equations.  JAMA  2026 Aug 26;. doi:10.1001/jama.2026.13233
  22. Yu J, Ramirez MA, Wang YZ, Edassery S, Shramuk M, Yeom S, Li CJ, Joshi Y, Cheatham MA, Rutherford MA  et al.  Heat-shock pathway activation by TRC051384 protects spiral ganglion neurons from noise-induced hearing loss.  JCI Insight  2026 Aug 25;. pii:e203285
  23. Kim MH, Colantonio LD, Glymour MM, Hamad R, Adler-Milstein J, Kershaw KN, Boscardin J, Wang Z, Oti AS, Howard VJ  Discordance Between Cognitive Impairment Status and Claims-Based ADRD Diagnosis: Temporal Patterns and Racial Differences in the REGARDS Cohort, 2006 to 2021.  Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord  2026 Aug 25;. doi:10.1097/WAD.0000000000000743
  24. Hanson BA, Cogswell AC, Lopez M, Miller J, Knutson KL, Carnethon MR, Koralnik IJ  Cognition-Linked Monocyte State Reveals Altered Myeloid-Lymphoid Coordination in Neuro-PASC.  Int J Mol Sci  2026 Aug 21;27(16). pii:7474
  25. Keegan AC, Greenland P, Lloyd-Jones DM, Thangada ND  Potential Role of Circulating Biomarkers in Peripheral Artery Disease.  Curr Cardiol Rep  2026 Aug 21;28(1). pii:80
  26. Demmer RT, Grossardt BR, Khan SS, Borlaug BA  Severe Infections as a Novel Risk-Enhancing Factor for Incident Heart Failure.  J Am Heart Assoc  2026 Aug 20;:e047537. doi:10.1161/JAHA.125.047537
  27. Krishnan V, Ning H, Notterman DA, Goldman N, Khan SS, Shah NS, Allen NB, Lloyd-Jones DM  Association Between Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health and Early Arterial Injury in Young Adults in the United States: The Future of Families-Cardiovascular Health Among Young Adults Study.  Circ Popul Health Outcomes  2026 Aug 20;:e013042. doi:10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.125.013042
  28. Fisher BT, Blumenstock JA, Boge CLK, Shuster S, Seif AE, Green M, Michaels MG, Alexander JL, Ardura MI, Auletta JJ  et al.  Incidence and Outcomes of Human Adenovirus Infection and Disease in a Multicenter Cohort of Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients.  Clin Infect Dis  2026 Aug 20;. pii:ciag398
  29. Altinger G, Jones CMP, Ferreira GE, Soon J, Hoffmann TC, Maher C, Chang R, Linder JA, Traeger A  Effectiveness of clinician-directed default nudges on reducing overuse of tests and treatments in healthcare: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.  BMJ Qual Saf  2026 Aug 19;35(9):632-645. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2025-018793
  30. Greenland P, Lasser KE  New Dyslipidemia Guidelines Lower the Lipid Treatment Goals and Raise the Bar for Clinical Practice.  JAMA  2026 Aug 18;336(7):549-550. doi:10.1001/jama.2026.11091
  31. Hammond MM, Krishnan V, Petito LC, Kazi DS, Khan SS, Huang X  Trends in Usage and Payments for Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists in the United States, 2017 to 2022: A Nationally Representative Repeated Cross-Sectional Study.  J Am Heart Assoc  2026 Aug 18;15(16):e046302. doi:10.1161/JAHA.125.046302
  32. Tang R, An J, Moran AE, Shimbo D, Allen NB, Xanthakis V, Reynolds K, Zhang Y  Isolated Diastolic Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Young Adults.  Hypertension  2026 Aug 17;. doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.126.27333
  33. Marcus WB, Lavine JA, Stein JD, Rivera AS, Zhou X, Chaudhury AS, Andrews CA, Li Y, Marwah S, Mohamedali A  et al.  Revealing the Blind Spots: Linked EHRs Associate Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Diabetic Eye Care Testing.  J Racial Ethn Health Disparities  2026 Aug 14;. doi:10.1007/s40615-026-03026-7
  34. Lukas RV, Zhai L, Lauing KL, Kim M, Koch T, Penco-Campillo M, Bommi P, Dixit K, Kumthekar P, Sharp L  et al.  Phase I Evaluation of Patients with Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Treated with Radiation, Nivolumab, and IDO1 Enzyme Inhibitor BMS-986205.  Clin Cancer Res  2026 Aug 14;32(16):3476-3492. doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-26-1124
  35. Briggs AH, Kohli-Lynch CN, Levy AR, Lin Z, Chatterjee S, Donato BMK, Kovesdy CP  The Chronic Kidney Disease Care Model: Quantifying Management Strategies for Improving Patient Outcomes in the USA.  Pharmacoecon Open  2026 Aug 13;. doi:10.1007/s41669-026-00649-8
  36. Li L, Chao Z, Li J, Ma C, Zhang R, Zhang J, Luo J, Horne D, Wang Y, Hao X  et al.  Cofilin1-driven cytoskeletal remodeling modulates pan-cancer CD8+ T cell immunotherapy responses.  Cell Rep Med  2026 Aug 12;:102984. doi:10.1016/j.xcrm.2026.102984
  37. Bailey SC, Cameron NA, Batio S, Wismer G, Wolf MS, Wallia A, Schauer JM, Wallander Gemkow J, Eggleston A, Tenfelde S  et al.  Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Use Among Reproductive-Aged Women with Type 2 Diabetes.  J Womens Health (Larchmt)  2026 Aug 11;:15409996261478007. doi:10.1177/15409996261478007
  38. Bharat A, Kurihara C, Chung LI, Gao R, Kim S, Lung K, Myers C, Venkata Subramani M, Wahidi M, Abazeed ME  et al.  Lung Transplant for Refractory Lung-Limited Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.  JAMA  2026 Aug 11;336(6):484-495. doi:10.1001/jama.2026.8717
  39. 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. pii:e87514
  40. Gillman MG, Chen H, Howard AG, Mi M, Chen ZZ, Clish CB, Cruz DE, Durda P, Johnson C, Manichaikul AW  et al.  Genetic drivers of protein changes over time: Findings, considerations, and approaches in TOPMed cohorts and UK Biobank.  bioRxiv  2026 Aug 07;. pii:2026.08.03.742409
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. Breathett K, Khavjou O, Joynt-Maddox KE, Knapp SM, Dowd WN, Aguayo L, Echols M, Hammond G, Hayman LL, Kershaw KN  et al.  Social Drivers of Health Advisory: Cardiovascular Disease Projections Through 2050.  JACC Adv  2026 Aug 05;:103101. doi:10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.103101
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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

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