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.

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

  • Marmershteyn I, Peters D, Milev V, Jacomino M , Luck G . 2025. Integrating Psychiatric and Hospice Services: Legal and Clinical Considerations for Involuntary Commitment in Multimorbid End-of-Life Care. Am. J. Hosp. Palliat. Med.

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