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Kevin E. Yarasheski is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research contributions primarily focus on medicine, with significant work in psychiatry and mental health, physiology, molecular biology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, as well as experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's work addresses multiple topics, including:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Dementia and cognitive impairment research
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Amyloidosis: diagnosis, treatment, outcomes
  • Pharmacological effects and toxicity studies
  • Health, environment, cognitive aging
  • Frailty in older adults

Recent published papers by Kevin E. Yarasheski feature studies on biomarkers and diagnostic techniques related to brain amyloidosis and cognitive impairment. Selected papers include:

  • "A blood-based diagnostic test incorporating plasma Aβ42/40 ratio, ApoE proteotype, and age accurately identifies brain amyloid status: findings from a multi cohort validity analysis," 2021, Molecular Neurodegeneration
  • "Effect of Race on Prediction of Brain Amyloidosis by Plasma Aβ42/Aβ40, Phosphorylated Tau, and Neurofilament Light," 2022, Neurology
  • "The PrecivityAD™ test: Accurate and reliable LC-MS/MS assays for quantifying plasma amyloid beta 40 and 42 and apolipoprotein E proteotype for the assessment of brain amyloidosis," 2021, Clinica Chimica Acta
  • "Assessment of a Plasma Amyloid Probability Score to Estimate Amyloid Positron Emission Tomography Findings Among Adults With Cognitive Impairment," 2022, JAMA Network Open
  • "Plasma Aβ42/Aβ40 and phospho-tau217 concentration ratios increase the accuracy of amyloid PET classification in preclinical Alzheimer's disease," 2023, Alzheimer s & Dementia

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Yarasheski include:

  • Tim West
  • Philip B. Verghese
  • Matthew R. Meyer
  • Mary S. Holubasch
  • Venky Venkatesh

Publications by Yarasheski often appear in venues specializing in neurodegenerative diseases and related medical fields. Common publication venues are:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • Molecular Neurodegeneration
  • Neurology

Best Publications

  • Decreased Clearance of CNS β-Amyloid in Alzheimer’s Disease

    Kwasi G. Mawuenyega;Wendy Sigurdson;Vitaliy Ovod;Ling Munsell

  • Testosterone dose-response relationships in healthy young men

    Shalender Bhasin;Linda Woodhouse;Richard Casaburi;Atam B. Singh

  • Organization of the human myostatin gene and expression in healthy men and HIV-infected men with muscle wasting

    Nestor F. Gonzalez-Cadavid;Wayne E. Taylor;Kevin Yarasheski;Indrani Sinha-Hikim

  • Testosterone Replacement Increases Fat-Free Mass and Muscle Size in Hypogonadal Men

    S Bhasin;T W Storer;N Berman;K E Yarasheski

  • Human amyloid-beta synthesis and clearance rates as measured in cerebrospinal fluid in vivo.

    Randall J Bateman;Ling Y Munsell;John C Morris;Robert Swarm

  • Effects of exercise training on frailty in community-dwelling older adults: results of a randomized, controlled trial.

    Ellen F. Binder;Kenneth B. Schechtman;Ali A. Ehsani;Karen Steger-May

  • Differential effects of resistance and endurance exercise in the fed state on signalling molecule phosphorylation and protein synthesis in human muscle

    Sarah B. Wilkinson;Stuart M. Phillips;Philip J. Atherton;Rekha Patel

  • Accelerated bone mineral loss in HIV-infected patients receiving potent antiretroviral therapy.

    Pablo Tebas;William G. Powderly;Sherry Claxton;Donna Marin

  • Resistance exercise decreases skeletal muscle tumor necrosis factor α in frail elderly humans

    Jeffrey S. Greiwe;Bo Cheng;Deborah C. Rubin;Kevin E. Yarasheski

  • Older Men Are as Responsive as Young Men to the Anabolic Effects of Graded Doses of Testosterone on the Skeletal Muscle

    Shalender Bhasin;Linda Woodhouse;Richard Casaburi;Atam B. Singh

  • Tau Kinetics in Neurons and the Human Central Nervous System

    Chihiro Sato;Nicolas R. Barthélemy;Kwasi G. Mawuenyega;Bruce W. Patterson

  • Commitment to glycolysis sustains survival of NO-producing inflammatory dendritic cells

    Bart Everts;Bart Everts;Eyal Amiel;Gerritje J. W. van der Windt;Gerritje J. W. van der Windt;Tori C. Freitas

  • Acute effects of resistance exercise on muscle protein synthesis rate in young and elderly men and women

    Kevin E. Yarasheski;Jeffrey J. Zachwieja;Dennis M. Bier

  • Effect of growth hormone and resistance exercise on muscle growth in young men

    K. E. Yarasheski;J. A. Campbell;K. Smith;M. J. Rennie

  • Effects of Extended Outpatient Rehabilitation After Hip Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Ellen F. Binder;Marybeth Brown;David R. Sinacore;Karen Steger-May

  • A gamma-secretase inhibitor decreases amyloid-beta production in the central nervous system.

    Randall J. Bateman;Eric R. Siemers;Kwasi G. Mawuenyega;Guolin Wen

  • Testosterone Replacement and Resistance Exercise in HIV-infected Men with Weight Loss and Low Testosterone Levels

    Shalender Bhasin;Thomas W. Storer;Marjan Javanbakht;Nancy Berman

  • The time course for elevated muscle protein synthesis following heavy resistance exercise.

    J D MacDougall;M J Gibala;M A Tarnopolsky;J R MacDonald

  • Serum myostatin-immunoreactive protein is increased in 60-92 year old women and men with muscle wasting.

    K E Yarasheski;S Bhasin;I Sinha-Hikim;J Pak-Loduca

  • Effects of Progressive Resistance Training on Body Composition in Frail Older Adults: Results of a Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Ellen F. Binder;Kevin E. Yarasheski;Karen Steger-May;David R. Sinacore

Frequent Co-Authors

Randall J. Bateman
Randall J. Bateman Washington University in St. Louis
William G. Powderly
William G. Powderly Washington University in St. Louis
Shalender Bhasin
Shalender Bhasin Brigham and Women's Hospital
Bruce W. Patterson
Bruce W. Patterson Washington University in St. Louis
Pablo Tebas
Pablo Tebas University of Pennsylvania
Dennis M. Bier
Dennis M. Bier Baylor College of Medicine
Stanley P. Azen
Stanley P. Azen University of Southern California
David M. Holtzman
David M. Holtzman Washington University in St. Louis
Ronenn Roubenoff
Ronenn Roubenoff Novartis (Switzerland)
John C. Morris
John C. Morris Washington University in St. Louis

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