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news › halloween-candy-trick-or-treat
… to succumb to excess sweet treat consumption on Halloween can be enchanting, but too much candy can lead to spooky … said Dr. Luis Rustveld , associate professor of family and community medicine at Baylor. “Too much sugar overwhelms the … sweets also can be an alternative to what is normally found in a Halloween bag; however, if they contain excess …
community › ... › teen-primary-care-services
… The Teen Health Clinic offers Annual Physicals to adolescents and young adults ages 13 to … health and development. Important health problems may be found during an annual physical such as vision or hearing … they do not feel well and have a variety of minor physical complaints. These may include: headaches, minor rashes, ear …
departments › ... › infectious-diseases-fellowship
… Training Program at Baylor College of Medicine offers comprehensive clinical training and diverse research opportunities in the largest medical … a combination of patients and diagnoses that are rarely found elsewhere. … Mentorship to meet your goals … : Drawing …
news › metastable-mystery-scientists-answer-a-20-year-old-question-in-epigenetics
… ‘agouti viable yellow’ (A vy ) mice, some are brown and lean while others are yellow and obese. These … study raised the idea that metastable epialleles might be common in mice, offering a potential explanation for many … the Waterland lab. “Out of millions of potential sites, we found only 29 metastable epialleles.” “Another surprising …
news › dudchenko-technology-review-tr35
… Olga Dudchenko, genomics researcher and postdoctoral associate at Baylor College of Medicine and … human genetics at Baylor, said Dudchenko's methods, when combined with the latest advances in DNA sequencing, enable … fighting the Zika virus in 2017 , and she later co-founded DNA Zoo ( dnazoo.org ), a global network that's used …
departments › ... › sars-cov-2-and-covid-19
… respiratory diseases in humans, some mild, such as the common cold, and some more severe. Other members of the … in nature. The virus is closely related to coronaviruses found naturally in bats. It is thought that, most likely, … … Note: The information on this page was last updated July 26, 2021. Due the rapid accumulation of knowledge about …
healthcare › ... › varicose-veins
… veins are enlarged veins that are visible through the skin and may appear as blue or purple twisted, knot-like cords. … Varicose veins can occur anywhere in the body, but are more commonly found on the legs. Hemorrhoids, a type of varicose vein, can …
research › ... › publications
… MA, Mei Q, Perez M, Zhai Y, Fitzgerald DM, Pribis JP, Wang Y, Hu CW, Powell RT, LaBonte SA, Jalali A, Matadamas … A, Du G, Wang J, … Herman C … , Wang MC. Microbial Genetic Composition Tunes Host Longevity. Cell. 2017 Jun 15;169(7):1249-1262.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.05.036. Erratum in: Cell. …
news › improved-understanding-lou-gehrigs-disease
… study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute … (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig’s disease, develops. A common feature of this progressive, fatal neuromuscular … affected in the absence of ubiquilin. “To our surprise, we found that in these mutant flies, the lysosomes were not …
research › ... › nutritional-role-of-phytochemicals
… Dietary oxalic acid, consumed primarily through plant-based foods, has been shown to contribute to the … be rising and will most likely continue to rise with the recommendations for an increase in the consumption of fruits … plays a role in regulating the concentration of oxalate found in selected leafy greens. Second, we will identify and …
