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Overview

Hong Xian is affiliated with Saint Louis University in the United States and has a significant body of research primarily focused on medicine and health-related fields. Their work spans general health professions, psychiatry and mental health, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, as well as public health, environmental, and occupational health.

Their recent research outputs include studies published between 2021 and 2023 in various scientific journals. Notable papers include:

  • "MRI-assessed locus coeruleus integrity is heritable and associated with multiple cognitive domains, mild cognitive impairment, and daytime dysfunction" (2021, Alzheimer's & Dementia)
  • "Comparative effectiveness of SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists, DPP-4 inhibitors, and sulfonylureas on risk of major adverse cardiovascular events: emulation of a randomised target trial using electronic health records" (2023, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology)
  • "Associations between depression and cardiometabolic health: A 27-year longitudinal study" (2021, Psychological Medicine)
  • "Enhancing HIV Self-Testing Among Nigerian Youth: Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of the 4 Youth by Youth Study Using Crowdsourced Youth-Led Strategies" (2022, AIDS Patient Care and STDs)
  • "Acute Pancreatitis Recurrences Augment Long-Term Pancreatic Cancer Risk" (2022, The American Journal of Gastroenterology)

The scientist has contributed extensively to various specialized areas including dementia and cognitive impairment research, HIV/AIDS research and interventions, health environment and cognitive aging, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, HIV, drug use and sexual risk, and functional brain connectivity studies.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hong Xian include:

  • Carol E. Franz
  • Michael J. Lyons
  • William S. Kremen
  • Jeremy A. Elman
  • Ruth McKenzie

Hong Xian's publications appear regularly in several venues with multiple works in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Contemporary Clinical Trials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Their research is concentrated in medicine with over one hundred published works, emphasizing topics that intersect cognitive health, disease mechanisms, clinical trials, and public health strategies. This reflects a multifaceted approach to health sciences, integrating clinical, epidemiological, and population health perspectives.

Best Publications

  • Distinct Genetic Influences on Cortical Surface Area and Cortical Thickness

    Matthew S. Panizzon;Christine Fennema-Notestine;Lisa T. Eyler;Terry L. Jernigan

  • Common genetic vulnerability for nicotine and alcohol dependence in men.

    William R. True;Hong Xian;Jeffrey F. Scherrer;Pamela A. F. Madden

  • Genetic and environmental influences on posttraumatic stress disorder, alcohol and drug dependence in twin pairs.

    Hong Xian;Sunanta I Chantarujikapong;Sunanta I Chantarujikapong;Jeffrey F Scherrer;Seth A Eisen

  • A Twin Study of Depression Symptoms, Hypertension, and Heart Disease in Middle-Aged Men

    Jeffrey F. Scherrer;Hong Xian;Hong Xian;Kathleen K. Bucholz;Seth A. Eisen

  • A twin study of the association between pathological gambling and antisocial personality disorder.

    Wendy S. Slutske;Seth Eisen;Hong Xian;William R. True

  • The effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy on offspring outcomes

    Arpana Agrawal;Jeffrey F Scherrer;Jeffrey F Scherrer;Julia D Grant;Carolyn E Sartor

  • Evidence for genetic influences common and specific to symptoms of generalized anxiety and panic

    Jeffrey F. Scherrer;William R. True;Hong Xian;Michael J. Lyons;Michael J. Lyons

  • Shared genetic contributions to pathological gambling and major depression in men.

    Marc N. Potenza;Hong Xian;Kamini Shah;Jeffrey F. Scherrer

  • The heritability of failed smoking cessation and nicotine withdrawal in twins who smoked and attempted to quit.

    Hong Xian;Jeffrey F Scherrer;Pamela A F Madden;Michael J Lyons

  • A twin study of generalized anxiety disorder symptoms, panic disorder symptoms and post-traumatic stress disorder in men

    Sunanta I Chantarujikapong;Jeffrey F Scherrer;Hong Xian;Seth A Eisen

  • Changes in the US Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease From 2002 to 2016: An Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study.

    Benjamin Bowe;Benjamin Bowe;Yan Xie;Tingting Li;Tingting Li;Ali H. Mokdad

  • Interrelationship of genetic and environmental influences on conduct disorder and alcohol and marijuana dependence symptoms.

    William R. True;Andrew C. Heath;Jeffrey F. Scherrer;Hong Xian

  • Association between exposure to childhood and lifetime traumatic events and lifetime pathological gambling in a twin cohort.

    Jeffrey F. Scherrer;Hong Xian;Julie M. Krygiel Kapp;Brian Waterman

  • Neuropsychological consequences of regular marijuana use: A twin study

    M. J. Lyons;J. L. Bar;M. S. Panizzon;R. Toomey

  • Genes Determine Stability and the Environment Determines Change in Cognitive Ability During 35 Years of Adulthood

    Michael J. Lyons;Timothy P. York;Carol E. Franz;Michael D. Grant

  • Genetic and Environmental Influences on Transitions in Drug Use

    Ming T. Tsuang;Ming T. Tsuang;Michael J. Lyons;Michael J. Lyons;Rebecca M. Harley;Hong Xian

  • Cross-sectional and 35-year longitudinal assessment of salivary cortisol and cognitive functioning: The Vietnam Era Twin Study of Aging

    Carol E. Franz;Robert C. O’Brien;Richard L. Hauger;Richard L. Hauger;Sally P. Mendoza

  • A twin study of smoking, nicotine dependence, and major depression in men.

    Michael Lyons;Brian Hitsman;Hong Xian;Matthew S. Panizzon

  • Effect of genes, environment, and lifetime co-occurring disorders on health-related quality of life in problem and pathological gamblers.

    Jeffrey F. Scherrer;Hong Xian;Hong Xian;Kamini R. Shah;Kamini R. Shah;Rachel Volberg

  • Genetics of verbal working memory processes: a twin study of middle-aged men.

    William S. Kremen;Kristen C. Jacobsen;Hong Xian;Seth A. Eisen

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Lyons
Michael J. Lyons Boston University
William S. Kremen
William S. Kremen University of California, San Diego
Carol E. Franz
Carol E. Franz University of California, San Diego
Matthew S. Panizzon
Matthew S. Panizzon University of California, San Diego
Kristen C. Jacobson
Kristen C. Jacobson University of Chicago
Amy J. Jak
Amy J. Jak University of California, San Diego
Kathleen K. Bucholz
Kathleen K. Bucholz Washington University in St. Louis
Theodore Jacob
Theodore Jacob Veterans Health Administration
Chandra A. Reynolds
Chandra A. Reynolds University of California, Riverside
Michael C. Neale
Michael C. Neale Virginia Commonwealth University

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