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Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Archives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationPMID 42401309

Sociodemographic Determinants of Food Insecurity and Its Association with BMI in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from the All of Us Research Program

Jia Li, Ceren Yarar-Fisher

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Archives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationPMID 42107733

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Social Determinants of Health and Health Outcomes in Individuals with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Scoping Review

Jia Li, Matthew Farrow, Susan Havercamp, Mark Gaied, Sana Chahande, Daniel M Walker, Ceren Yarar-Fisher

Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Topics in Spinal Cord Injury RehabilitationPMID 41268133

Multiomic Analysis of the Gut Microbiome and Serum Metabolome in Response to a Low-Carbohydrate, High-Protein Diet in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury

Jia Li, Phillip G Popovich, Kristina A Kigerl, Dana M McTigue, Jan Schwab, Stephen Barnes, Ceren Yarar-Fisher

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Archives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationPMID 40024427

Evaluating Racial Disparities in Food Access and Their Impact on Body Mass Index Among Individuals With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

Jia Li, Huacong Wen, Ceren Yarar-Fisher, Yuying Chen

Figure from: The Effect of a Low-Glycemic Index Diet on Postprandial Hypotension in Individuals With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: Results From a Pilot Study
Topics in Spinal Cord Injury RehabilitationPMID 40008157

The Effect of a Low-Glycemic Index Diet on Postprandial Hypotension in Individuals With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: Results From a Pilot Study

Matthew Farrow, Jia Li, Sana Chahande, Raquel Minarsch, Tonya Orchard, Jan M Schwab, Ceren Yarar-Fisher

Figure from: Impact of Combined Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (Comb-NMES) on Glucose Signaling and Muscle Myofiber Distribution in a Patient with Acute Spinal Cord Injury and Lower Motor Neuron Lesion
Journal of Clinical MedicinePMID 39941546

Impact of Combined Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (Comb-NMES) on Glucose Signaling and Muscle Myofiber Distribution in a Patient with Acute Spinal Cord Injury and Lower Motor Neuron Lesion

Amal Alharbi, Erika Womack, Ceren Yarar-Fisher

Figure from: The Effect of Lower Limb Combined Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Skeletal Muscle Cross-Sectional Area and Inflammatory Signaling
International Journal of Molecular SciencesPMID 39456876

The Effect of Lower Limb Combined Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Skeletal Muscle Cross-Sectional Area and Inflammatory Signaling

Amal Alharbi, Jia Li, Erika Womack, Matthew Farrow, Ceren Yarar-Fisher

Figure from: Racial differences in serological markers across the first year of injury in spinal cord injury: a retrospective analysis of a multi-center interventional study
Spinal CordPMID 38961159

Racial differences in serological markers across the first year of injury in spinal cord injury: a retrospective analysis of a multi-center interventional study

Jia Li, Matthew Farrow, Kerollos Ibrahim, Dana M McTigue, John Kramer, Bobo Tong, Catherine Jutzeler, Linda Jones, Ceren Yarar-Fisher

Figure from: Unveiling the connection between gut microbiome and metabolic health in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury
Physiological GenomicsPMID 38344780

Unveiling the connection between gut microbiome and metabolic health in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury

Jia Li, Stephen Barnes, Elliot Lefkowitz, Ceren Yarar-Fisher

Figure from: The Effect of Lower Limb Combined Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Skeletal Muscle Signaling for Glucose Utilization, Myofiber Distribution, and Metabolic Function after Spinal Cord Injury
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthPMID 37887696

The Effect of Lower Limb Combined Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Skeletal Muscle Signaling for Glucose Utilization, Myofiber Distribution, and Metabolic Function after Spinal Cord Injury

Amal Alharbi, Jia Li, Erika Womack, Matthew Farrow, Ceren Yarar-Fisher

Figure from: Effects of a low-carbohydrate/high-protein diet on metabolic health in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury: An exploratory analysis of results from a randomized controlled trial
Physiological ReportsPMID 36411989

Effects of a low-carbohydrate/high-protein diet on metabolic health in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury: An exploratory analysis of results from a randomized controlled trial

Jia Li, Barbara Gower, Amie McLain, Ceren Yarar-Fisher

Figure from: Effects of a Low-Carbohydrate, High-Protein Diet on Gut Microbiome Composition in Insulin-Resistant Individuals With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: Preliminary Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial
Archives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationPMID 35417758

Effects of a Low-Carbohydrate, High-Protein Diet on Gut Microbiome Composition in Insulin-Resistant Individuals With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: Preliminary Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial

Jia Li, Casey Morrow, Amie McLain, Erika Womack, Ceren Yarar-Fisher

Figure from: Ketogenic regimens for acute neurotraumatic events
Current Opinions in BiotechnologyPMID 33445134

Ketogenic regimens for acute neurotraumatic events

Ceren Yarar-Fisher, Jia Li, Erika D Womack, Amal Alharbi, Oscar Seira, Kathleen L Kolehmainen, Ward T Plunet, Nima Alaeiilkhchi, Wolfram Tetzlaff

Figure from: Gut Microbiome Composition and Serum Metabolome Profile Among Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury and Normal Glucose Tolerance or Prediabetes/Type 2 Diabetes
Archives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationPMID 34126067

Gut Microbiome Composition and Serum Metabolome Profile Among Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury and Normal Glucose Tolerance or Prediabetes/Type 2 Diabetes

Jia Li, Casey Morrow, Stephen Barnes, Landon Wilson, Erika D Womack, Amie McLain, Ceren Yarar-Fisher

Figure from: Comparison of the gut microbiome composition among individuals with acute or long-standing spinal cord injury vs. able-bodied controls
The Journal of Spinal Cord MedicinePMID 32496944

Comparison of the gut microbiome composition among individuals with acute or long-standing spinal cord injury vs. able-bodied controls

Jia Li, William Van Der Pol, Mualla Eraslan, Amie McLain, Hatice Cetin, Baris Cetin, Casey Morrow, Tiffany Carson, Ceren Yarar-Fisher

Figure from: Evaluation of a ketogenic diet for improvement of neurological recovery in individuals with acute spinal cord injury: a pilot, randomized safety and feasibility trial
The Journal of Spinal Cord MedicinePMID 30275980

Evaluation of a ketogenic diet for improvement of neurological recovery in individuals with acute spinal cord injury: a pilot, randomized safety and feasibility trial

Ceren Yarar-Fisher, Adarsh Kulkarni, Jia Li, Paige Farley, Cassandra Renfro, Hammad Aslam, Patrick Bosarge, Landon Wilson, Stephen Barnes

Figure from: Heightened TWEAK-NF-κB signaling and inflammation-associated fibrosis in paralyzed muscles of men with chronic spinal cord injury
American Journal of Physiology, Endocrinology and MetabolismPMID 26931128

Heightened TWEAK-NF-κB signaling and inflammation-associated fibrosis in paralyzed muscles of men with chronic spinal cord injury

Ceren Yarar-Fisher, C Scott Bickel, Neil A Kelly, Michael J Stec, Samuel T Windham, Amie B McLain, Robert A Oster, Marcas M Bamman

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