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Medicine

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126
Citations
52832
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Overview

Mimi C. Yu is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research spans across multiple disciplines including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Chemistry. Their work is further detailed within subfields such as Molecular Biology, Analytical Chemistry, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics focused on natural products, traditional medicine analysis, and health management studies. These papers include:

  • HPLC combined with chemometrics for quality control of Huamoyan Granules or Capsules, 2023, published in Chinese Herbal Medicines
  • Study on the Chemical Characterization and Hypolipidemic Function of Nelumbo nucifera Based on Its Flavonoid Components, 2024, published in Molecules
  • Design and application of an educational model of insulin abdominal injection, 2023, published in Minerva Gastroenterology
  • Study on the Chemical Characterization and Hypolipidemic Function of Nelumbo Nucifera. Based on the Flavonoid Components, 2024, published in SSRN Electronic Journal

The main topics of their work include Chromatography in Natural Products, Natural Product Bioactivities and Synthesis, Phytochemical Studies and Bioactivities, Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis, Plant-based Medicinal Research, Diabetes Management and Research, and Health and Lifestyle Studies.

Frequent co-authors associated with Mimi C. Yu's publications are:

  • Leyi Yang
  • Chang Zhou
  • Rong Huang
  • Yuan Cai
  • Bin Liu

Their research has appeared in journals that frequently publish work related to natural products and medicine, including:

  • Chinese Herbal Medicines
  • Molecules
  • Minerva Gastroenterology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Mimi C. Yu's extensive involvement in research topics linked to biochemistry, molecular biology, and medicine highlights an interdisciplinary approach that integrates analytical chemistry techniques with studies on traditional remedies and metabolic health. Their investigations include quality control of traditional medicinal products using chromatographic methods and exploration of the hypolipidemic functions of plant flavonoids. This work demonstrates an emphasis on linking natural product chemistry with biological activity relevant to health management.

Best Publications

  • Breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy: collaborative reanalysis of data from 51 epidemiological studies of 52 705 women with breast cancer and 108 411 women without breast cancer

    E. E. Calle;C. W. Heath;R. J. Coates;J. M. Liff

  • Breast cancer and hormonal contraceptives : collaborative reanalysis of individual data on 53.297 women with breast cancer and 100.239 women without breast cancer from 54 epidemiological studies

    E. E. Calle;C. W. Heath;H. L. Miracle-McMahill;R. J. Coates

  • Alcohol, tobacco and breast cancer - Collaborative reanalysis of individual data from 53 epidemiological studies, including 58 515 women with breast cancer and 95 067 women without the disease

    N Hamajima;K Hirose;K Tajima;T Rohan

  • Epidemiology of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

    Mimi C. Yu;Jian-Min Yuan

  • Menarche, menopause, and breast cancer risk: Individual participant meta-analysis, including 118 964 women with breast cancer from 117 epidemiological studies

    N. Hamajima;K. Hirose;K. Tajima;T. Rohan

  • A follow-up study of urinary markers of aflatoxin exposure and liver cancer risk in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

    Geng Sun Qian;Ronald K. Ross;Mimi C. Yu;Jian Min Yuan

  • Urinary aflatoxin biomarkers and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma

    R. K. Ross;M. C. Yu;B. E. Henderson;J. M. Yuan

  • Association of Prostate Cancer Risk With Genetic Polymorphisms in Vitamin D Receptor and Androgen Receptor

    S A Ingles;R K Ross;M C Yu;R A Irvine

  • The CAG and GGC Microsatellites of the Androgen Receptor Gene Are in Linkage Disequilibrium in Men with Prostate Cancer

    Ryan A. Irvine;Mimi C. Yu;Ronald K. Ross;Gerhard A. Coetzee

  • Adolescent and adult soy intake and risk of breast cancer in Asian-Americans

    Anna H. Wu;Peggy Wan;Jean Hankin;Chiu-Chen Tseng

  • Hepatitis B virus, aflatoxins, and hepatocellular carcinoma in Southern Guangxi, China

    F.-S. Yeh;M.C. Yu;C.-C. Mo;S. Luo

  • Isothiocyanates, glutathione S-transferase M1 and T1 polymorphisms, and lung-cancer risk: a prospective study of men in Shanghai, China.

    Stephanie J London;Jian-Min Yuan;Fung-Lung Chung;Yu-Tang Gao

  • Epidemiology of soy exposures and breast cancer risk

    Anna H. Wu;Mimi C Yu;Chiu-Chen Tseng;Malcolm C Pike

  • Pancreas Cancer and Smoking, Beverage Consumption, and Past Medical History

    Thomas M. Mack;Mimi C. Yu;Rosemarie Hanisch;Brian E. Henderson

  • Environmental factors and risk for hepatocellular carcinoma

    Mimi C. Yu;Jian-Min Yuan

  • A novel single nucleotide polymorphism within the 5' tandem repeat polymorphism of the thymidylate synthase gene abolishes USF-1 binding and alters transcriptional activity.

    Michael V Mandola;Jan Stoehlmacher;Susan Muller-Weeks;Gregory Cesarone

  • Risk factors for cancer of the testis in young men.

    Brian E. Henderson;Barbara Benton;Jennie Jing;Mimi C. Yu

  • Association Between Glutathione S-Transferase P1, T1, and M1 Genetic Polymorphism and Survival of Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

    Jan Stoehlmacher;David J. Park;Wu Zhang;Susan Groshen

  • N-Nitroso compounds and childhood brain tumors: a case-control study.

    Susan Preston-Martin;Mimi C. Yu;Barbara Benton;Brian E. Henderson

  • Singapore Chinese Health Study: development, validation, and calibration of the quantitative food frequency questionnaire.

    Jean H. Hankin;Daniel O. Stram;Kazuko Arakawa;Sohee Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Jian-Min Yuan
Jian-Min Yuan University of Pittsburgh
Woon-Puay Koh
Woon-Puay Koh National University of Singapore
Brian E. Henderson
Brian E. Henderson University of Southern California
Ronald K. Ross
Ronald K. Ross University of Southern California
Yu-Tang Gao
Yu-Tang Gao Fudan University
Anna H. Wu
Anna H. Wu University of Southern California
David Van Den Berg
David Van Den Berg University of Southern California
Gerhard A. Coetzee
Gerhard A. Coetzee University of Southern California
Malcolm C. Pike
Malcolm C. Pike Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Giske Ursin
Giske Ursin University of Oslo

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