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… is a strengths-based behavioral intervention delivered to youth with type 1 diabetes (age 10 to 13) and their parents. The purpose of the intervention is to improve glycemic, behavioral, and psychosocial outcomes in youth with diabetes using a multiple systems …
news › baylor-college-of-medicine-to-offer-new-clinical-psychology-degree-program
… a new Clinical Psychology Program, which will award a Doctor of Philosophy degree through the School of Health Professions. The program is now accepting applicants for the inaugural class, scheduled to matriculate in fall … The curriculum is designed to develop core scientific competencies in health service psychology and clinical …
news › tubulin-prevents-toxic-protein-clumps-in-the-brain-fighting-back-neurodegeneration
… of Medicine have discovered a potential new strategy to fight back against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, … protein clumps in the brain. The team reports in Nature Communications that tubulin, the building block of … ‘railway tracks,’ can stop Tau and alpha synuclein from forming toxic clumps and instead steer them into their …
news › dr-thomas-coffman-to-give-baylor-college-of-medicine-commencement-address
… School in Singapore, will give the John E. Whitmore Lecture commencement address at Baylor College of Medicine’s … receive honorary degrees: Gloria Hicks, partner of Hicks Automotive Group; Wilhelmina E. “Beth” Robertson, board chair … honor. She serves on the MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors, and she is a board member of the Laura Bush …
news › zr-fusion-protein-sways-normal-brain-cell-development-toward-cancer-growth
… ependymoma (EPN), the third most common pediatric brain tumor. The findings suggest potential new approaches … these aggressive and chemo-resistant tumors. “Pediatric brain tumors are often thought to originate early during brain development but what drives the transformation of …
academic-centers › ... › mission-to-enhance-ethics-education-outreach-and-research-in-space-meteors
… Despite largescale government and private investment in commercializing space travel, it remains too dangerous and too impractical for most civilians. We are working to fill critical policy … Amy McGuire, J.D., Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Vasiliki (Vaso) Rahimzadeh, Ph.D. - Co-Principal …
news › novel-molecule-disrupts-several-molecular-pathways-that-lead-to-cancer-growth
… and ovarian cancers in animal models. 5D4 works by binding to TopBP1 protein in cancer cells, disrupting its … with several pathways that promote cancer growth. Combining 5D4 with another cancer inhibitor, talazoparib, … the investigation toward further developing this strategy for clinical use. “Cancer development involves many steps of …
departments › ... › dr-heilbronner-awarded-nih-brain-connects-grant
… Also known as The BRAIN Initiative®, the program looks to change what is currently known about the human brain by … picture of the brain that shows how individual cells and complex neural circuits interact in both time and space. … notes. “Neurons in the brain are highly specialized for the communication of information. However, not all …
healthcare › clinical-trials › h-53973
… A Phase III Double-Blind Multi-Center Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of AR1001 Over 52 Weeks … disease. AR1001 is an oral drug that is approved for a medical indication in South Korea and is being tested for efficacy in AD to slow cognitive decline. …
news › err-gamma-trains-stomach-stem-cells-to-become-acid-producing-cells
… they involve disruptions of the normal activity of parietal cells (PCs) in the stomach, the only cells in the body that … ERR-gamma ‘trains’ stomach stem cells to become acid-producing cells …