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… has been funded for 5 years. August – We are excited to welcome Dr. Avery Ahmed as a new postdoc in the lab! June – … forward to working, learning, and advancing the frontiers together! April – New publication! Congrats to Deirdre as a … for Developmental Biology (SDB) meeting in Boston July 26-30 this year! May 9 – Our research has been highlighted …
news › postnatal-overnutrition-linked-to-aging
… or off in different cell types. Think of one’s DNA as the computer hardware, and epigenetics as the software that determines what the computer can do. Epigenetics works by adding or removing … litters were reduced to only four pups each. These pups get an ‘all you can eat buffet’ and become overweight by the …
news › dangers-of-nonprescription-antibiotics
… of Medicine discovered several methods that people use to get antibiotics without a prescription. The researchers … , an assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Baylor and the lead author of the … resistance is a phenomenon that spreads throughout the community and society. The risk is not just to you, but for …
news › water-safety-guidelines-to-prevent-drowning
… parents of the dangers around water. “The most important component of drowning is that it is completely preventable,” Leaming-Van Zandt said. From 2005 … is watching your child, Leaming-Van Zandt stresses. People get distracted, especially in large groups, so assign a few …
news › form-severe-malnutrition-linked-dna-modification
… SAM (NESAM). The researchers report in the journal Nature Communications that ESAM, but not NESAM, is characterized … in NESAM in others, our findings suggest that, once ESAM gets on its way, methylation changes are likely involved in …
news › nudge-can-be-ethical-choice
… aids such as videos, websites, pamphlets or books are coming to play an important role. However, in some cases, it … aids, the patient and physician are supposed to sit down together and watch a video, look at a website or go over … "Decision aids standardize things so patients get a fair view of all the options, their risks and …
news › sequencing-uncovers-cause-childhood-blindness
… in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. "We are getting closer to being able to identify all the genes for … loss of function. In other words, the protein's activity is compromised, causing the problem in the eye. What we don't … facility supported by NIH shared instrument grant 1S10RR026550, the Graduate Innovation Foundation of Hunan Province, …
research › ... › sexuality-information
… social isolation experienced by women with disabilities, combined with the stereotype that they have no interest in … we interviewed told us about numerous frustrations in getting information about sexuality and reproductive health. …
departments › ... › chiefs-message
… a high-volume of critically ill patients who present with complex surgical emergencies including bowel obstruction, … a team-based approach to the care of inguinal, ventral, and complex recurrent abdominal wall hernias. Our faculty have … Surgery service lines. Please explore the website and get to know us, our research, and the ways we are advancing …
education › ... › education-programs
… rooms) where standardized patients present a variety of common, yet important patient problems. The medical students … an opportunity to practice their history-taking skills or components of the physical exam on an SP before performing … During the first encounter, "Giving Bad News", students get the opportunity to practice delivering bad news (i.e. …
