[HTML][HTML] Wastewater sequencing reveals early cryptic SARS-CoV-2 variant transmission

…, S Farmer, HM Tubb, T Valles, CE Tribelhorn, R Tsai… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
As SARS-CoV-2 continues to spread and evolve, detecting emerging variants early is critical
for public health interventions. Inferring lineage prevalence by clinical testing is infeasible …

The risk of developing arm lymphedema among breast cancer survivors: a meta-analysis of treatment factors

RJ Tsai, LK Dennis, CF Lynch, LG Snetselaar… - Annals of surgical …, 2009 - Springer
Background As more women survive breast cancer, long-term complications that affect quality
of life, such as lymphedema of the arm, gain greater importance. Numerous studies have …

Sleep duration and body mass index in a rural population

ND Kohatsu, R Tsai, T Young… - Archives of internal …, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
Background A growing body of epidemiological evidence suggests an association between
short sleep duration and obesity. Recently, potential hormonal links have been observed …

Risk of cancer among firefighters in California, 1988–2007

RJ Tsai, SE Luckhaupt, P Schumacher… - American journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Most studies of firefighter cancer risks were conducted prior to 1990 and do not
reflect risk from advances in building materials. Methods A case–control study using …

Role of cystathionine β-synthase in human breast Cancer

S Sen, B Kawahara, D Gupta, R Tsai… - Free Radical Biology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) is an enzyme in the transulfuration pathway that can catalyze
the condensation of homocysteine (Hcy) and cysteine (Cys) to hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) …

Availability of and participation in workplace health promotion programs by sociodemographic, occupation, and work organization characteristics in US workers

R Tsai, T Alterman, JW Grosch… - American Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: To examine how the availability of and participation in workplace health promotion
programs (WHPPs) vary as a function of sociodemographic, occupation, and work …

Cystathionine: A novel oncometabolite in human breast cancer

S Sen, B Kawahara, SK Mahata, R Tsai, A Yoon… - Archives of biochemistry …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, we have identified cystathionine (CTH), a sulfur containing metabolite, to be
selectively enriched in human breast cancer (HBC) tissues (∼50–100 pmoles/mg protein) …

[HTML][HTML] Safer at school early alert: an observational study of wastewater and surface monitoring to detect COVID-19 in elementary schools

…, TT Ngo, P Seaver, EW Smoot, R Tsai… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Schools are high-risk settings for SARS-CoV-2 transmission, but necessary for
children's educational and social-emotional wellbeing. Previous research suggests that …

[HTML][HTML] Lymphedema following breast cancer: The importance of surgical methods and obesity

RJ Tsai, LK Dennis, CF Lynch… - Frontiers in women's …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Breast cancer-related arm lymphedema is a serious complication that can
adversely affect quality of life. Identifying risk factors that contribute to the development of …

Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 RNA persistence across indoor surface materials reveals best practices for environmental monitoring programs

…, P De Hoff, P Seaver, RT Ostrander, R Tsai… - Msystems, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Environmental monitoring in public spaces can be used to identify surfaces contaminated
by persons with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and inform appropriate infection …