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Robert H. Yolken is a researcher affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a particular focus on Biological Psychiatry, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Neurology as subfields of study.

The main research topics covered by Yolken include:

  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Toxoplasma gondii research studies
  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
  • Bipolar disorder and treatment
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment

Yolken has contributed to various scientific publications, with recent papers including:

  • "Schizophrenia and Influenza at the Centenary of the 1918-1919 Spanish Influenza Pandemic: Mechanisms of Psychosis Risk" (2020) published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • "Exome sequencing in bipolar disorder identifies AKAP11 as a risk gene shared with schizophrenia" (2022) published in Nature Genetics
  • "Cytokine concentrations throughout pregnancy and risk for psychosis in adult offspring: a longitudinal case-control study" (2020) published in The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "Sulforaphane exhibits antiviral activity against pandemic SARS-CoV-2 and seasonal HCoV-OC43 coronaviruses in vitro and in mice" (2022) published in Communications Biology
  • "Precision psychiatry with immunological and cognitive biomarkers: a multi-domain prediction for the diagnosis of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia using machine learning" (2020) published in Translational Psychiatry

The most frequent venues where Yolken has published include:

  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Schizophrenia Research
  • Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Collaborative efforts feature multiple frequent co-authors such as Faith Dickerson, Emily G. Severance, Jonathan Savitz, Marion Leboyer, and Dimitrios Andreou, indicating multidisciplinary engagement within their research community.

In addition to journal articles, Yolken has contributed to academic books. One such publication is "Microorganisms and Mental Health," released by Springer Science+Business Media in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Feeding of Bifidobacterium bifidum and Streptococcus thermophilus to infants in hospital for prevention of diarrhoea and shedding of rotavirus

    Jose M. Saavedra;N. A. Bauman;Jay A. Perman;Robert H. Yolken

  • Helicobacter pylori in Peptic Ulcer Disease

    Tadataka Yamada;John G. Searle;Dennis Ahnen

  • Mitochondrial dysfunction in schizophrenia: evidence for compromised brain metabolism and oxidative stress.

    S. Prabakaran;S. Prabakaran;J. E. Swatton;J. E. Swatton;M. M. Ryan;M. M. Ryan;S. J. Huffaker;S. J. Huffaker

  • Oligodendrocyte dysfunction in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

    Dmitri Tkachev;Michael L Mimmack;Michael L Mimmack;Margaret M Ryan;Margaret M Ryan;Matt Wayland

  • Seasonality of births in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: a review of the literature

    E.Fuller Torrey;Judy Miller;Robert Rawlings;Robert H Yolken

  • Inflammation and immunity in schizophrenia: implications for pathophysiology and treatment

    Golam M Khandaker;Golam M Khandaker;Golam M Khandaker;Lesley Cousins;Lesley Cousins;Lesley Cousins;Julia Deakin;Julia Deakin;Julia Deakin;Belinda R Lennox

  • Disease-specific alterations in frontal cortex brain proteins in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder. The Stanley Neuropathology Consortium.

    Johnston-Wilson Nl;Sims Cd;Hofmann Jp;Anderson L

  • Maternal infections and subsequent psychosis among offspring

    Stephen L. Buka;Ming T. Tsuang;E. Fuller Torrey;Mark A. Klebanoff

  • Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in Patients With Schizophrenia: A Meta-Analysis

    E. Fuller Torrey;John J. Bartko;Zhao Rong Lun;Robert H. Yolken

  • The Stanley Foundation brain collection and Neuropathology Consortium

    E.Fuller Torrey;E.Fuller Torrey;Maree Webster;Michael Knable;Nancy Johnston

  • Toxoplasma gondii and schizophrenia.

    E. Fuller Torrey;Robert H. Yolken

  • Viruses, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder.

    R H Yolken;E F Torrey

  • Toxoplasma gondii and Other Risk Factors for Schizophrenia: An Update

    E. Fuller Torrey;John J. Bartko;Robert H. Yolken

  • Human milk mucin inhibits rotavirus replication and prevents experimental gastroenteritis.

    Robert H. Yolken;Jerry A. Peterson;Steven L. Vonderfecht;Erik T. Fouts

  • Beyond the association. Toxoplasma gondii in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and addiction: systematic review and meta‐analysis

    A. L. Sutterland;G. Fond;A. Kuin;M. W. J. Koeter

  • Retroviral RNA identified in the cerebrospinal fluids and brains of individuals with schizophrenia

    Håkan Karlsson;Håkan Karlsson;Silke Bachmann;Johannes Schröder;Justin McArthur

  • ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY (ELISA) FOR DETECTION OF HUMAN REOVIRUS-LIKE AGENT OF INFANTILE GASTROENTERITIS

    Robert H. Yolken;Hyun Wha Kim;Thomas Clem;Richard G. Wyatt

  • A two-year study of bacterial, viral, and parasitic agents associated with diarrhea in rural Bangladesh

    R. E. Black;R. E. Black;R. E. Black;M. H. Merson;M. H. Merson;M. H. Merson;A. S. M. M. Rahman;A. S. M. M. Rahman;A. S. M. M. Rahman;M. Yunus;M. Yunus;M. Yunus

  • Long-term consumption of infant formulas containing live probiotic bacteria: tolerance and safety

    Jose M Saavedra;Adel Abi-Hanna;Nancy Moore;Robert H Yolken

  • Removal of inhibitory substances from human fecal specimens for detection of group A rotaviruses by reverse transcriptase and polymerase chain reactions.

    J Wilde;J Eiden;R Yolken

Frequent Co-Authors

Faith Dickerson
Faith Dickerson Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Vishwajit L. Nimgaonkar
Vishwajit L. Nimgaonkar University of Pittsburgh
Raphael P. Viscidi
Raphael P. Viscidi Johns Hopkins University
Mikhail V. Pletnikov
Mikhail V. Pletnikov Johns Hopkins University
Marion Leboyer
Marion Leboyer Paris-Est Créteil University
Preben Bo Mortensen
Preben Bo Mortensen Aarhus University
Sabine Bahn
Sabine Bahn University of Cambridge
Konasale M. Prasad
Konasale M. Prasad University of Pittsburgh
Stephen L. Buka
Stephen L. Buka Brown University
Ole Mors
Ole Mors Aarhus University

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