2026 Published Research

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The Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine research programs span a variety of disciplines including healthy aging, geriatrics, neuroscience, chronic pain, opioid use, genomics, and precision medicine.

August

  • Eng E‡, Knopf E†, Gilmore N†, Redden A‡, Hansen W, Reiss S, Yerke P‡, and Martinez L. (August 09, 2026) Evaluating ChatGPT's Role in Patient Education on Distraction Osteogenesis for Limb Lengthening. Cureus 18(8): e114235. doi:10.7759/cureus.114235
  • Davis BR, Dunn J†, Alcantara LV , Maki DG, Dye TD , Hennekens CH . Guinea Worm Eradication: New Clinical and Public Health Challenges at the Last Mile. Trop Med Infect Dis.. 2026 Aug 4;11(8):218.
  • Scott H†., Willett Y., Dunn J†., Dye TD , & Hennekens CH. Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods and Increased Risks of Prostate Cancer in a Random Sample of United States Adults. Am J Med 2026.  S0002-9343(26)00595-4 Advance online publication doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2026.07.043
  • Righi Tˣ, Zribi G, Garcia S^, Husbands SM, Toll L , Cippitelli A . Preclinical Evaluation of Dual NOP/Mu Partial Agonists for Methamphetamine Use Disorder. Pharmaceuticals Basel. 2026 Jul 20;19(7):1119. doi: 10.3390/ph19071119. PMID: 42515800
  • Rao P†, Luck GR , Dye TD , Hennekens CH . Advice to Health Care Providers: Achieving Successful Organ Donation. Am J Med. 2026 Aug 5:S0002-9343(26)00574-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2026.07.034. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42556494.

May

  • Willett Y, Yang C, Dunn J, Benson K, Sajan K, Ferris A , Dye T , Hennekens CH ; Consumption of high amounts of ultra processed foods and increased risks of cardiovascular disease, 2026, AJM, published online ahead of print on January 24

  • Hennekens CH , Alpert JS. Eugene Braunwald, MD: A remembrance from two of his mentees, colleagues and friends. AJM, 2026, to be published online in May

April

  • Willett Y, Dunn J†, Hennekens CH . Physical exercise in the prevention and treatment of hypertension. TCM, 2026, published online ahead of print in April.

  • Wood D, Meli GM, Gonzalez-Saez AJ, Lack BT†, Hennekens CH , Schwartz G. Simultaneous right quadriceps tendon rupture, left patella tendon rupture and left lateral meniscus year in a single fall. Cureus, 2026, published online ahead of print in April

  • Espinosa PE, Bellion M†, Preisler J, Hennekens CH . Efgartigimod and severe hypogammaglobulinemia: A new and novel case series, Cureus, 2026, published online ahead of print in April
  • Barnes S†, Abraham A†, Wignakumar A,  Rackman S . (April 30, 2026) A Massive Type IV Hiatal Hernia With Gastric Volvulus and the Complicated Road to Recovery. Cureus 18(4): e108043. doi:10.7759/cureus.108043

  • Urbonas R, Turtz M , Roach B, Ramos A. Multiple Streams Framework Comparison of Anesthesiology Medicare Payment Policies in the United States Congress. Academic Anesthesia. Published online April 23, 2026. doi:10.62186/001c.161212

  • Perez A, Pietrzak-Mitura D, Mudgal A, Martinez M^, Lopez J, Peters D, Thornberry J, Mangutov E, Pradhan AA,  Cippitelli A, Ozawa A , Targowska-Duda KMXX,  Toll L , Ro 64-6198, a selective NOP receptor agonist blocks CGRP-induced migraine-like symptoms and modulates cellular activation. Biochem Pharmacol. 2026 Apr 15;250(Pt 1):117985. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2026.117985. Online ahead of print. PMID: 41997259
  • Onubogu U†, Milev V†, Kolipaka S†, Zork S A†,  Averkiou P . (April 14, 2026) Posture-Dependent Focal Neurologic Deficits in Meningioma-Related Superior Sagittal Sinus Obstruction: An Illustrative Case. Cureus 18(4): e107042. doi:10.7759/cureus.107042

  • Espinosa P S, Preisler J, Motiño Villanueva A, †Bellon M B, and Hennekens C .(April 07, 2026) Severe Hypogammaglobulinemia (IgG) During Efgartigimod Therapy in Neurological Practice: A Real-World Case Series. Cureus 18(4): e106599. doi:10.7759/cureus.106599

  • Martinez M^, Thornberry J,  Ozawa A ,  Toll L .  MDISCO: A High-Throughput Tissue-Clearing Protocol for Preservation of Endogenous Fluorescence in Whole Mouse Brains, Bio Protoc. 2026 Apr 5;16(7):e5649. doi:10.21769/BioProtoc.5649, PMID: 41971168 

  • Wood D, Meli G M, Gonzalez Saez A J, †Lack B T, Hennekens C , Schwartz G. (April 03, 2026) Simultaneous Quadriceps Tendon Rupture, Contralateral Patellar Tendon Rupture, and Lateral Meniscus Tear Following a Single Fall: A Case Report. Cureus 18(4): e106395. doi:10.7759/cureus.106395

March

  • Orr A, Ferris A , Vu TR, Fitz M, Adams W, Readlynn J, Anderson I, Pahwa A, Garber A. Implementation and Use of Entrustable Professional Activities in the Internal Medicine Acting Internship. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Mar 18. doi: 10.1007/s11606-026-10352-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41849065.

  • Yang J†, Krill E†, Llorens C†, Kunz-Lomelin A, Hennekens CH , Kitsantas P. Overweight and obesity and patterns of weight loss in United States adolescents. Ochs Med J, 2026, published online March 11

  • Decker, M.†, Kamm, C.†, Burgoa, S.†, Rao, M.†, Mejia, M. , Ramdin, C., Dean, A.†, Nasr, M., Nelson, L.S. , Sacca, L. (2026). Qualitative Assessment of ChatGPT Responses to Substance Use Disorder Treatment Questions Compared to National Health Guidelines. Drug and Alcohol Depend.

February

  • Kitsantas P, Mejia M, Hennekens CH . Edited by Seits G. Handbook of Epidemiology for all health professionals, 2026, Cognella, published on February 20.

  • Busch M., Deshmukh A. S., van Praag H . A muscle signal restores memory in Alzheimer’s disease –... Science News. Published 2026. sciencenews.dk/en/a-muscle-signal-restores-memory-in-alzheimers-disease-without-touching-plaques
  • Sacca, L. , Mejia, M. , Dunn, A†., Kamm, C. †, Decker, M. †, Lewis, K. †, Starr, A. †, Campson, A. †, Ernst, K. †, Dasilva, G. † Association of Food Insecurity with Depression Severity, Period Poverty, and Access to Healthcare Among College-Aged Women in South Florida. Nutritional Psychiatry.
  • Gilmore N†, Leal S, Da Costa A†, Ouslander J, Engstrom G. (February 16, 2026) Hospital Readmissions After Vertebral Fracture in Older Adults: A Comparison of Management Strategies. Cureus 18(2): e103704. doi:10.7759/cureus.103704
  • Llorens, C. †, Dunn, A. †, Soto, P. †, Puvvala, A.†, Reis, V.†, Miron, E.†, Kamm, C.†, Abraham, I.†, Sacca, L. (2026). Association of Exposure to Smoke in Households with Childhood Anxiety and Depression in the United States. Psychiatry Int.
  • Meade J, Mesa H, Alamgir S, Bieniecka I, Liu L, Zhang Q. Synaptic toxicity of OGA inhibitors and the failure of ceperognastat. J Prev Alzheimers Dis. 2026;13(2):100456. doi:10.1016/j.tjpad.2025.100456

January

  • Willlett Y, Yang C, Dunn J†, Benson K, Sajan K, Ferris A , Dye T , Hennekens CH ; Consumption of high amounts of ultra processed foods and increased risks of cardiovascular disease, 2026, AJM, published online ahead of print on January 24

  • Paz, Sx., Robishaw, J.D. & Caputi, M. An RNA biomarker panel for the diagnosis of alzheimer’s disease from whole blood. Alz Res Therapy 18, 51 (2026). doi: 10.1186/s13195-026-01977-x
  • Marmershteyn I†, Peters D†, Milev V†, Jacomino M, Luck G . Integrating Psychiatric and Hospice Services: Legal and Clinical Considerations for Involuntary Commitment in Multimorbid End-of-Life Care. Am J Hos Palliat Med. 2026;0(0). doi:10.1177/10499091261420816
  • Turtz, Michael. Qualitative Analysis of the Cancer Moonshot & Establishment of ARPA-H. Oncology Times 48(1):p 21-22, January 2026. | doi: 10.1097/01.COT.0000000000000258

  • Knopf E†, Leidy L, Mohamed AA, Perumareddi P, Luck GR . 2025. Bridging the AI Policy Gap in Medical Education: Assessing the Lack of Standardized Guidelines in U.S. Medical Schools. The Clinical Teacher

  • Chandrasekaran R†,  Lu ML , Dwivedi C,  Bommareddy A . Growth Suppression and Selective Disruption of F-Actin by α-Santalol in Human Melanoma Cells. Anticancer Res. 2025 Dec;45(12):5399-5407. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.

  • Neghabi, M., Nategh, P., Stauffer, A.M., Hahn, M.K., Blakely, R.D., Ranji, M. Elesclomol diminishes redox imbalance in peripheral tissues of Mblac1 knockout mice, in press, doi:10.1002/jbio.70224

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