Xu Gao, Ph.D.

Xu Gao, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Publications

Dr. Gao highlighted in bold; Corresponding authors marked*; Co-first authors marked#.

2024
  • Wang Y, Li H, Huang J, Jiang M, Tian S, Liu S, Zhang L*, Wu S*, Kan H*, Gao X*. Short-Term PM2.5 Exposure and DNA Methylation Changes of Circadian Rhythm Genes: Evidence from Two Experimental Studies. Environ. Sci. Technol, 2024. Read
  • Gao X. Environmental aging: through the prism of DNA methylation. Epigenomics, 2024. Read
  • Jiang M, Tian S, Liu S, Wang Y, Guo X, Huang T, Lin X, Belsky D, Baccarelli AA, Gao X*. Accelerated biological aging elevates the risk of cardiometabolic multimorbidity and mortality. Nat Cardiovasc Res, 2024. Read
  • Guo T, Tian S, Xin H, Du J, Cao X, Feng B, He Y, He Y, Wang D, Zhang B, Liu Z, Yan J, Shen L, Di Y, Chen Y, Jin Q, Pan S, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Gao L, Gao X*. Impact of fine particulate matter on latent tuberculosis infection and active tuberculosis in older adults: a population-based multicentre cohort study. Emerg Microbes Infect, 2024. Read
2023
  • Gao X*, Tong G, Jiang M, Huang N, Zheng Y, Belsky D*, Huang T. Accelerated biological aging and risk of depression and anxiety: evidence from 424,299 UK Biobank participants. Nature Communications, 2023. Read
  • Gao X*, Jiang M, Huang N, Guo X, Huang T. Long-Term Air Pollution, Genetic Susceptibility, and the Risk of Depression and Anxiety: A Prospective Study in the UK Biobank Cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives, 2023. Read
  • Gao X*, Tian S, Huang N, Sun G, Huang T. Associations of daily sedentary behavior, physical activity, and sleep with irritable bowel syndrome: a prospective analysis of 362,193 participants. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2023. Read
2022
  • Gao X#, Huang J#, Cardenas A, Zhao Y, Sun Y, Wang J, Xue L, Baccarelli AA, Guo X, Zhang L, Wu S. Short-Term Exposure of PM2.5 and Epigenetic Aging: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Environmental Science & Technology, 2022. Read
  • Gao X*, Huang N, Jiang M, Holleczek B, Schöttker B, Huang T, Brenner H. Mortality and morbidity risk prediction for older former smokers based on a score of smoking history: evidence from UK Biobank and ESTHER cohorts. Age and Ageing, 2022. Read
  • Gao X*, Huang N, Guo X, Huang T. Role of sleep quality in the acceleration of biological aging and its potential for preventive interaction on air pollution insults: Findings from the UK Biobank cohort. Aging cell, 2022. Read
2021
  • Gao X*, Coull B, Lin X, Vokonas P, Spiro A III, Hou L, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Short-term air pollution, cognitive performance and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use in the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. Nature Aging, 2021. Read
  • Gao X*, Koutrakis P, Coull B, Lin X, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Short-term exposure to PM2.5 components and renal health: findings from the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021. Read
2020
  • Gao X*, Coull B, Lin X, Vokonas P, Sparrow D, Hou L, DeMeo D, Litonjua A, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Association of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio with Reduced Pulmonary Function in a 30-Year Longitudinal Study of US Veterans. JAMA Network Open, 2020. Read
  • Gao X*, Coull B, Lin X, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs modify the effect of short-term air pollution on lung function. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2020. Read
2019
  • Gao X*, Colicino E, Shen J, Just AC, Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Wang C, Coull B, Lin X, Vokonas P, Zheng Y, Hou L, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Comparative validation of an epigenetic mortality risk score with three aging biomarkers for predicting mortality risks among older adult males. International Journal of Epidemiology, 2019. Read
  • Gao X*, Gào X, Zhang Y, Holleczek B, Schöttker B, Brenner H. Oxidative stress and epigenetic mortality risk score: associations with all-cause mortality among elderly people. European Journal of Epidemiology, 2019. Read
  • Gao X*, Koutrakis P, Blomberg A, Coull B, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Short-term ambient particle radioactivity level and renal function in older men: Insight from the Normative Aging Study. Environment International, 2019. Read

Updated 02/18/2024