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Extracellular Vesicles Link Cerebral Ischemia to Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction - Role for RGD Motif-Activated Endothelin Signaling

Balogh, M., Tangos, M., Patel, V. S., Hamdani, N. & Bagi, Z., Dec 2026, In: Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research. 19, 1, 77.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Exploring the role of marital status on survival and stage at diagnosis in early-onset colorectal cancer by race/ethnicity

Tsai, M. H., Coughlin, S. S., Gishe, J., Monirul, K. I. & Eberth, J. M., Dec 2026, In: Scientific reports. 16, 1, 19840.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Longitudinal Trends in Gender and Underrepresented Minority Representation Among United States Otolaryngology Faculty

Reddy, S. G., Handa, A., Mahajan, A., Ravirala, R., Lim, V., Ange, B. & Long, S., Sep 2026, In: Journal of Surgical Education. 83, 9, 104037.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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From educational to graded: redefining proficiency testing in ABO genotyping

Hod-Dvorai, R., Murphey, C., Bravo-Egana, V. & Timofeeva, O., Aug 2026, In: Human Immunology. 87, 8, 111793.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Improving Hypertension in Rural Georgia: A Team-Based Quality Improvement Initiative

Faokunla, T., John, N., Sheldon, M., Veal, J. H., Saucier, A. & Ledford, C. J. W., Aug 2026, In: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 37, 3, p. 166-174 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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The Impact of Stress, Trauma, and Violence on Well-Being and Physical Health

Brooks, J. L., Alvarez, C., Jacoby, S. F. & NeSmith, E. G., Aug 2026, In: Research in Nursing and Health. 49, 4, p. 301-304 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

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Evolution of Hsp90 targeting: From stress biology to clinical translation

Zarguan, I., Belayachi, L., Benjouad, A. & Chadli, A., Jul 2026, In: Cell Stress and Chaperones. 31, 4, 100193.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Retinol, Carotenoid, and Tocopherol Intake and Status, and the Risk of Islet Autoimmunity and Type 1 Diabetes: The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young Study

The TEDDY study group, Jul 2026, In: Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 42, 5, e70196.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Insomnia Symptoms and Psychopathology in Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis

Miller, B. J., Granat, M. & McCall, W. V., Jul 2026, In: Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 20, 7, e70209.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Placental discrepancies between Black and White patients with preeclampsia in a southeastern US cohort

Ives, M., Cooper, G., Bickerstaff, C., Elgazzaz, M., Sam, C., Brawley, A., Ogbi, S., Mellott, E., Moronge, D., Stokes, S., Hitchings, J., Zarate, L. V., Kavuri, S. K., Woodham, P. C., Maher, J. E. & Faulkner, J. L., Jul 2026, In: American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism. 331, 1, p. E87-E97

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Sex differences in the renal T cell profile in DOCA-salt hypertension are independent of MR activation and increases in blood pressure

Mohamed, R., Belanger, K. M., Moronge, D., Elmarakby, A. A. & Sullivan, J. C., Jul 2026, In: American Journal of Physiology - Renal Fluid and Electrolyte Physiology. 331, 1, p. F82-F92

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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S-Adenosylhomocysteine Hydrolase (SAHH) at the Crossroads of Metabolism, Epigenetics, and Plaque Stability

Komaravolu, R. K., Jul 1 2026, In: Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology. 46, 7, p. e325025

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

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Isosmotic hypovolemia preserves inverse neurovascular coupling in the supraoptic nucleus during heart failure

Roy, R. K., Juardar, P. P., Filosa, J. A. & Stern, J. E., Jul 2026, In: Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 38, 7, e70227.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Crosstalk with bone marrow adipocytes, but not osteoblasts, drives a cortical bone resorption phenotype in female mice with adult-onset deletion of the glucocorticoid receptor in Osterix-expressing cells

Lindsay, J., Bensreti, H., Gross, C., Tripathi, A., Maridas, D., Johnson, M., Shi, X., Bollag, W. B., Isales, C. M. & McGee-Lawrence, M. E., Jul 2026, In: JBMR Plus. 10, 7, ziag090.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Nicotine-Mediated Redox and Nitrosative Stress in Cardiorenal Health

Semenikhina, M., Jones, A. C., Pasham, V., Budisavljevic, M. N., Palygin, O. & Ilatovskaya, D. V., Jul 2026, In: Hypertension. 83, 7

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Trends in Female Representation Across Five Competitive Surgical Specialties (2013–2025): A Call for Sustained Equity Efforts

Sharma, M., Sharma, V., Sinnott, B., Davis, A., LaChance, D., Das, A., Homlar, K., Isales, C. & Fulzele, S., Jul 2026, In: World Journal of Surgery. 50, 7, p. 1908-1915 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Longitudinal multiorgan transcriptomic atlas of salt-induced hypertension

Tiwari, R., Kravtsova, O., Dissanayake, L. V., Lowe, M., Xu, B., Levchenko, V., Didik, S., Bohovyk, R., Ilatovskaya, D. V., Palygin, O. & Staruschenko, A., Jun 22 2026, In: JCI Insight. 11, 12

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Gemcitabine-sirolimus synergy associated thrombotic microangiopathy in a renal transplant recipient with mesenteric leiomyosarcoma: A case report

Motla, V., Baig, U., Mulloy, L., Nakkar, T., Beigh, S. & Gani, I., Jun 18 2026, In: World Journal of Transplantation. 16, 2, 115114.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Is my phone FIT enough to help prevent CRC?

Saboura, G. I., Kriegel, D. L., Earwood, J. S. & Zaman, I., Jun 2026, In: Evidence-Based Practice. 29, 6, p. 9-11 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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A brief novel questionnaire to estimate premorbid functional state in acute stroke patients

Bruno, A., Saltz, G., Abbott, M. L., Siddu, M., Naushad, A., Maduraiveeran, V., Skariah, J., Udeshi, K., Tanzeem, S., Quevedo-Tejada, B., Raja, A., Dobbin, K. & Nichols, F. T., Jun 2026, In: Neurological Sciences. 47, 6, 541.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Myeloid DRP1 Sulfenylation Drives Reparative Macrophage Polarization and Neovascularization in Ischemic Muscle

Yadav, S., Kamarajan, R., Sudhahar, V., Nagarkoti, S., Das, A., Spears, S. K., Karmegam, R. V., Fukai, T. & Ushio-Fukai, M., Jun 2026, In: Antioxidants. 15, 6, 768.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Engineered Exosomes in Precision Neuro-Oncology: Mechanisms, Therapeutics, and Translational Challenges

Khan, N. H., Bushra, M. A., Selina, F. A. & Arbab, A. S., Jun 2026, In: Cancers. 18, 12, 1923.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Multilevel insights into obesity, race/ethnicity, and survival in early-onset colorectal cancer in Georgia

Tsai, M. H., Vernon, M., Bevel, M., Jamshidi, P., Cortes, J. & Kruse-Diehr, A., Jun 2026, In: Cancer Causes and Control. 37, 6, 94.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Contactless Sleep Apnea Detection with Bodyseismography

Song, Y., Chen, J., Zeng, Z., Zhang, Y., Pitafi, Z., Das, D. K., Phillips, B. G., Kwon, Y., Healy, W. J., Zhang, X., Dou, F. & Song, W. Z., Jun 2026, In: Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies. 10, 2, 59.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Intracranial hemorrhage risk: Direct oral anticoagulation versus aspirin

Wartenberg, L., Doles, N. A. & Earwood, J. S., Jun 2026, In: Evidence-Based Practice. 29, 6, p. 15-16 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Marital status and post-radical prostatectomy outcomes: results from the SEARCH database

Burwell, A., Ithisuphalap, J., Janes, J. L., Helms, V. M., Amling, C. L., Aronson, W. J., Cooperberg, M. R., Kane, C. J., Klaassen, Z., Terris, M. K., Rivera, L. G., Freedland, S. J. & Sleight, A. G., Jun 2026, In: Supportive Care in Cancer. 34, 6, 559.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Simultaneous In Vivo Electrophysiology, Two-Photon Imaging, and Optogenetics for Probing Neurovascular Coupling

Ahirwar, D., Xie, K. & O’Herron, P., Jun 2026, In: Methods and Protocols. 9, 3, 68.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Our Patients Are Waiting, In Pain

Fan, J. N., Chui, D. & Earwood, J. S., Jun 2026, In: American family physician. 113, 6, p. 523 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

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1H-MRS brain metabolites as biomarkers of high-altitude hypobaric hypoxia following mild traumatic brain injury in mice

Park, Y. W., Korotcov, A., Bosomtwi, A., Cramer, N. P., Xu, X., Deelchand, D. K., Marjańska, M. & Galdzicki, Z., May 14 2026, In: Frontiers in Neuroscience. 20, 1808567.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Sex differences in cardiovascular disease risk in type 1 diabetes: The vascular bed paradox in women

Simon, A. B., Trivedi, D., Blackburn, M., Thomas, J., Nicholson, M. S., Layman, L. C. & Harris, R. A., May 1 2026, In: Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research. 23, 3

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Therapeutically Engineering Exosomes to Target CD206+ M2 Macrophages to Prevent the Development of Primary Tumors and Distal Metastases in Breast Cancers

Parvin, M., Alptekin, A., Kashif, S., Selina, F. A., Bushra, M. A., Syam, M., Rashid, M. H., Arnold, A., Liu, Y., Manicassamy, S., Korkaya, H. & Arbab, A. S., May 2026, In: Cancers. 18, 10, 1619.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Clozapine-Induced "Pseudo-Agranulocytosis": Bone Marrow Suppression or Increased Neutrophil Margination?

Miller, B. J., Ghani, N. & Kota, V., May 2026, In: Schizophrenia Bulletin. 52, 3

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Twenty-four-hour continuous attending coverage in a dedicated cardiovascular intensive care unit decreases mortality after cardiac surgery

Sharp, J. R., Hayes, S., Mann, S., Bora, V., Doddala, B. & Lee, R., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: JTCVS Open. 101852.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Optimization of Pathologists' Roles in Molecular Biomarker Testing in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Kolhe, R., Karakas, C., Vail, E., Deftereos, G. & Sidiropoulos, N., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

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Survival outcomes and treatment patterns by specific metastatic sites in stage IV colon cancer: A national registry analysis.

Doss, S. M., Colquhoun, S., Milgrom, D. & Yakoub, D., Jan 2026, In: Journal of Clinical Oncology. 44, p. 82 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Autonomic Nervous System Response to Intermittent Theta-Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Those With Major Depressive Disorder​​​: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Comparison of Heart Rate Variability and Pupillary Light Reflex

Sharma, M., McCall, W. V. & Rosenquist, P. B., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of ECT. 10.1097/YCT.0000000000001271.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Validity of International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9 and ICD-10 Codes for Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ) Among Individuals Prescribed Antiresorptives for Fracture Prevention Across Two Cohorts

Carbone, L. D., Le, B., Elam, R. E., Budde, E., Huo, Z., Finch, D., Dodson, T. B., Gerngross, P. J., Fink, H. A., Adler, R. A., Weaver, F., Lo, J. C., Barzilay, J., Grangaard Johnson, L. & Schousboe, J. T., 2026, In: Clinical Epidemiology. 18, 601221.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Peripheral artery disease as a predictor of poor in-hospital outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Alsmairat, Y., Kidess, G., Sheffeh, M. A., Lin, Z., Alsmairat, A., Koh, J. Y., Burhan, M., AlJaroudi, W. & Alraies, M. C., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of the Medical Sciences.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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The Role of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder as a Risk Factor for Dementia: A Meta-Analysis

Havermans, D. C. D., Hoeboer, C. M., Farrell, T. M., Rippey, C. S., Pinheiro, C. N., Sobczak, S., Olff, M., Henderson, S., Deckers, K. & Lawrence, K. A., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Radiation Quality and Workflow in NRG GY017: Anti-PD-L1 (Atezolizumab) as an Immune Primer or Concurrently With Radiation Therapy for Node-Positive Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer

Mayadev, J., Deng, W., Kim, H., Xiao, Y., Chino, J. P., Kamrava, M. R., Leif, J., Ghamande, S., Rash, D., Holman, L. L., Mathews, C., Aghajanian, C., Schilder, R., Leath, C. A., O’Cearbhaill, R. & Zamarin, D., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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