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Marcus Alexander

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Beghini F, Pullman J, Alexander M, Shridhar S, Prinster D, Singh A, et al.
Nature . 2024 Nov; 637(8044):167-175. PMID: 39567691
When humans assemble into face-to-face social networks, they create an extended social environment that permits exposure to the microbiome of others, thereby shaping the composition and diversity of the microbiome...
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Seetharam D, Chandar J, Ramsoomair C, Desgraves J, Medina A, Hudson A, et al.
bioRxiv . 2024 Oct; PMID: 39464150
Viral mimicry refers to the activation of innate anti-viral immune responses due to the induction of endogenous retroelement (RE) expression. Viral mimicry has been previously described to augment anti-tumor immune...
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Morshed R, Bauman M, Alexander M, Saez Alegre M, Peris Celda M, Van Gompel J, et al.
J Neurosurg . 2024 Oct; 142(3):788-796. PMID: 39423436
Objective: Imaging surveillance with serial MRI, or a "wait-and-scan" approach, is a management option for patients with small or medium-sized vestibular schwannomas (VSs). Prior publications have indicated no distinct quality...
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Shridhar S, Beghini F, Alexander M, Singh A, Matute Juarez R, Brito I, et al.
Cell Rep . 2024 Jul; 43(7):114442. PMID: 38968070
Despite a growing interest in the gut microbiome of non-industrialized countries, data linking deeply sequenced microbiomes from such settings to diverse host phenotypes and situational factors remain uncommon. Using metagenomic...
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Oles W, Alexander M, Negron R, Nelson J, Iriarte E, Airoldi E, et al.
BMJ Open . 2024 Jun; 14(6):e060784. PMID: 38858139
Objectives: To assess the efficacy of a sustained educational intervention to affect diverse outcomes across the pregnancy and infancy timeline. Setting: A multi-arm cluster-randomised controlled trial in 99 villages in...
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Quijano T, Crowell J, Eggert K, Clark K, Alexander M, Grau L, et al.
Int J Drug Policy . 2023 Aug; 120:104154. PMID: 37574646
Background: Xylazine, a sedative analgesic drug approved as an animal tranquilizer but not for human use, has become an adulterant in the illicit opioid marketplace in North America. Recently declared...
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Feltham E, Forastiere L, Alexander M, Christakis N
Nat Hum Behav . 2023 Jul; 7(10):1708-1728. PMID: 37524931
Epidemic disease can spread during mass gatherings. We assessed the impact of a type of mass gathering about which comprehensive data were available on the local-area trajectory of the COVID-19...
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Alexander M, Forastiere L, Gupta S, Christakis N
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A . 2022 Jul; 119(30):e2120742119. PMID: 35862454
Targeting structurally influential individuals within social networks can enhance adoption of health interventions within populations. We tested the effectiveness of two algorithms to improve social contagion that do not require...
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Sung A, Zhang T, Huang W, Tang W, Alexander M, Forastiere L, et al.
Sex Transm Dis . 2022 Jun; 49(9):628-634. PMID: 35675708
Background: Community solidarity is increasingly important in public health. However, few studies have examined solidarity in relation to health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to develop a psychometric...
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Oles W, Alexander M, Kumar N, Howell B, OConnor P, Madden L, et al.
BMC Psychiatry . 2022 Apr; 22(1):236. PMID: 35366844
Background: Despite the growing morbidity and mortality rates associated with opioid use disorder, a large gap still exists between treatment need and capacity. Low-threshold clinics utilizing medication for opioid use...