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Cynthia Kusters

University of California, Los AngelesORCID 0000-0001-8099-9026Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Genetic & Genomic MedicinemedRxivPreprintFeb 5, 2026

Insomnia-Related Metabolomic Profiles Reflect Antioxidant Deficits and Relate to Cognitive Decline Through a Metabolic Risk Score in HCHS/SOL

Cynthia Kusters, Jose Santos Cabrera, Yu Zhang…·Tamar Sofer

This study identifies metabolites linked to insomnia symptoms and develops risk scores predicting cognitive decline in Hispanic/Latino adults.

DOI 10.64898/2026.02.04.26345594

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Genetic & Genomic MedicinemedRxivPreprintFeb 16, 2023

Higher testosterone and testosterone/estradiol ratio in men are associated with better epigenetic estimators of mortality risk

Cynthia Kusters, Kimberly C. Paul, Ake Tzu-Hui Lu…·Steve Horvath

The paper investigates the association between sex steroid hormones and DNA methylation-based biomarkers of age and mortality risk in men and women, finding that higher testosterone and testosterone/estradiol ratio are linked to better epigenetic age and lower mortality risk in men.

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