Search Results - "Nollen, L."

Transferability of Ancestry‐Specific and Cross‐Ancestry CYP2A6 Activity Genetic Risk Scores in African and European Populations by El‐Boraie, Ahmed, Chenoweth, Meghan J., Pouget, Jennie G., Benowitz, Neal L., Fukunaga, Koya, Mushiroda, Taisei, Kubo, Michiaki, Nollen, Nicole L., Sanderson Cox, Lisa, Lerman, Caryn, Knight, Jo, Tyndale, Rachel F.

“…The Nicotine Metabolite Ratio (NMR; 3‐hydroxycotinine/cotinine), a highly heritable index of nicotine metabolic inactivation by the CYP2A6 enzyme, is…”
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The impact of COVID-19 on income and employment and willingness to become vaccinated among African Americans enrolled in a smoking cessation randomized trial by Cruvinel, Erica, P Richter, Kimber, S Scheuermann, Taneisha, M Machado, Nathalia, Mayo, Matthew S, R Brown, Alexandra, L Nollen, Nicole

“…Given vulnerability to COVID-19 among smokers and vaccine hesitancy among populations disproportionately burdened with COVID-19, it’s important to understand…”
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Analyses of nicotine metabolism biomarker genetics stratified by sex in African and European Americans by Chenoweth, Meghan J., Cox, Lisa Sanderson, Nollen, Nikki L., Ahluwalia, Jasjit S., Benowitz, Neal L., Lerman, Caryn, Knight, Jo, Tyndale, Rachel F.

“…Nicotine is inactivated by the polymorphic CYP2A6 enzyme to cotinine and then to 3′hydroxycotinine. The Nicotine Metabolite Ratio (NMR;…”
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Evaluation of a weighted genetic risk score for the prediction of biomarkers of CYP2A6 activity by El‐Boraie, Ahmed, Taghavi, Taraneh, Chenoweth, Meghan J., Fukunaga, Koya, Mushiroda, Taisei, Kubo, Michiaki, Lerman, Caryn, Nollen, Nicole L., Benowitz, Neal L., Tyndale, Rachel F.

“…The nicotine metabolite ratio (NMR; 3‐hydroxycotinine/cotinine) is an index of CYP2A6 activity. CYP2A6 is responsible for nicotine's metabolic inactivation and…”
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Bupropion for Smoking Cessation in African American Light Smokers: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Cox, Lisa Sanderson, Nollen, Nicole L., Mayo, Matthew S., Choi, Won S., Faseru, Babalola, Benowitz, Neal L., Tyndale, Rachel F., Okuyemi, Kolawole S., Ahluwalia, Jasjit S.

“…Background Previous research demonstrated the efficacy of sustained release bupropion (bupropion SR) for smoking cessation in whites as well as moderate to…”
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Social Determinants of Alcohol and Cigarette Use by Race/Ethnicity: Can We Ignore Measurement Issues? by Lopez-Vergara, Hector I., Rosales, Robert, Scheuermann, Taneisha S., Nollen, Nikki L., Leventhal, Adam M., Ahluwalia, Jasjit S.

“…Psychometric critiques of cross-cultural research emphasize testing whether instruments measure the same construct across cultural groups. We tested for…”
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"It is the One Thing that has Worked": facilitators and barriers to switching to nicotine salt pod system e-cigarettes among African American and Latinx people who smoke: a content analysis by Pulvers, Kim, Rice, Myra, Ahluwalia, Jasjit S, Arnold, Michael J, Marez, Crystal, Nollen, Nicole L

“…Electronic cigarettes are a harm reduction strategy for individuals who smoke cigarettes who cannot or do not want to quit using FDA-approved cessation…”
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Neural Mechanisms Underlying Hyperphagia in Prader-Willi Syndrome by Holsen, Laura M., Zarcone, Jennifer R., Brooks, William M., Butler, Merlin G., Thompson, Travis I., Ahluwalia, Jasjit S., Nollen, Nicole L., Savage, Cary R.

“…Objective: Prader‐Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder associated with developmental delay, obesity, and obsessive behavior related to food consumption…”
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Gallbladder cancer, a vanishing disease? by Alexander, S., Lemmens, V. E. P. P., Houterman, S., Nollen, L., Roumen, R., Slooter, G. D.

“…Objective: Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a rare gastrointestinal malignancy. A retrospective population-based study was conducted to evaluate trends in…”
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Cotinine and Tobacco-Specific Carcinogen Exposure Among Nondaily Smokers in a Multiethnic Sample by Khariwala, Samir S., Scheuermann, Taneisha S., Berg, Carla J., Hayes, Rashelle B., Nollen, Nicole L., Thomas, Janet L., Guo, Hongfei, Ahluwalia, Jasjit S., Benowitz, Neal L.

“…Background: Nondaily smoking has increased among current U.S. smokers during the past decade and is practiced by a significant percentage of smokers. Although…”
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A clinical trial to examine disparities in quitting between African-American and White adult smokers: Design, accrual, and baseline characteristics by Nollen, Nicole L, Cox, Lisa Sanderson, Yu, Qing, Ellerbeck, Edward F, Scheuermann, Taneisha S, Benowitz, Neal L, Tyndale, Rachel F, Mayo, Matthew S, Ahluwalia, Jasjit S

“…Abstract Background African-Americans smoke fewer cigarettes per day than Whites but experience greater smoking attributable morbidity and mortality…”
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Development and functionality of a handheld computer program to improve fruit and vegetable intake among low-income youth by Nollen, Nicole L., Hutcheson, Tresza, Carlson, Susan, Rapoff, Michael, Goggin, Kathy, Mayfield, Carlene, Ellerbeck, Edward

“…Mobile technologies hold promise for improving diet and physical activity, but little attention is given to creating programs that adolescents like and will…”
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Unplanned Quitting in a Triethnic Sample of U.S. Smokers by Resnicow, Ken, Zhou, Yan, Scheuermann, Taneisha S., Nollen, Nicole L., Ahluwalia, Jasjit S.

“…Introduction: Smokers who report quitting without prior planning have been shown to report longer abstinence compared with those who planned. Little is known…”
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A Pilot Clinical Trial of Varenicline for Smoking Cessation in Black Smokers by Nollen, Nicole L., Cox, Lisa Sanderson, Nazir, Niaman, Ellerbeck, Edward F., Owen, Ashli, Pankey, Sydni, Thompson, Nia, Ahluwalia, Jasjit S.

“…Introduction: Varenicline, a first-line non-nicotine medication, has not been evaluated in Black smokers, and limited attention has been paid to…”
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Utility and Relationships of Biomarkers of Smoking in African-American Light Smokers by Ho, Man Ki, Faseru, Babalola, Choi, Won S, Nollen, Nicole L, Mayo, Matthew S, Thomas, Janet L, Okuyemi, Kolawole S, Ahluwalia, Jasjit S, Benowitz, Neal L, Tyndale, Rachel F

“…Although expired carbon monoxide (CO) and plasma cotinine (COT) have been validated as biomarkers of self-reported cigarettes per day (CPD) in heavy smoking…”
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Neural mechanisms underlying food motivation in children and adolescents by Holsen, Laura M., Zarcone, Jennifer R., Thompson, Travis I., Brooks, William M., Anderson, Mary F., Ahluwalia, Jasjit S., Nollen, Nicole L., Savage, Cary R.

“…Dramatic increases in childhood obesity necessitate a more complete understanding of neural mechanisms of hunger and satiation in pediatric populations. In…”
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Effects of Marijuana Use on Smokers Switching to E-Cigarettes in a Randomized Clinical Trial by Rice, Myra, Nollen, Nicole L, Ahluwalia, Jasjit S, Benowitz, Neal, Woodcock, Anna, Pulvers, Kim

“…Abstract Introduction Co-use of tobacco and marijuana is common, and research suggests that marijuana use may be a barrier to smoking cessation. Research to…”
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Perceived Treatment Assignment and Smoking Cessation in a Clinical Trial of Bupropion Versus Placebo by Buchanan, Taneisha S., Cox, Lisa Sanderson, Thomas, Janet L., Nollen, Nicole L., Berg, Carla J., Mayo, Matthew S., Ahluwalia, Jasjit S.

“…Psychoactive effects of smoking cessation medi cations such as bupropion may allow participants in smoking cessation clinical trials to correctly guess their…”
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Factors That Explain Differences in Abstinence Between Black and White Smokers: A Prospective Intervention Study by Nollen, Nicole L, Mayo, Matthew S, Sanderson Cox, Lisa, Benowitz, Neal L, Tyndale, Rachel F, Ellerbeck, Edward F, Scheuermann, Taneisha S, Ahluwalia, Jasjit S

“…Abstract Background Black-white differences in smoking abstinence are not well understood. This trial sought to confirm previously reported differences in…”
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Protocol from a randomized clinical trial of multiple pharmacotherapy adaptations based on treatment response in African Americans who smoke by Nollen, Nicole L., Cox, Lisa Sanderson, Mayo, Matthew S., Ellerbeck, Edward F., Arnold, Michael J., Salzman, Gary, Shanks, Denton, Woodward, Jennifer, Greiner, K. Allen, Ahluwalia, Jasjit S.

“…The standard of care in tobacco treatment is to continue individuals who smoke on the same cessation medication, even when they do not stop smoking. An…”
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