Yingke Xu and Qing Wu (both Epidemiology & Biostatistics) published an article on "Trends in osteoporosis and mean bone density among type 2 diabetes patients in the US from 2005 to 2014" in Scientific Reports. This study aimed to examine how bone health changed among T2DM patients in the past decade. Learn more here. Xu is a…

Michael Wong, Dharini Bhammar (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), along with Nicholas Ross, '20 MS Exercise Physiology,  published a paper, “Respiratory and Perceptual Responses to High-Intensity Interval Exercise in Obese Adults” in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports…

Ann M. Vuong (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) recently published an article, "Prenatal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Neurobehavior in US Children through 8 Years of Age: The HOME Study" in the journal Environmental Research.  The objective of the study was to examine associations between maternal serum…

Xiangxue Xiao and Qing Wu (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) published an article on "The Utility of Genetic Risk Score to Improve Performance of FRAX for Fracture Prediction in US Postmenopausal Women" in the journal Calcified Tissue International. The ability of the fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX) in discriminating fracture and non-…

Ann M. Vuong (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) co-published an article on "Proximity to Traffic and Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Relation to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Conduct Disorder in U.S. children" in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. Conduct disorder (CD) is a…

Dharini Bhammar (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) published a paper,  “Quantification and Verification of Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Adults with Prehypertension” in the journal Sports. The article shows that verification testing is feasible, validates the attainment of maximal…

Guogen Shan (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) received a $1.5 million grant, "Alzheimer's Disease: New Trial Designs for Emerging Challenges," from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging. The research team also includes Dr. Jeff Cummings from the Brain Health Department as well as researchers from Cleveland…

Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) and Maxim Gakh (Environmental and Occupational Health) published a research paper, "The Lagged Effect of State Gun Laws on the Reduction of State-level Firearm Homicide Mortality in the United States from 1999 to 2017," in a peer-reviewed journal, Public Health. The study found that, on average,…

Sanae El Ibrahimi (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) was invited to speak at the Utah Health Information Network Health Information Technology 2020 conference. The presentation discussed Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) Sources and Applications in Administrative Data Sets. Specifically, the presentation addressed the importance of tracking SDoH…

Sanae El Ibrahimi (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) and colleagues from Comagine Health, Brigham and Women's, and Massachusetts General Hospital published a manuscript "Ambulance Calls for Substance-Related Issues Before and After COVID-19" in the journal of Prehospital Emergency Care. They found that there was an initial decline in substance-…

Ann M. Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) recently published a paper on "Flame Retardants and Neurodevelopment: an Updated Review of Epidemiological Literature" that was published in Current Epidemiology Reports. Flame retardant (FR) compounds can adversely impact neurodevelopment. This updated literature review summarizes…

Chad L. Cross (Environmental & Occupational Health) and Brianna Rivera (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) presented their research "Using hospital discharge records for characterizing patients and analyzing trends in West Nile virus cases in Nevada for 2013-2017" at the 2020 Annual Conference of the Entomological Society of America held…