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departments › ... › chagas-disease
… Chagas disease is an infection with the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Animals and people normally get Chagas disease by contact with insect vectors found throughout the American … test any “kissing bugs”, “chinches” or triatomine vectors from our fair city. … People become infected by: Contact with infected insect vectors (more information below) …
education › ... › med-peds-combined-continuity-clinic
… Our Med-Peds resident continuity clinic is located at the Martin Luther King Community Health Center, a part of the Harris Health System. … This community clinic serves a medically indigent population of all ages. The Martin Luther King Community Health … Residents are expected to attend clinic approximately one-half day per week and build a continuity clinic panel …
healthcare › ... › prostate-cancer-diagnosis
… DRE (digital rectal exam) . The American Cancer Society recommends that men age 50 and above should have both tests … high risk, such as African-American men and men with a strong family history should begin testing at age 45. Men who … Although screening is essential, prostate cancer can only be conclusively diagnosed from the results of a biopsy. …
healthcare › ... › removal-of-kidney-and-ureter
… Indications The kidney, ureter, and bladder are lined by tissue called transitional epithelium. When cancer occurs within this lining, it is referred to as transitional cell carcinoma. Symptoms may include pain, bleeding, or … cavity and kidney. The video-telescope gives the surgeon a magnified view of the operating field and allows …
research › atc-core-labs › integrated-microscopy-core
… High resolution deconvolution microscopy-based image of MDA-MB-453 human breast … Red). Each month the Baylor College of Medicine blog, From the Labs, features an image from our labs and cores. … The Integrated Microscopy Core is an institutional core facility supported by the Advanced Technology …
departments › ... › neuropsychiatry
… The Beth K. and Stuart C. Yudofsky Division of Neuropsychiatry provides a context for the advancement of neuropsychiatric research, … conditions through clinical care, research, education, and community service as our mission. We strive to be the … The division is bringing in world-class experts in the field who can …
research › faculty-labs › george-rodney-lab
… reactive oxygen species, Ca2+ signaling, and excitation-contraction coupling in skeletal muscle under physiological … is activated through voltage dependent release of Ca2+ from the intracellular storage location, the sarcoplasmic … as potential therapeutic targets. The identification of redox signaling pathways that contribute to muscle …
research › faculty-labs › perumal-thiagarajan-lab
… autoimmune disorder have antibodies that react with anionic phospholipid such as cardiolipin in immunological … The immunological specificity of these antibodies is complex and it ranges from phospholipid binding proteins, a complex of …
news › passport-for-care-cancer-survivor-future
… related to their disease and treatment later in life. Up to one-third of childhood cancer survivors are at risk of … both the survivor and their doctor. The new Screenings Recommendations Generator tool allows any childhood cancer … who are not signed up through their clinic may benefit from Passport for Care’s resources by using the Screenings …
departments › ... › translational-neurogenetics-in-epilepsy-research
… SUDEP is an unexpected death from epilepsy in a person who was in otherwise good health. … doctors, but that may be changing. SUDEP is a catastrophic complication of epilepsy and its mechanism is not fully … If your loved one has died as a result of their seizure disorder, you can …
