Health Scholar Showcase
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The Health Scholar Showcase is an annual event hosted by Texas State University’s Translational Health Research Center, which seeks to improve health by connecting faculty and community partners to engage in innovative research. Health Scholar Showcase highlights some of the best health research happening on campus.
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Item Maternal Consumption of a Western-type Diet During Gestation and Lactation Increases Depression-Related Behavior and Novelty Reactivity but not Body Weight in Rat Offspring(2023-04) Lane, Michelle A.; Farber, Christopher; Renteria, Karisa; Ritter, Jordan; Muraida, JD; Rivers, Carley; Koh, Gar Yee; Zhu, JieAdolescents and young adults are at the highest risk for major depression. In fact, according to the CDC, roughly 43 % of high school students reported a depressive episode in 2021 alone. Death by suicide, an outcome of untreated depression, is the leading cause of death in children aged 10-14 and the 3rd leading cause of death in ages 15-24. The Western dietary pattern contains large amounts of processed foods, fried foods, refined carbohydrates, sugar-sweetened beverages, salt, red and processed meats. As a result, over 70% of Americans consume excess oils, fats, and sugars including pregnant women. The detrimental effects of the Western diet on physical health are well-established. Recently, the Western diet has been shown to adversely affect mental health. Specifically, the children of women with Western dietary patterns during pregnancy were shown to exhibit almost twice the rate of depression compared to children of mothers with healthy dietary patterns. Western dietary patterns have also been associated with cognitive deficits. The objective of this study was to determine if maternal consumption of a Western-type diet during versus after neurodevelopment increases behaviors related to depression, anxiety, and cognition in a rat model.Item Modulation of Vitamin D Status by Gut Microbiota: Impact on Depression and Anxiety-related Behavior in Adult C57BL/6J Mice(2023-04) Koh, Gar Yee; Renteria, Karisa; Constantine, Ethan; Teoh, Chin May; Cooper, AnalynnDepression and anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health disorders that affect U.S. adults today (1). As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, symptoms of both disorders were exacerbated globally (2). In addition to the classic role of vitamin D (VD) in bone health, suboptimal levels of VD has shown to increase risk for inflammation, immune function, and cognitive function. Individuals diagnosed with seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression, frequently have suboptimal levels of VD due to limited sun exposure related to seasonal changes and/or low dietary intake. Vitamin D plays a vital role in physiological functions like mitigating inflammatory status and restores calcium and neurotransmitter imbalance (3). Along with VD, growing evidence suggests gut microbiota likely play a role in neuropsychiatric disorders (4, 5) as supplementation with pre- and probiotic has shown to alleviate mental health disorders (6). To date, the mechanisms by which VD alleviate depression and anxiety-related symptoms and whether the protective effect is dependent on gut microbiota remains unclear.Item Serum Choline, Betaine, and Trimethylamine N-Oxide in Relation to Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus(2024-03) Zhu, Jie; Saikia, Gunjana; Liu, Yuhong; Yang, Kefeng; Jia, Jie; Wu, Hui; Lu, Lingpeng; Xu, LanThis study aims to investigate the correlation of serum choline, betaine, and TMAO with the risk of GDM.Item The Predictive Factors of Hospital Bankruptcy: A Longitudinal Analysis(2024-03) Beauvais, Brad; Ramamonjiarivelo, Zo; Kruse, C. Scott; Fulton, Lawrence; Shanmugam, Ram; Sharma, Arvind; Tomic, AleksanderThis study develops an explanatory and predictive logistic model for hospital bankruptcy utilizing only 8 financial and hospital-level variables (drawing from 3,091 hospitals spanning 2008-2021). This robust tool may prove useful to healthcare leaders to more accurately assess and predict financial distress and bankruptcy in their own institutions in the future.Item Translational Health Research Center Faculty Fellows(2023-04) Zhu, Jacky; Daspit, Joshua J.; McAllister, Matthew; Perez, Eduardo; Mendez-Mediavilla, Francis A.; Fields, Billy; Tesic, Jelena; Feng, LiTHRC Faculty Fellows conduct high-impact health and economic resilience research. We work with each Fellow to translate and share new knowledge from their research with public audiences and stakeholders through evidence-based trainings, media, public presentations, and community events. The Faculty Fellows program aims to generate interdisciplinary research and sponsored programs that foster healthy and resilient people and places.Item Weight Bias Defined by Design(2023-04) Tyne, Intisar Ameen; Ochoa, Hannah; Lang, Julianne; Butler, J. LaurenRecent research has shown that individuals living with overweight, or obesity often experience stigma in the form of negative attitudes and discriminatory actions aimed at them solely because of their weight. Nurses, physicians, medical students, dietitians, psychologists and even providers specializing in obesity treatment have reported negative biases towards patients living with obesity. Studies suggest that spatial planning and health care environment design and layout may contribute to weight bias, also called weight stigma or weight discrimination, among patients living with overweight or obesity. Spatial planning and health care environment design in the US is generally conducted to accommodate patients with socially acceptable body weights excluding those living with body sizes outside socially accepted norms. This interdisciplinary mixed-methods study aims to assess the extent of weight bias in the primary health care setting in Central Texas. The extent of weight bias will be evaluated through the spatial perspective, nurses’ and providers viewpoints and patients’ experiences. The results of this study will be used to provide a physical intervention guide for health care administrators to implement changes that address contributors to weight bias in their primary care settings.