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Samir Zakhari
Researcher at National Institutes of Health
Publications - 35
Citations - 4824
Samir Zakhari is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Alcoholic liver disease & Breast cancer. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 35 publications receiving 4283 citations. Previous affiliations of Samir Zakhari include United States Department of Energy Office of Science & University of Missouri.
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The NIH Human Microbiome Project
Jane Peterson,Susan Garges,Maria Y. Giovanni,Pamela McInnes,Lu Wang,Jeffery A. Schloss,Vivien Bonazzi,Jean E. McEwen,Kris A. Wetterstrand,Carolyn Deal,Carl C. Baker,Valentina Di Francesco,T. Kevin Howcroft,Robert W. Karp,R. Dwayne Lunsford,Christopher Wellington,Tsegahiwot Belachew,Michael Wright,Christina Giblin,Hagit David,Melody Mills,Rachelle Salomon,Chris Mullins,Beena Akolkar,Lisa Begg,Cindy D. Davis,Lindsey Grandison,Michael C. Humble,Jag H. Khalsa,A. Roger Little,Hannah Peavy,Carol H. Pontzer,Matthew E. Portnoy,Michael H. Sayre,Pamela Starke-Reed,Samir Zakhari,Jennifer S. Read,Bracie Watson,Mark S. Guyer +38 more
TL;DR: The ultimate objective of the HMP is to demonstrate that there are opportunities to improve human health through monitoring or manipulation of the human microbiome.
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Overview: how is alcohol metabolized by the body?
TL;DR: Alcohol is eliminated from the body by various metabolic mechanisms, and variations in the genes for these enzymes have been found to influence alcohol consumption, alcohol-related tissue damage, and alcohol dependence.
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Determinants of alcohol use and abuse: Impact of quantity and frequency patterns on liver disease.
Samir Zakhari,Ting-Kai Li +1 more
TL;DR: Knowing the pattern of drinking will shed light on how severely individuals are alcohol‐dependent and on the extent of liver damage, and a better understanding of these relationships will guide hepatologists in managing alcoholic liver disease.
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism report on moderate drinking.
TL;DR: The strength of the evidence related to health risks and potential benefits of moderate alcohol consumption, with particular focus on the areas of cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, obesity, birth defects, breastfeeding, and aging is assessed.
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Inflammation in Alcoholic Liver Disease
TL;DR: Based on recent advances, a number of inflammatory targets have been identified with potential for therapeutic intervention in ALD, presenting new opportunities and challenges for translational research.