Author Archives: samweiss

This is one of the first studies to describe cognitive impairment in patients with multiple myeloma and other plasma cell disorders. We found that cancer-related factors and other medical conditions were associated with objectively tested cognitive impairment and psychosocial and functional factors were associated with patient-reported cognitive impairment.

Results from the present study (funded by the Foundation of Hope for Research and Treatment of Mental Illness) demonstrated that a substantial proportion of peripubertal females (ages 11-14, within 1 year post-menarche) showed weekly mood changes tied to estrone (57%) and testosterone (37%) flux. This is an important first step...

This study shows that repeated activation of the neuroimmune system can drive escalations in alcohol drinking in rats.

Binge drinking is a common pattern of alcohol drinking during adolescence. Using rats, we determined that binge levels of alcohol in adolescence persistently altered perineuronal nets, extracellular structures in the brain, in brain regions important for decision making. This paper adds to a growing body of knowledge around how adolescent...

The study examines the national prevalence of pathological dissociation in a nationally representative sample (N= 6,644) of the U.S. population.

We identified B-cell specific transcriptional changes in women with PPD compared to controls. These changes are partially mediated by genetic variation.

In this study, children’s mental health symptoms improved after receiving mental health care from their teachers. We also see evidence to support that academic outcomes, specifically math achievement, may have improved for children after they received task-shifted care from their teachers.