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2024

43. Chen Y, Zhang M, Wang G, Hong X, Wang X, Mueller NT. Mother's age at menarche is associated with odds of preterm delivery: A case-control study. BJOG. 2024 Mar;131(4):424-432.

42. Nichols AR, Rifas-Shiman SL, Switkowski KM, Zhang M, Young JG, Hivert MF, Chavarro JE, Oken E. History of Infertility and Midlife Cardiovascular Health in Female Individuals. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jan 2;7(1):e2350424.

2023

41. Zhang M, Rifas-Shiman SL, Aris IM, Fleisch AF, Lin PD, Nichols AR, Oken E, Hivert MF. Associations of Prenatal Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Exposures with Offspring Adiposity and Body Composition at 16-20 Years of Age: Project Viva. Environ Health Perspect. 2023 Dec;131(12):127002.

40. Tilves C, Zhao HJ, Differding MK, Zhang M, Liu T, Hoyo C, Østbye T, Benjamin-Neelon SE, Mueller NT. Associations of Plastic Bottle Exposure with Infant Growth, Fecal Microbiota, and Short-Chain Fatty Acids. Microorganisms. 2023 Dec 5;11(12).

39. Wallace AS, Ogungbe O, Sattler ELP, Aidoo E, Allen TS, Bernard L, Chen Y, Du S, Formagini T, Gaye B, King B, Kwon S, Larbi Kwapong F, Liu T, Makarem N, Mendez-Rodriguez H, Metlock FE, Moukaled S, Nichols AR, Ozkan B, Trivedi R, Turkson-Ocran RA, Wang FM, Wang C, Xu Y, Yin CY, Zhang M, Alonso A, Hivert MF. Highlights From the American Heart Association's EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2023. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Oct 7:e029894. PMID: 37804204.

38. Zhang M, Aris IM, Lin PD, Rifas-Shiman SL, Brady TM, James-Todd T, Oken E, Hivert MF. Prenatal and Childhood Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Exposures and Blood Pressure Trajectories From Birth to Late Adolescence in a Prospective US Prebirth Cohort. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Sep 5;12(17):e030760. PMID: 37642023.

37. Martenies SE, Zhang M, Corrigan AE, Kvit A, Shields T, Wheaton W, Around Him D, Aschner J, Talavera-Barber MM, Barrett ES, et al. Developing a National-Scale Exposure Index for Combined Environmental Hazards and Social Stressors and Applications to the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(14):6339.

36. Zhang M, Juraschek SP. Potassium: To Add or to Replace…That Is the Question. Hypertension. 2023 May;80(5):966-968. PMID: 37075133. 

35. Sattler ELP, Ogungbe O, Wallace AS, Aryan Z, Castilla-Ojo N, Dai J, De Anda-Duran I, Foti K, German CA, Hyde ET, Jafarian-Kerman SR, Kendrick KN, King B, Lang AE, Tang O, Turkson-Ocran RA, Rodriguez LA, Wang FM, Zhang M, Hivert MF, Lutsey PL. American Heart Association EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions: 2022 Meeting Highlights. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Apr 12:e028695. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37042282.

34. Makker K, Zhang M, Wang G, Hong X, Aziz K, Brady TM, Wang X. Longitudinal Trajectory and Early Life Determinant of Childhood Adipokines: Findings from a Racially Diverse Birth Cohort. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2023 Jan 7:dgad005. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgad005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36617246.

2022

33. Hou W, Zhang M, Ji Y, Hong X, Wang G, Xu R, Liang L, Saria S, Ji H. A prospective birth cohort study of maternal prenatal cigarette smoking assessed by self-report and biomarkers on childhood risk of overweight or obesity. Precis Nutr. 2022 Dec;1(3):e00017. PMID: 36970370.

32. Zhang M, Brady TM, Buckley JP, Appel LJ, Hong X, Wang G, Liang L, Wang X, Mueller NT. Metabolome-Wide Association Study of Cord Blood Metabolites With Blood Pressure in Childhood and Adolescence. Hypertension. 2022 Dec;79(12):2806-2820. PMID: 36111548.

31. Shah SD, Makker K, Zhang M, Harnett S, Aziz KB, Hudak ML. Dual medication therapy (acetaminophen and ibuprofen) for the management of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Perinatol. 2022 Dec;42(12):1654-1661. PMID: 36008521.

30. Makker K, Zhang M, Wang G, Hong X, Aziz KB, Wang X. Maternal and fetal factors affecting cord plasma leptin and adiponectin levels and their ratio in preterm and term newborns: New insight on fetal origins of metabolic dysfunction. Precis Nutr. 2022 Nov;1(2):e00013. PMID: 36968193.

29. Martenies SE, Zhang M, Corrigan AE, Kvit A, Shields T, Wheaton W, Bastain TM, Breton CV, Dabelea D, Habre R, Magzamen S, Padula AM, Him DA, Camargo CA Jr, Cowell W, Croen LA, Deoni S, Everson TM, Hartert TV, Hipwell AE, McEvoy CT, Morello-Frosch R, O'Connor TG, Petriello M, Sathyanarayana S, Stanford JB, Woodruff TJ, Wright RJ, Kress AM; program collaborators for Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes. Associations between combined exposure to environmental hazards and social stressors at the neighborhood level and individual perinatal outcomes in the ECHO-wide cohort. Health Place. 2022 Jul;76:102858. PMID: 35872389.

28. McArthur KL, Zhang M, Hong X, Wang G, Buckley JP, Wang X, Mueller NT. Trimethylamine N-Oxide and Its Precursors Are Associated with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Pre-Eclampsia in the Boston Birth Cohort. Curr Dev Nutr. 2022 Jun 21;6(7):nzac108. PMID: 35949367.

27. Zhang M, Yu CH, Wang G, Buckley JP, Hong X, Pearson C, Adams WG, Fan ZT, Wang X. Longitudinal trajectories and determinants of plasma per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) levels from birth to early childhood and metabolomic associations: a pilot study in the Boston Birth Cohort. Precis Nutr. 2022 Jun;1(1):e00004. PMID: 36936201.

26. Ray D, Muñoz A, Zhang M, Li X, Chatterjee N, Jacobson LP, Lau B. Meta-analysis under imbalance in measurement of confounders in cohort studies using only summary-level data. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2022 May 19;22(1):143. PMID: 35590267.

25. Makker K, Zhang M, Wang G, Hong X, Zhang C, Wang X. Early-life determinants of childhood plasma insulin levels: implications for primordial prevention of diabetes. Pediatr Res. 2023 Jan;93(1):189-197. PMID: 35449397.

24. Minhas AS, Hong X, Wang G, Rhee DK, Liu T, Zhang M, Michos ED, Wang X, Mueller NT. Mediterranean-Style Diet and Risk of Preeclampsia by Race in the Boston Birth Cohort. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 May 3;11(9):e022589. PMID: 35441523.

23. Hertz-Picciotto I, Korrick SA, Ladd-Acosta C, Karagas MR, Lyall K, Schmidt RJ, Dunlop AL, Croen LA, Dabelea D, Daniels JL, Duarte CS, Fallin MD, Karr CJ, Lester B, Leve LD, Li Y, McGrath M, Ning X, Oken E, Sagiv SK, Sathyanaraya S, Tylavsky F, Volk HE, Wakschlag LS, Zhang M, O'Shea TM, Musci RJ; program collaborators for Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO). Maternal tobacco smoking and offspring autism spectrum disorder or traits in ECHO cohorts. Autism Res. 2022 Mar;15(3):551-569. PMID: 35199959.

22. Turkson-Ocran RA, Foti K, Hines AL, Kamin Mukaz D, Kim H, Martin S, Minhas A, Norby FL, Ogungbe O, Razavi AC, Rooney MR, Sattler ELP, Scott J, Thomas AG, Tilves C, Wallace AS, Wang FM, Zhang M, Lutsey PL, Lancaster KJ. American Heart Association EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions: 2021 Meeting Highlights. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Mar;11(5):e024765. PMID: 35179039.

21. Zhang M, Buckley JP, Liang L, Hong X, Wang G, Wang MC, Wills-Karp M, Wang X, Mueller NT. A metabolome-wide association study of in utero metal and trace element exposures with cord blood metabolome profile: findings from the Boston Birth Cohort. Environ Int. 2022 Jan;158:106976. PMID: 34991243.

2021

20. Mirzayi C, Renson A, Zohra F, [and others, including Zhang M]. Reporting guidelines for human microbiome research: the STORMS checklist. Nat Med. 2021 Nov;27(11):1885. PMID: 34789871.

19. Bekelman TA, Dabelea D, Ganiban JM, Law A, McGovern Reilly A, Althoff KN, Mueller N, Camargo CA Jr, Duarte CS, Dunlop AL, Elliott AJ, Ferrara A, Gold DR, Hertz-Picciotto I, Hartert T, Hipwell AE, Huddleston K, Johnson CC, Karagas MR, Karr CJ, Hershey GKK, Leve L, Mahabir S, McEvoy CT, Neiderhiser J, Oken E, Rundle A, Sathyanarayana S, Turley C, Tylavsky FA, Watson SE, Wright R, Zhang M, Zoratti E; Program collaborators for Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO). Regional and sociodemographic differences in average BMI among US children in the ECHO program. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2021 Dec;29(12):2089-2099. PMID: 34467678.

18. Long J, Zhang M, Wang G, Hong X, Ji Y, Bustamante-Helfrich B, Wang X, Mueller NT. Association of Placental Pathology With Childhood Blood Pressure Among Children Born Preterm. Am J Hypertens. 2021 Nov 20;34(11):1154-1162. PMID: 34424290.

17. Zhang M, Liu T, Wang G, Buckley JP, Guallar E, Hong X, Wang MC, Wills-Karp M, Wang X, Mueller NT. In Utero Exposure to Heavy Metals and Trace Elements and Childhood Blood Pressure in a U.S. Urban, Low-Income, Minority Birth Cohort. Environ Health Perspect. 2021 Jun;129(6):67005. PMID: 34160246.

16. Mueller NT, Differding MK, Zhang M, Maruthur NM, Juraschek SP, Miller ER 3rd, Appel LJ, Yeh HC. Metformin Affects Gut Microbiome Composition and Function and Circulating Short-Chain Fatty Acids: A Randomized Trial. Diabetes Care. 2021 Jul;44(7):1462-1471. PMID: 34006565

15. Liu T, Zhang M, Rahman ML, Wang X, Hinkle SN, Zhang C, Mueller NT. Exposure to heavy metals and trace minerals in first trimester and maternal blood pressure change over gestation. Environ Int. 2021 Aug;153:106508. PMID: 33901931.

14. Mueller NT, Zhang M, Rifas-Shiman SL, Oken E, Hivert MF, Chavarro J. Mode of delivery, type of labor, and measures of adiposity from childhood to teenage: Project Viva. Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 Jan;45(1):36-44. PMID: 33199815.

2020

13. Zhang M, Michos ED, Wang G, Wang X, Mueller NT. Associations of Cord Blood Vitamin D and Preeclampsia With Offspring Blood Pressure in Childhood and Adolescence. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Oct 1;3(10):e2019046. PMID: 33017029.

12. Zhang M*#, Jarrett BA*, Althoff K, Burman FS, Camarata L, Coburn SB, Dickerson AS, Foti K, Kaur M, Leifheit KM, Malone J, Moore EA, Mouslim MC, Prata Menezes N, Robsky K, Tang O, Wallace AS, Dean LT. Recommendations to the Society for Epidemiologic Research for Further Promoting Diversity and Inclusion at the Annual Meeting and Beyond. Am J Epidemiol. 2020 Oct 1;189(10):1037-1041. PMID: 32602548.

11. Razavi AC, Gingras G, Michos ED, Navar AM, Brown SA, Delker E, Foti K, Harrison S, Lu Y, Nierenberg JL, Scott J, Tang O, Thomas AG, Turkson-Ocran RA, Wallace A, Zhang M, Lancaster KJ, Lutsey PL, Selvin E. American Heart Association EPI|LIFESTYLE Scientific Sessions: 2020 Meeting Highlights. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Jun 16;9(12):e017252. PMID: 32476542.

10. Mueller NT, Zhang M. Diet and long-term weight loss: what can we learn from our gut microbes? Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Jun 1;111(6):1121-1123. PMID: 32330236.

9. Buckley JP, Barrett ES, Beamer PI, Bennett DH, Bloom MS, Fennell TR, Fry RC, Funk WE, Hamra GB, Hecht SS, Kannan K, Iyer R, Karagas MR, Lyall K, Parsons PJ, Pellizzari ED, Signes-Pastor AJ, Starling AP, Wang A, Watkins DJ, Zhang M, Woodruff TJ. Opportunities for evaluating chemical exposures and child health in the United States: the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2020 May;30(3):397-419. PMID: 32066883.

8. Zhang M, Juraschek SP, Appel LJ, Pasricha PJ, Miller ER 3rd, Mueller NT. Effects of High-Fiber Diets and Macronutrient Substitution on Bloating: Findings From the OmniHeart Trial. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2020 Jan;11(1):e00122. PMID: 31972610.

7. Mueller NT, Zhang M, Juraschek SP, Miller ER, Appel LJ. Effects of high-fiber diets enriched with carbohydrate, protein, or unsaturated fat on circulating short chain fatty acids: results from the OmniHeart randomized trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Mar 1;111(3):545-554. PMID: 31927581.

2019

6. Liu T, Zhang M, Guallar E, Wang G, Hong X, Wang X, Mueller NT. Trace Minerals, Heavy Metals, and Preeclampsia: Findings from the Boston Birth Cohort. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 Aug 20;8(16):e012436. PMID: 31426704.

5. Mueller NT*, Zhang M*, Hoyo C, Østbye T, Benjamin-Neelon SE. Does cesarean delivery impact infant weight gain and adiposity over the first year of life? Int J Obes (Lond). 2019 Aug;43(8):1549-1555. PMID: 30349009.

4. Zhang M*, Differding MK*, Benjamin-Neelon SE, Østbye T, Hoyo C, Mueller NT. Association of prenatal antibiotics with infant weight and the gut microbiome. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2019 Jun 21;18(1):18. PMID: 31226994.

2018

3. Zhang M, Litonjua AA, Mueller NT. Maternal antibiotic use and child asthma: is the association causal? Eur Respir J. 2018 Jul;52(1). PMID: 29973360.

2. Zhang M, Mueller NT, Wang H, Hong X, Appel LJ, Wang X. Maternal exposure to ambient particulate matter ≤2.5 µm during pregnancy and the risk for high blood pressure in childhood. Hypertension. 2018 Jul;72(1):194-201. PMID: 29760154.

1. Gong W, Liu L, Li M, Wang L, Zhang M, Luo Z, Sridhar S, Woo PCY, Wang L. Evaluation of antiviral efficacy of Chinese traditional medicine Babao Dan in rabbits infected with hepatitis E virus. J Gen Virol. 2018 Aug;99(8):1036-1043. PMID: 29923821.

* indicates co-first author; # indicates corresponding author.