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news › study-to-explore-ethics-deep-brain-kids
… Deep brain stimulation is used to treat children with nervous … study the psychosocial risks and benefits of pediatric deep brain stimulation (DBS) through a BRAIN initiative grant. … Study to explore ethics of deep brain stimulation in kids …
news › oxytocin-drives-development-of-neural-connections-in-adult-born-neurons
… to the brain’s plasticity, or its ability to modify itself by rearranging existing neural networks and forming new … circuits to remain healthy, robust and stable. To better understand brain plasticity, a team of researchers at Baylor … new neurons incorporate themselves into neural networks. Using viral labeling, confocal microscopy and cell-type …
news › social-isolation-triggers-astrocyte-mediated-deficits-in-learning-and-memory
… and family: social isolation causes memory and learning deficits and other behavioral changes. Many brain studies … known about the consequences for the most abundant brain cell, the astrocyte. Researchers at Baylor College of … journal Neuron that during social isolation, astrocytes become hyperactive, which in turn suppresses brain circuit …
news › dr-paul-pfaffinger-named-chair-of-the-department-of-neuroscience
… Dr. Paul Pfaffinger has been named the new chair of the … Disabilities Research Center and the Center for Drug Discovery. “Dr. Pfaffinger has been an essential part of the Department … Dr. Paul Pfaffinger named Chair of the Department of …
news › dr-thomas-lloyd-named-chair-of-the-department-of-neurology
… Dr. Thomas Lloyd, an expert in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis … neuron and muscle diseases with a goal of identifying novel drug targets for neurodegenerative diseases. While at … trials unit and the neuromuscular pathology laboratory. “Dr. Lloyd specializes in neuromuscular disorders in adults, …
news › department-of-surgery-provides-medical-students-with-acs-travel-awards
… The Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine awarded six medical students a 2023 Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery American College of Surgeons (ACS) Travel Scholarship. The award recognizes students in their third … Department of Surgery Provides Medical Students with ACS Travel Awards …
news › baylor-college-of-medicine-recognizes-research-excellence-with-debakey-awards
… Six Baylor College of Medicine faculty members were selected as recipients of the 2023 Michael E. DeBakey Excellence in Research Award. They were honored at a … College of Medicine’s first president but he also was an accomplished innovator and researcher.” Baylor Vice President …
news › sheth-awarded-jasper-l-and-jack-denton-wilson-foundation-grant
… Sameer Sheth , professor and vice chair of research in the Department of Neurosurgery , McNair Scholar, and Cullen … investigation of the neural basis not only of seizures themselves, but also of the cognitive, learning, and mental … Denton Wilson Foundation supports educational, health, and community initiatives providing grants and funding to …
news › researchers-develop-new-tool-to-improve-accuracy-of-genetic-testing
… Aggregation Database (gnomAD), one of the world’s most widely used resources for understanding human genetics. The work, published in Nature Communications , applies a method called local ancestry … Researchers develop new tool to improve accuracy of genetic testing …
news › baylor-researchers-develop-and-validate-clinical-diagnostic-rna-sequencing-test
… emerged as a powerful supplement to DNA sequencing for Mendelian disease diagnosis, but clinical translation of … in the American Journal of Human Genetics , establish a comprehensive transcriptome sequencing pipeline for clinical … Baylor researchers develop and validate clinical diagnostic RNA sequencing test …