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Simon N. Young

Simon N. Young

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Medicine

D-Index
76
Citations
18433
World Ranking
18894
National Ranking
797

Overview

Simon N. Young is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and has contributed to the field of medicine with a particular focus on ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, and radiation. Their research spans several subfields of study, including ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, general health professions, and radiation, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within medical sciences.

Their recent publications highlight active engagement in topics such as ophthalmology and visual health research, head and neck cancer studies, interpreting and communication in healthcare, and X-ray spectroscopy and fluorescence analysis. These main topics illustrate the broad scope of their research interests, intersecting clinical medicine with diagnostic and analytical methods.

Simon N. Young's recent papers include:

  • "Assessing the Compliance and Accuracy of a National Australian Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) Database," 2023, published in International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • "Issue Information," 2023, published in X-Ray Spectrometry

These publications contribute to ongoing research in radiation oncology and X-ray spectrometry, areas relevant to both clinical applications and physical sciences.

The scientist has collaborated with several co-authors, indicating a networked research environment. Frequent co-authors include:

  • June Corry
  • Claire M. Connell
  • Charles J. Wilson
  • Kar Neng Lai
  • Eva-Stina Mueller

Simon N. Young has published primarily in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • X-Ray Spectrometry

The scope of their work covers a range of relevant and interconnected areas within medicine, including efforts aimed at clinical database assessment, cancer studies focusing on head and neck cancer, and advanced diagnostic techniques through spectrometry. Their research contributions support both medical and technical aspects of healthcare sciences.

Best Publications

  • Differences between males and females in rates of serotonin synthesis in human brain.

    S. Nishizawa;C. Benkelfat;S. N. Young;M. Leyton

  • Tryptophan depletion causes a rapid lowering of mood in normal males

    Simon N. Young;Scott E. Smith;Robert O. Pihl;Frank R. Ervin

  • How to increase serotonin in the human brain without drugs

    Simon N. Young

  • Ecological momentary assessment: what it is and why it is a method of the future in clinical psychopharmacology.

    Debbie S. Moskowitz;Simon N. Young

  • The role of serotonin in human mood and social interaction: Insight from altered tryptophan levels

    Simon N. Young;Marco Leyton

  • Mood-lowering effect of tryptophan depletion. Enhanced susceptibility in young men at genetic risk for major affective disorders.

    Chawki Benkelfat;Mark A. Ellenbogen;Peggy Dean;Roberta M. Palmour

  • Stress and Depressed Mood in Medical Students, Law Students, and Graduate Students at McGill University.

    Karin F. Helmers;Deborah Danoff;Yvonne Steinert;Marco Leyton

  • Brain Regional α-[11C]Methyl-l-Tryptophan Trapping in Impulsive Subjects With Borderline Personality Disorder

    Marco Leyton;Hidehiko Okazawa;Mirko Diksic;Joel Paris

  • Mood Response to Acute Tryptophan Depletion in Healthy Volunteers: Sex Differences and Temporal Stability

    Mark A. Ellenbogen;Simon N. Young;Peggy Dean;Roberta M. Palmour

  • Antimanic effect of clonazepam.

    G Chouinard;S N Young;L Annable

  • Development of a Scleroderma-like Illness during Therapy with L-5-Hydroxytryptophan and Carbidopa

    Sternberg Em;Van Woert Mh;Young Sn;Magnussen I

  • Monoamine metabolites in lumbar CSF: The question of their origin in relation to clinical studies

    E. Garelis;S.N. Young;S. Lal;T.L. Sourkes

  • L-Tryptophan: Biochemical, nutritional and pharmacological aspects.

    E. L. Sainio;K. Pulkki;S. N. Young

  • Biochemical aspects of tryptophan depletion in primates.

    Simon N. Young;Frank R. Ervin;Robert O. Pihl;Peter Finn

  • Effect of tryptophan administration on tryptophan, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid and indoleacetic acid in human lumbar and cisternal cerebrospinal fluid.

    S N Young;S Gauthier

  • The clinical psychopharmacology of tryptophan

    S.N. Young

  • Familial restless legs with periodic movements in sleep Electrophysiologic, biochemical, and pharmacologic study

    J. Montplaisir;R. Godbout;D. Boghen;J. DeChamplain

  • The effect of tryptophan on social interaction in everyday life: a placebo-controlled study.

    DS Moskowitz;Gilbert Pinard;David C Zuroff;Lawrence Annable

  • Behavioral disinhibition induced by tryptophan depletion in nonalcoholic young men with multigenerational family histories of paternal alcoholism.

    David G. LeMarquand;Chawki Benkelfat;Robert O. Pihl;Roberta M. Palmour

  • A test of possible cognitive and environmental influences on the mood lowering effect of tryptophan depletion in normal males.

    S. E. Smith;R. O. Pihl;S. N. Young;F. R. Ervin

Frequent Co-Authors

Chawki Benkelfat
Chawki Benkelfat McGill University
Marco Leyton
Marco Leyton McGill University
Robert O. Pihl
Robert O. Pihl McGill University
Serge Gauthier
Serge Gauthier McGill University
Debbie S. Moskowitz
Debbie S. Moskowitz McGill University
Howard Steiger
Howard Steiger Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Mark A. Ellenbogen
Mark A. Ellenbogen Concordia University
Lise Gauvin
Lise Gauvin University of Montreal
Pierre Blier
Pierre Blier University of Ottawa
David C. Zuroff
David C. Zuroff McGill University

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