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research › ... › role-of-cytochrome-p450-cyp1a-1b1-enzymes
… in the vicinity of Superfund sites, who may be exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that emanate from these sites, are at a higher risk for preterm delivery. Preterm delivery requires the neonate to be subjected to supplemental oxygen (hyperoxia), and …
news › baylor-awarded-nci-grant-end-smoking
… The Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine is … that will implement a National Cancer Institute-funded tobacco cessation program for cancer patients. In 2017, the … Baylor only Texas site awarded NCI grant to help end smoking …
news › four-more-years-of-nih-funding-to-study-regenerative-tissue-repair
… Sundeep Keswani, M.D., FACS, FAAP, surgical director of Basic Science Research at Texas Children’s Hospital … College of Medicine, has been awarded $3.1 million in a competitive renewal of his R01 study, “Novel Mechanisms of … March 2025. Dr. Keswani has been studying dermal injury for almost 20 years, a passion that has placed him as the …
news › dawn-to-sunset-fasting-could-help-those-suffering-from-metabolic-syndrome
… Baylor College of Medicine doctors studying the effects of dawn-to-sunset fasting have found more evidence that when you eat … properties against a number of illnesses, some related to metabolic syndrome, including cancers. “Those findings … Dawn-to-sunset fasting could help those suffering from metabolic …
news › dr-rosengart-to-chair-new-acs-surgeon-scientist-grant-review-committee
… Dr. Todd K. Rosengart, professor of surgery and chair of the … Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, has been named to a new American College of Surgeons National Surgeon Scientist Program, and asked to serve as chair of its grant review committee for an … Dr. Rosengart to Chair New ACS Surgeon Scientist Grant Review Committee …
news › dr-lemaire-to-serve-as-secretary-of-the-thoracic-surgery-foundation
… Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, has been elected to serve as the secretary of the Thoracic Surgery … served as a member of the TSF research and education committee from 2014-2018, including his time as chair from … Award and the Fulbright & Jaworski Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching and Evaluation, among the most prominent awards …
healthcare › clinical-trials › h-49270
… The purpose of this research is to compare the effects, good or bad, of prasinezumab versus … In people with Parkinson’s disease, 〈-synuclein clumps together inside brain cells, which causes the cells to become … in the brain they are located. Prasinezumab may clear away harmful forms of 〈-synuclein to prevent damage to brain …
news › dynamic-twists-and-loops-can-enable-dna-to-modulate-its-function
… DNA double helix in cells is supercoiled and constrained into loops. This supercoiling and looping are known to … happens has not been clear. Published in the journal Nature Communications , a study by researchers at Baylor College of … aspects of DNA function. “DNA stores a cell’s genetic information in a stable and protected form that is readily …
research › ... › tfeb-mediated-lysosome-to-nucleus-signaling-in-aging-and-lifespan-regulation
… of TFEB signaling from the signaling from lysosome to the nucleus through PTM modulation and epigenomic modification to direct transcriptional programs governing lysosomal … transcriptional programs and that TFEB signaling needed for cellular homeostasis is deteriorated by aging. …
news › baylor-receives-nci-grant-to-study-liver-cancer-risk-and-prevention
… $5.5 million-plus grant from the National Cancer Institute for research on liver cancer risk factors and prevention, with the goal of reducing the burden of … better understanding and prevention of liver cancer in our community.” The study will consist of three independent but …