By Professor Margaret Morris

Journal articles

Finney CA; Shvetcov A; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ; Jones NM, 2021, 'The selective estrogen receptor modulator tamoxifen protects against subtle cognitive decline and early markers of injury 24 h after hippocampal silent infarct in male Sprague-Dawley rats', Hormones and Behavior, 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.105016

Khatiwada S; Lecomte V; Fenech MF; Morris MJ; Maloney CA, 2021, 'Effects of micronutrient supplementation on glucose and hepatic lipid metabolism in a rat model of diet induced obesity', Cells, 10, pp. 1751, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells10071751

Yu J; Laybutt DR; Kim LJ; Quek LE; Wu LE; Morris MJ; Youngson NA, 2021, 'Exercise-induced benefits on glucose handling in a model of diet-induced obesity are reduced by concurrent nicotinamide mononucleotide', American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, 321, pp. E176 - E189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/AJPENDO.00446.2020

Anwer H; Mason D; Zajitschek S; Noble DWA; Hesselson D; Morris MJ; Lagisz M; Nakagawa S, 2021, 'An efficient new assay for measuring zebrafish anxiety: Tall tanks that better characterize between-individual differences', Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 356, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2021.109138

Grant R; Pawlak R; Vos P; Bilgin AA; Berg J; Pearce R; Morris M, 2021, 'Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Profile Among Australian Vegetarian and Nonvegetarian Teenagers', American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 15, pp. 313 - 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1559827619829000

Oldham Green N; Maniam J; Riese J; Morris MJ; Voineagu I, 2021, 'Transcriptomic signature of early life stress in male rat prefrontal cortex', Neurobiology of Stress, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ynstr.2021.100316

Chen SY; Beretta M; Alexopoulos SJ; Shah DP; Olzomer EM; Hargett SR; Childress ES; Salamoun JM; Aleksovska I; Roseblade A; Cranfield C; Rawling T; Quinlan KGR; Morris MJ; Tucker SP; Santos WL; Hoehn KL, 2021, 'Mitochondrial uncoupler SHC517 reverses obesity in mice without affecting food intake', Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental, 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2021.154724

Finney CA; Morris MJ; Westbrook RF; Jones NM, 2021, 'Hippocampal silent infarct leads to subtle cognitive decline that is associated with inflammation and gliosis at twenty-four hours after injury in a rat model', Behavioural Brain Research, 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2020.113089

Finney CA; Jones NM; Morris MJ, 2021, 'A scalable, fully automated approach for regional quantification of immunohistochemical staining of astrocytes in the rat brain', Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2020.108994

Kendig MD; Morris MJ; Samaras K, 2021, 'Mendacity: The Tendency to Lie or Deceive. A Cautionary Tale in Obesity Research, Stigma, and Headlining', Frontiers in Endocrinology, 11, pp. 598713, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2020.598713

Hui N; Morris MJ; Allison MA; Tsai MY; Rye KA; Tabet F; Ong KL, 2021, 'Lipoprotein (a) and the risk of elevated depressive symptoms: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 133, pp. 119 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.12.022

Hasebe K; Kendig MD; Morris MJ, 2021, 'Mechanisms underlying the cognitive and behavioural effects of maternal obesity', Nutrients, 13, pp. 1 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13010240

Kong WL; Huang Y; Qian E; Morris MJ, 2020, 'Constipation and sleep behaviour disorder associate with processing speed and attention in males with Parkinson’s disease over five years follow-up', Scientific Reports, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75800-4

Leigh SJ; Kaakoush NO; Bertoldo MJ; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ, 2020, 'Intermittent cafeteria diet identifies fecal microbiome changes as a predictor of spatial recognition memory impairment in female rats', Translational Psychiatry, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41398-020-0734-9

Leigh SJ; Kaakoush NO; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ, 2020, 'Minocycline-induced microbiome alterations predict cafeteria diet-induced spatial recognition memory impairments in rats', Translational Psychiatry, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41398-020-0774-1

Hossain MJ; Kendig MD; Wild BM; Issar T; Krishnan AV; Morris MJ; Arnold R, 2020, 'Evidence of altered peripheral nerve function in a rodent model of diet-induced prediabetes', Biomedicines, 8, pp. 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines8090313

Leigh SJ; Kaakoush NO; Escorihuela RM; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ, 2020, 'Treadmill exercise has minimal impact on obesogenic diet-related gut microbiome changes but alters adipose and hypothalamic gene expression in rats', Nutrition and Metabolism, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12986-020-00492-6

Leigh SJ; Morris MJ, 2020, 'Diet, inflammation and the gut microbiome: Mechanisms for obesity-associated cognitive impairment', Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease, 1866, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbadis.2020.165767

Uddin GM; Youngson NA; Chowdhury SS; Hagan C; Sinclair DA; Morris MJ, 2020, 'Administration of nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) reduces metabolic impairment in male mouse offspring from obese mothers', Cells, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells9040791

Bortolasci CC; Marx W; Walker AJ; Hasebe K; Kavanagh BE; Morris MJ; Mohebbi M; Turner A; Gray L; Berk L; Walder K; Berk M; Dean OM, 2020, 'Minocycline for the treatment of mental health and neurological conditions: study protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis', BMJ open, 10, pp. e035080, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035080

Bertoldo MJ; Listijono DR; Ho WHJ; Riepsamen AH; Goss DM; Richani D; Jin XL; Mahbub S; Campbell JM; Habibalahi A; Loh WGN; Youngson NA; Maniam J; Wong ASA; Selesniemi K; Bustamante S; Li C; Zhao Y; Marinova MB; Kim LJ; Lau L; Wu RM; Mikolaizak AS; Araki T; Le Couteur DG; Turner N; Morris MJ; Walters KA; Goldys E; O'Neill C; Gilchrist RB; Sinclair DA; Homer HA; Wu LE, 2020, 'NAD⁺ Repletion Rescues Female Fertility during Reproductive Aging', Cell Reports, 30, pp. 1670 - 1681.e7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2020.01.058

Zieba J; Morris MJ; Weickert CS; Karl T, 2020, 'Behavioural effects of high fat diet in adult Nrg1 type III transgenic mice', Behavioural Brain Research, 377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2019.112217

Morris MJ; Hesson LB; Youngson NA, 2020, 'Non-CpG methylation biases bisulphite PCR towards low or unmethylated mitochondrial DNA: recommendations for the field', Environmental Epigenetics, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eep/dvaa001

Finney CA; Shvetcov A; Westbrook RF; Jones NM; Morris MJ, 2020, 'The role of hippocampal estradiol in synaptic plasticity and memory: A systematic review', Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yfrne.2019.100818

Yu J; Laybutt DR; Kim L-J; Quek L-E; Wu LE; Morris MJ; Youngson NA, 2020, 'EXERCISE-INDUCED BENEFITS ON GLUCOSE HANDLING IN A MODEL OF DIET-INDUCED OBESITY ARE REDUCED BY CONCURRENT NICOTINAMIDE MONONUCLEOTIDE', , pp. 2020.06.22.164459, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.22.164459

Finney C; Morris M; Westbrook F; Jones N, 2020, 'Hippocampal silent infarct leads to subtle cognitive decline that is associated with inflammation and gliosis at twenty-four hours after injury in a rat model', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.29.318204

Finney C; Shvetcov A; Westbrook F; Morris M; Jones N, 2020, 'The selective estrogen receptor modulator tamoxifen protects against subtle cognitive decline and early markers of injury twenty-four hours after hippocampal silent infarct', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.15.383737

Kendig MD; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ, 2019, 'Pattern of access to cafeteria-style diet determines fat mass and degree of spatial memory impairments in rats', Scientific Reports, 9, pp. 13516, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50113-3

Zieba J; Morris MJ; Karl T, 2019, 'Behavioural effects of high fat diet exposure starting in late adolescence in neuregulin 1 transmembrane domain mutant mice', Behavioural Brain Research, 373, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2019.112074

Leigh SJ; Kendig MD; Morris MJ, 2019, 'Palatable western-style cafeteria diet as a reliable method for modeling diet-induced obesity in rodents', Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/60262

Leigh S-J; Kendig MD; Morris MJ, 2019, 'Palatable Western-style Cafeteria Diet as a Reliable Method for Modeling Diet-induced Obesity in Rodents', Journal of Visualized Experiments, http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/60262-v

Deng F; Li Y; Hossain MJ; Kendig MD; Arnold R; Goldys EM; Morris MJ; Liu G, 2019, 'Polymer brush based fluorescent immunosensor for direct monitoring of interleukin-1β in rat blood', Analyst, 144, pp. 5682 - 5690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9an01300h

Kendig MD; Morris MJ, 2019, 'Fizzing out: No effect of acute carbohydrate consumption on mood', Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 104, pp. 56 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.06.028

Zieba J; Uddin GM; Youngson NA; Karl T; Morris MJ, 2019, 'Long-term behavioural effects of maternal obesity in C57BL/6J mice', Physiology and Behavior, 199, pp. 306 - 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.11.004

Youngson NA; Mezbah Uddin G; Das A; Martinez C; Connaughton HS; Whiting S; Yu J; Sinclair DA; John Aitken R; Morris MJ, 2019, 'Impacts of obesity, maternal obesity and nicotinamide mononucleotide supplementation on sperm quality in mice', Reproduction, 158, pp. 169 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/REP-18-0574

Kendig MD; Morris MJ, 2019, 'Reviewing the effects of dietary salt on cognition:mechanisms and future directions', Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 28, pp. 6 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.201903_28(1).0002

Billah MM; Khatiwada S; Lecomte V; Morris M; Maloney C, 2019, 'A Novel Micronutrient Supplement to Mitigate the Transgenerational Effects of Paternal Obesity on Body Composition of Male Offspring (P11-138-19)', Current developments in nutrition, 3

Khatiwada S; Lecomte V; Morris M; Maloney C, 2019, 'A Novel Micronutrient Supplement to Preserve Male Metabolic Health and Prevent Fatty Liver (P21-007-19)', Current developments in nutrition, 3

Biswas B; Eapen V; Morris M; Jones N, 2019, 'Effects of maternal obesity and hypoxic-ischemic brain injury on behavioural outcomes in offspring', IBRO Reports, 6, pp. S333 - S333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibror.2019.07.1029

Morris MJ; Hesson LB; Poulos RC; Ward RL; Wong JWH; Youngson NA, 2018, 'Reduced nuclear DNA methylation and mitochondrial transcript changes in adenomas do not associate with mtDNA methylation', Biomarker Research, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40364-018-0151-x

Bhagavata Srinivasan SP; Raipuria M; Bahari H; Kaakoush NO, 2018, 'Impacts of Diet and Exercise on Maternal Gut Microbiota Are Transferred to Offspring', Frontiers in Endocrinology, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2018.00716

Ali I; Gandrathi A; Zheng T; Morris MJ; O'Brien TJ; French C, 2018, 'Neuropeptide Y affects thalamic reticular nucleus neuronal firing and network synchronization associated with suppression of spike-wave discharges', Epilepsia, 59, pp. 1444 - 1454, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/epi.14451

Powell KL; Fitzgerald X; Shallue C; Jovanovska V; Klugmann M; Von Jonquieres G; O'Brien TJ; Morris MJ, 2018, 'Gene therapy mediated seizure suppression in Genetic Generalised Epilepsy: Neuropeptide Y overexpression in a rat model', Neurobiology of Disease, 113, pp. 23 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2018.01.016

Ong KL; Morris MJ; McClelland RL; Hughes TM; Maniam J; Fitzpatrick AL; Martin SS; Luchsinger JA; Rapp SR; Hayden KM; Sandfort V; Allison MA; Rye KA, 2018, 'Relationship of Lipids and Lipid-Lowering Medications with Cognitive Function', American Journal of Epidemiology, 187, pp. 767 - 776, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwx329

Gokarn R; Solon-Biet S; Youngson NA; Wahl D; Cogger VC; McMahon AC; Cooney GJ; Ballard JWO; Raubenheimer D; Morris MJ; Simpson SJ; Le Couteur DG, 2018, 'The Relationship between Dietary Macronutrients and Hepatic Telomere Length in Aging Mice', Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 73, pp. 446 - 449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glx186

Leigh SJ; Lee F; Morris MJ, 2018, 'Hyperpalatability and the Generation of Obesity: Roles of Environment, Stress Exposure and Individual Difference', Current obesity reports, 7, pp. 6 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13679-018-0292-0

Beilharz JE; Kaakoush NO; Maniam J; Morris MJ, 2018, 'Cafeteria diet and probiotic therapy: Cross talk among memory, neuroplasticity, serotonin receptors and gut microbiota in the rat', Molecular Psychiatry, 23, pp. 351 - 361, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/mp.2017.38

Leigh SJ; Morris MJ, 2018, 'The role of reward circuitry and food addiction in the obesity epidemic: An update', Biological Psychology, 131, pp. 31 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2016.12.013

Bertoldo MJ; Uddin GM; Youngson NA; Agapiou D; Walters KA; Sinclair DA; Morris MJ; Gilchrist RB, 2018, 'Multigenerational obesity-induced perturbations in oocyte-secreted factor signalling can be ameliorated by exercise and nicotinamide mononucleotide.', Hum Reprod Open, 2018, pp. hoy010 - hoy010, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hropen/hoy010

Uddin GM; Youngson NA; Doyle BM; Sinclair DA; Morris MJ, 2017, 'Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) supplementation ameliorates the impact of maternal obesity in mice: Comparison with exercise', Scientific Reports, 7, pp. 15063, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-14866-z

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