Publications

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Preconception mental health (Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative): Identifying factors associated with probable anxiety and depression among young women living in urban-poor South Africa
Shane A. Norris, Claire Hart, Lukhanyo H. Nyati, Wihan Taljaard, Rayjean J. Hung, Ravi Retnakaran, Stephen Lye, Catherine E. Draper & Ashleigh Craig, 2026, PLoS Medicine, 3
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000578
Type: article
Antibiotic overuse as a modifiable early-life risk factor for non-communicable diseases in sub Saharan Africa
Michelle Leal, Johanni Beukes, Stephanie Alcock, Ulridge Thompson & Shane A. Norris, 2026, Global Health Action, 19(1)
DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2026.2646042
Type: article
Intervention to optimise body mass index in adolescents and address the triple burden of malnutrition—the Ntshembo (Hope) trial in rural and urban South Africa study: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
S.A. Norris, L.K. Micklesfield, N.J. Christofides, S.H. Crouch, D.E. Mathatha, C. Desmond, S.J. Sharp, K.K. Ong, Stephen Tollman & K. Kahn, 2026, Trials, 27(1)
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-026-09535-4
Type: article
Paired DNA and RNA sequencing uncovers common and rare genetic variants regulating gene expression in the human retina
Jacob Sampson, Ayellet V. Segrè, Kinga M. Bujakowska, Simon J. Clark, Paul N. Bishop, Steve Haynes, Diana Baralle, Jospin Al-Deek, Stacey Holden & et al, 2026, Nature Communications
DOI: 10.1101/2025.04.25.25326445
Type: article
HiFi long-read RNA sequencing enhances clinical diagnostics in rare disorders
Carolina Jaramillo Oquendo, Federico Ferraro, Htoo A. Wai, Heather Ferrao, Herma van der Linde, Evita Karelioti, Liz Tseng, Harasharan Dhillon, Sam Holt, David J. Bunyan, Laura Donker Kaat, Marieke F. Van Dooren, Jeff Zhou, Sarah Ennis, John W. Holloway, Tjakko van Ham & Diana Baralle, 2026, European Journal of Human Genetics
DOI: 10.1038/s41431-026-02042-9
Type: article
Factors associated with risk stratification and overall survival of black South African men with non-metastatic prostate cancer
Raylton P. Chikwati, Monica Ewomazino Akokuwebe, Olaide O. Ojoniyi, Rebaone Petlele, Shane A. Norris, Audrey Pentz, Maureen Joffe, Sean Doherty, Timothy R. Rebbeck & Wenlong Carl Chen, 2026, Cancer Medicine, 15(3)
DOI: 10.1002/cam4.71628
Type: article
Fathers, futures, and fragile contexts: men’s intergenerational perspectives on pregnancy in a low income South African setting
Ulridge Thompson, Johanna Beukes, Michelle Leal, Stephanie Alcock, Stephen Lye, Shane A. Norris & Catherine E. Draper, 2026, Journal of Social, Behavioral & Health Sciences, 20
DOI: 10.5590/JSBHS.2025.20.1769
Type: article