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news › resource-children-genetic-disorders-july-20
… will gather in Houston July 20 to offer resources for families with children with special health needs and … Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome Texas, Inc.; Mayor's Office for Persons with Disabilities; Project Delivery of Chronic … Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services: Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services; Easter Seals Houston; …
news › baylor-receives-12-million-grant-for-third-phase-of-knockout-mouse-phenotyping-program
… at Baylor College of Medicine have received a grant for more than $12 million from the National Institutes of … final round of funding for KOMP2 is part of an effort to complete the rest of the protein-coding genome. Baylor is … contribution to rare diseases, Mendelian diseases and more common diseases like cardiovascular disease and diabetes,” …
healthcare › clinical-trials › h-50331
… Hispanic adolescents with obesity are disproportionately … evidence-based telehealth diabetes prevention program for Hispanic adolescents. Therefore the purpose of this study is … telehealth and to test the feasibility of this study among Hispanic adolescents (N=3; 12-16 years) with obesity. In …
news › bcm-receives-3-5-million-to-study-telehealth-genetic-services-for-sick-underserved-newborns
… million from the National Human Genome Research Institute for the MAGNET (Making Genomics Accessible to Newborns in Texas) program to study how to overcome challenges in the implementation of in-patient genomic … neonatal intensive care units in under-resourced healthcare communities. “Only 20 years ago, less than 3% of genetic …
news › bcm-uh-awarded-44-2-million-grant-to-create-regional-hub-for-translational-research
… Science Award Program grant from the National Center for Advancing Translational Research to create a regional … hub to serve as a support for infrastructure, services, community engagement and workforce development to advance … innovations. The CTPH also will connect investigators with community healthcare organizations and government agencies …
news › covid-flu-and-rsv-know-the-vaccines-for-these-three-common-respiratory-viruses
… College of Medicine, provides insight on how vaccines for these three common respiratory viruses can protect us and when to get … strain KP.2. Like previous COVID vaccines, this one is recommended for people 6 months of age and older and will provide better … will need two doses of the vaccine, four weeks apart. For pregnant women in their third trimester, getting the …
news › structured-lifestyle-program-improves-cognition-in-older-adults-at-risk-for-cognitive-decline
… certain lifestyle interventions improved cognition in older adults at risk of cognitive decline. U.S. POINTER is a … two-year, multi-site clinical trial, one of which is the Baylor College of Medicine’s Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory … intervention showed greater improvement on global cognition compared to the self-guided (SG) intervention, protecting …
news › serotonin-2c-receptor-regulates-memory-in-mice-and-humans-implications-for-alzheimers-disease
… loss, like Alzheimer’s disease, and suggest novel avenues for treatment. “Serotonin, a compound produced by neurons in the midbrain, acts as a … essential for short- and long-term memory.” Serotonin communicates messages to brain cells by binding to receptors …
healthcare › clinical-trials › h-53655
… sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and adverse pregnancy outcomes. In particular, women with obstructive sleep apnea … disorders of pregnancy and gestational diabetes. Unfortunately, data on whether maternal and neonatal outcomes could be improved with treatment of OSA during …
healthcare › clinical-trials › h-55684
… withdrawal and long-term extension study of ampreloxetine for the treatment of symptomatic neurogenic orthostatic … drug, which means that the FDA has not approved it for the treatment of Multiple System Atrophy or any other … A study of ampreloxetine for neurogenic orthostatic hypotension in participants with …