Publications

Journal Articles

Namsrai, T., Northery, J. M., Ambikairajah, A., Ahmed, O., Alateeq, K., Oyarce, D. A. E., Burns, R., Rattray, B., & Cherbuin, N. (2025). Sleep characteristics and brain structure: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine. doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2025.02.028

Isbel, S., D’Cunha, N. M., Wiseman, L., Dawda, P., Kosari, S., Pearce, C., Fearon, A., Sabeti, F., Hewitt, J., Kellett, J., Naunton, M., Southwood, H., Logan, P., Subramanian, R., Chadborn, N. H., Davey, R., Bail, K., Goss, J. R., Ambikairajah, A., Lincoln, M., Holloway, H., & Gibson, D. (2025). Enhancing Allied Health Care for Older People in Residential Care: The EAHOP Intervention. Healthcare, 13(3), 341. doi:10.3390/healthcare13030341

Alateeq, K., Walsh, E.I., Ambikairajah, A. & Cherbuin, N. (2024). Association between dietary magnesium intake, inflammation, and neurodegeneration. European Journal of Nutrition, 63(5), 1807-1818 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-024-03383-1

Ambikairajah, A., Khondoker, M., Morris, E., de Lange, A. M. G., Saleh, R. N. M., Minihane, A. M.,& Hornberger, M. (2024). Investigating the synergistic effects of hormone replacement therapy, apolipoprotein E and age on brain health in the UK Biobank. Human Brain Mapping, 45(2), e26612. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.26612

Cherbuin, N., Patel, H., Walsh, E.I., Ambikairajah, A., Burns, R., Brüstle, A. & Rasmussen, L.J. (2024). Cognitive Function Is Associated with the Genetically Determined Efficiency of DNA Repair Mechanisms. Genes, 15, 153. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2023.1320640

Namsrai, T., Ambikairajah, A. & Cherbuin, N. (2023). Poorer sleep impairs brain health at midlife. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 1-10. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-27913-9

Ambikairajah, A., Walsh, E.I., & Cherbuin, N. (2022). A review of menopause nomenclature. Reproductive Health, 19(1), 1-15. doi:10.1186/s12978-022-01336-7

Ambikairajah, A., Tabatabaei-Jafari, H., Hornberger, M., & Cherbuin, N. (2021). Age, menstruation history, and the brain. Menopause, 28(2), 167-174. doi:10.1097/GME.0000000000001688

Ambikairajah, A., Tabatabaei-Jafari, H., Walsh, E., Hornberger, M., & Cherbuin, N. (2020). Longitudinal changes in fat mass and the hippocampus. Obesity, 28(7), 1263-1269. doi:10.1002/oby.22819

Ambikairajah, A., Ambikairajah, R., & Ambikairajah, E. (2021). The impact of improving feelings of relatedness on motivation and engagement for tertiary students. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 52(5), 721-730. doi:10.1080/0020739X.2019.1703149

Ambikairajah, A., Walsh, E., & Cherbuin, N. (2019). Lipid profile differences during menopause: a review with meta-analysis. Menopause, 26(11), 1327-1333. doi:10.1097/GME.0000000000001403

Ambikairajah, A., Walsh, E., Tabatabaei-Jafari, H., & Cherbuin, N. (2019). Fat mass changes during menopause: a metaanalysis. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 221(5), 393-409. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2019.04.023

Ambikairajah, A., & Tisdell, C. C. (2019). E-Examinations and the Student Experience Regarding Appropriateness of Assessment and Course Quality in Science and Medical Science. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 47(4), 460-478. doi:10.1177/0047239518822016

Low, J. K., Ambikairajah, A., Shang, K., Brown, D. A., Tsai, V. W., Breit, S. N., & Karl, T. (2017). First behavioural characterisation of a knockout mouse model for the transforming growth factor (TGF)-β superfamily cytokine, MIC-1/GDF15. PloS one, 12(1), e0168416. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0168416

Ambikairajah, A., Devenney, E., Flanagan, E., Yew, B., Mioshi, E., Kiernan, M. C., Hodges, J. R., & Hornberger, M. (2014). "A visual MRI atrophy rating scale for the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-frontotemporal dementia continuum." Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 15(3-4), 226-234. doi:10.3109/21678421.2014.880180

Thesis

Ambikairajah, A. (2022). Women’s brain health: disentangling the role of menopause and ageing. The Australian National University (Australia).

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