Yizhou Ma

May 16, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Yizhou Ma

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May 16, 2024 | michigandaily.com | Yizhou Ma |Yuchen Zhang

When I, a heterosexual woman, visited clinics in Ann Arbor, I heard nothing about  assessments for sexually transmitted infections screening or HIV antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis. However, when I spoke with my colleague, a gay man, I surprisingly learned that he is always asked about STI screening during clinic visits. STI screening is an essential method to assess HIV acquisition and transmission, but it is underused in most clinical settings.

Feb 14, 2024 | biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com | Peter Kochunov |Yizhou Ma |Si Gao |Neda Jahanshad

Genetic, pre-and-perinatal, and early-life environmental risks for severe mental disorders (SMI) alter normal cerebral development leading to formation of characteristic brain deficit patterns prior to onset of symptoms. We hypothesized that the insidious effects of these risks may increase brain similarity to adult SMI deficit patterns in prepubescent children.