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… screening, primary healthcare, and case management services to teens, their partners, and children in Harris County. The … both clinical pharmacy and medical treatment services can be easily be provided, as well as being easily … for all services for minors under the age of 18 years old, except for STI screenings and pregnancy tests. … Need …
research › ... › research-areas
… Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Development of Hematologic … the general mechanisms governing adult stem cells, and how dysregulation of some of these pathways leads to … development. See Yang, Rau, Goodell, Nature Reviews Cancer, 2015. … Regulation of HSCs During Aging … The …
news › baylor-receives-grant-to-study-dbs-of-treatment-resistant-bipolar-depression
… nearly $10 million in funding from the NIH BRAIN Initiative to study effective treatments for the depressive phase of … It also seeks to identify biomarkers – based on brain recordings – of changes in mood states (e.g., depression vs. … this fashion, both therapy and possible side effects of DBS can be adjusted. A collaborative team of investigators at …
news › travel-safely-during-summer-vacation-season
… put vacation plans on hold over the past few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But now as states relax … restrictions and summer vacation season begins, some Americans are looking for safe ways to travel. A Baylor College … of Medicine infectious disease expert offers a few tips on how to reduce your risk of getting sick if you’re hitting …
news › genomic-alterations-in-advanced-cancers-reveal-interactions-with-therapy
… A novel way to look at cancer treatment resistance offers the … in advanced cancer depending on the therapy received, how these changes may affect cancer progression and the … ways that can lead to disease. For instance, certain genes called oncogenes, which promote cancer growth, are normally …
news › post-menopausal-women-over-40-needed-2010
… Women over the age of 40 who are past menopause can take part in a research study evaluating omega-3 fatty … at Baylor College of Medicine and lead investigator of the BCM research site. Women who have passed … said Pflugfelder. "Omega-3 fatty acids have also been shown to improve dry eye symptoms." Dry eye occurs when there …
news › improvement-and-adherence-to-guidelines-needed-to-reduce-heart-failure-death
… that if those guidelines aren’t followed, the outcomes can be costly and sometimes deadly. The findings, appearing … of the American College of Cardiology: Heart Failure , show that 28% of patients died within a year following a … are heart failure patients who were sicker than ambulatory heart failure patients and required a hospital stay,” …
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… group provides biostatistical and bioinformatic assistance to the Duncan Cancer Center investigators and can also collaborate … preparation and related services. For more information visit our other webpages, put in a request through CrossLab, …
news › pfa-ependymoma-brain-tumors-display-unique-3d-genome-features-that-could-be-exploited-therapeutically
… of posterior fossa group A (PFA) ependymoma, a difficult-to-treat brain tumor diagnosed in very young children. The … the only treatment currently available, is not curative and can cause serious developmental and cognitive issues,” said … the genes needed to do its job. Very little is known about how pediatric brain tumor cells organize their genomes in …
news › dr-gabriel-loor-lung-transplantation-expert
… recipients, has joined Baylor College of Medicine as director of lung transplantation in the division of … organ. A Bluetooth monitor allows for regular readouts of how the organ is performing. The System is in the final … quality of the lung is, deal with logistics and ensure we can get the transplant in and allows the team to operate …