Martha Savaria Morris

Summary

Affiliation: Tufts University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Total homocysteine and estrogen status indicators in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
    M S Morris
    Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 152:140-8. 2000
  2. ncbi Hyperhomocysteinemia and hypercholesterolemia associated with hypothyroidism in the third US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
    M S Morris
    Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, 711 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Atherosclerosis 155:195-200. 2001
  3. ncbi Hyperhomocysteinemia associated with poor recall in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
    M S Morris
    Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 73:927-33. 2001
  4. ncbi Folate, homocysteine, and neurological function
    Martha Savaria Morris
    Nutritional Epidemiology Program, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, 711 Washington Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Nutr Clin Care 5:124-32. 2002
  5. ncbi Depression and folate status in the US Population
    Martha S Morris
    Jean Mayer United States Department of Agriculture, Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, Mass, USA
    Psychother Psychosom 72:80-7. 2003
  6. ncbi Folate-vitamin B-12 interaction in relation to cognitive impairment, anemia, and biochemical indicators of vitamin B-12 deficiency
    Jacob Selhub
    Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 89:702S-6S. 2009
  7. ncbi Circulating unmetabolized folic acid and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate in relation to anemia, macrocytosis, and cognitive test performance in American seniors
    Martha Savaria Morris
    Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 91:1733-44. 2010
  8. ncbi Folate and vitamin B-12 status in relation to anemia, macrocytosis, and cognitive impairment in older Americans in the age of folic acid fortification
    Martha Savaria Morris
    Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 85:193-200. 2007
  9. ncbi Plasma pyridoxal 5'-phosphate in the US population: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003-2004
    Martha Savaria Morris
    Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 87:1446-54. 2008
  10. ncbi Vitamin B-6 intake is inversely related to, and the requirement is affected by, inflammation status
    Martha Savaria Morris
    Nutritional Epidemiology Program, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    J Nutr 140:103-10. 2010

Detail Information

Publications20

  1. ncbi Total homocysteine and estrogen status indicators in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
    M S Morris
    Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 152:140-8. 2000
    ....
  2. ncbi Hyperhomocysteinemia and hypercholesterolemia associated with hypothyroidism in the third US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
    M S Morris
    Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, 711 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Atherosclerosis 155:195-200. 2001
    ..Hyperhomocysteinemia and hypercholesterolemia could help to explain the increased risk for arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease in hypothyroidism...
  3. ncbi Hyperhomocysteinemia associated with poor recall in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
    M S Morris
    Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 73:927-33. 2001
    ..Blood homocysteine concentrations are inversely correlated with performance on some cognitive-function tests and a relation was recently shown between hyperhomocysteinemia and Alzheimer disease...
  4. ncbi Folate, homocysteine, and neurological function
    Martha Savaria Morris
    Nutritional Epidemiology Program, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, 711 Washington Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Nutr Clin Care 5:124-32. 2002
    ....
  5. ncbi Depression and folate status in the US Population
    Martha S Morris
    Jean Mayer United States Department of Agriculture, Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, Mass, USA
    Psychother Psychosom 72:80-7. 2003
    ..These relationships have not been demonstrated in general populations. This study examined associations between depression and folate status indicators in an ethnically diverse general US population sample aged 15-39 years...
  6. ncbi Folate-vitamin B-12 interaction in relation to cognitive impairment, anemia, and biochemical indicators of vitamin B-12 deficiency
    Jacob Selhub
    Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 89:702S-6S. 2009
    ....
  7. ncbi Circulating unmetabolized folic acid and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate in relation to anemia, macrocytosis, and cognitive test performance in American seniors
    Martha Savaria Morris
    Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 91:1733-44. 2010
    ..However, clinical consequences of vitamin B-12 deficiency may be worsened by high folic acid intakes, perhaps as a direct result of unmetabolized folic acid, which does not occur naturally in body tissues...
  8. ncbi Folate and vitamin B-12 status in relation to anemia, macrocytosis, and cognitive impairment in older Americans in the age of folic acid fortification
    Martha Savaria Morris
    Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 85:193-200. 2007
    ..This idea is controversial, however, because observational data are few and inconclusive. Furthermore, experimental investigation is unethical...
  9. ncbi Plasma pyridoxal 5'-phosphate in the US population: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003-2004
    Martha Savaria Morris
    Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 87:1446-54. 2008
    ....
  10. ncbi Vitamin B-6 intake is inversely related to, and the requirement is affected by, inflammation status
    Martha Savaria Morris
    Nutritional Epidemiology Program, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    J Nutr 140:103-10. 2010
    ....
  11. ncbi Elevated serum methylmalonic acid concentrations are common among elderly Americans
    Martha Savaria Morris
    Jean Mayer U S Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    J Nutr 132:2799-803. 2002
    ..We conclude that many elderly Americans demonstrate metabolic evidence of low B-12 status, that elevations occur frequently in the absence of traditional deficiency indicators and that levels vary with race/ethnicity and renal function...
  12. ncbi Relation between homocysteine and B-vitamin status indicators and bone mineral density in older Americans
    Martha Savaria Morris
    Nutritional Epidemiology Program, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University Boston, Tufts JM USDA HNRCA, 711 Washington Street, Room 901D, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Bone 37:234-42. 2005
    ..Whether this association reflects a causal relation remains unclear and merits further study in light of age-related declines in B12 status and BMD, and the need for low-risk, easily implemented strategies for osteoporosis prevention...
  13. ncbi In vitamin B12 deficiency, higher serum folate is associated with increased total homocysteine and methylmalonic acid concentrations
    Jacob Selhub
    Vitamin Metabolism Laboratory and Nutritional Epidemiology Program, Jean Mayer United States Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 104:19995-20000. 2007
    ..These results suggest a worsening of vitamin B(12)'s enzymatic functions as folate status increases in people who are vitamin B(12)-deficient...
  14. ncbi Vitamin B-12 and folate status in relation to decline in scores on the mini-mental state examination in the framingham heart study
    Martha Savaria Morris
    Jean Mayer United States Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 60:1457-64. 2012
    ..To investigate the cognitive significance of low to low-normal plasma vitamin B-12 concentrations and to shed light on the role that folate status plays in the association between vitamin B-12 status and cognitive decline...
  15. ncbi Intake of zinc and antioxidant micronutrients and early age-related maculopathy lesions
    Martha Savaria Morris
    Jean Mayer U S Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
    Ophthalmic Epidemiol 14:288-98. 2007
    ..Results of observational and intervention studies have been inconsistent...
  16. ncbi The association between serum thyroid-stimulating hormone in its reference range and bone status in postmenopausal American women
    Martha Savaria Morris
    Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, 711 Washington St, Room 901D, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Bone 40:1128-34. 2007
    ..88-0.99). These results may reflect the existence of clinically significant thyroid hyperfunction in women with serum TSH in the reference range. Alternatively, TSH itself may play a role in the preservation of bone after menopause...
  17. ncbi Homocysteine and Alzheimer's disease
    Martha Savaria Morris
    Jean Mayer United States Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Lancet Neurol 2:425-8. 2003
    ..Future research should focus on early detection of AD and on the possibility that the disease itself, or its primary symptom, could be prevented by folate supplementation...
  18. ncbi Total protein, animal protein and physical activity in relation to muscle mass in middle-aged and older Americans
    Martha Savaria Morris
    Nutritional Epidemiology Program, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, 711 Washington Street, Room 901D, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Br J Nutr 109:1294-303. 2013
    ..The present findings reinforce the idea that muscle-strengthening exercise preserves muscle when combined with adequate dietary protein. Vigorous aerobic activity may also help...
  19. ncbi Moderate alcoholic beverage intake and early nuclear and cortical lens opacities
    Martha Savaria Morris
    Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Channing Laboratory, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Ophthalmic Epidemiol 11:53-65. 2004
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Consumption of alcoholic beverages, particularly hard liquor and wine, was positively related to nuclear opacity. Wine drinking was inversely related to cortical opacity...
  20. ncbi Correspondence: will increasing folic acid in fortified grain products further reduce neural tube defects without causing harm?
    Martha Savaria Morris
    Pediatr Res 63:450; author reply 450-1. 2008