Elaine R. Peskind

Sympathetic innervation of interscapular brown adipose tissue is not a predominant mediator of OT-elicited reductions of body weight gain and adiposity in male diet-induced obese rats

This study investigates whether sympathetic innervation of brown adipose tissue mediates oxytocin-induced weight loss in diet-induced obese rats, finding it is not required.

Sympathetic innervation of interscapular brown adipose tissue is not a predominant mediator of oxytocin-elicited reductions of body weight and adiposity in male diet-induced obese mice

This study shows that sympathetic innervation of interscapular brown adipose tissue is not required for oxytocin-induced weight loss and thermogenesis in diet-induced obese mice.

Preliminary cross-sectional investigations into the human glymphatic system using multiple novel non-contrast MRI methods.

The paper uses two non-contrast MRI methods to investigate the glymphatic system's response to sleep and aging in humans.

The Dynorphin/Kappa Opioid Receptor mediates adverse immunological and behavioral outcomes induced by repetitive blast trauma in male mice

This study shows that repetitive blast trauma in mice increases dynorphin and cytokines, which are reduced by a KOR antagonist, improving behavioral outcomes.

Timing matters: Sex differences in acute and chronic outcomes following repetitive blast mild traumatic brain injury

This study examines sex differences in acute and chronic outcomes of repetitive blast mTBI in mice, finding similar and divergent patterns of cytokine, microbiome, and behavioral changes between sexes.

An aging clock using metabolomic CSF

This paper develops a metabolomic age prediction model using CSF data from healthy humans and applies it to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's patients, finding increased prediction error in disease cohorts.

Repetitive blast promotes chronic aversion to neutral cues encountered in the peri-blast environment

This study shows that repetitive blast exposure in mice leads to chronic aversive responses to environmental cues, unlike single exposures, highlighting the complex effects of repeated trauma.

An indicator cell assay for blood-based diagnostics

The paper introduces an Indicator Cell Assay Platform (iCAP) for blood-based diagnostics, demonstrating its ability to detect pre-symptomatic diseases in animal models and early-stage Alzheimer's in humans with high accuracy.