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news › space-health-institute-launches-first-commercial-spaceflight-medical-research-program
… The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor … in private spaceflight participants. Working with commercial spaceflight providers and their passengers, … Definition) Program will collect in-flight health data from multiple space flights and house it in a centralized …
news › department-of-defense-funds-development-of-a-new-lyme-disease-vaccine
… The National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of … for Vaccine Development has received an $860,000 grant from the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a recombinant protein vaccine for Lyme disease, the most common …
news › study-role-of-hematopoietic-stem-and-progenitor-cells-in-treating-sepsis
… syndrome that occurs when the body has an extreme response to an infection, is responsible for about 20% of deaths … healthy hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) from the bone marrow could improve sepsis outcomes in a mouse model, with the hopes of eventually …
news › rice-baylor-centers-award-joint-research-seed-grants
… (SynthX) and Baylor College of Medicine’s Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center have jointly awarded their first innovation seed grants to three teams of research collaborators from Rice and Baylor. Launched this spring, SynthX fosters …
news › memorial-day-safety-tips
… Many will gather to commemorate Memorial Day by spending time with family and … holiday, Baylor College of Medicine physicians provide tips on how to enjoy the day safely. Stay hydrated Dr. Mike Ren , … staying hydrated, it is also essential to protect your skin from the sun. Sunscreen is a necessity. Dr. John Wolf , …
news › knock-the-rust-off-your-social-skills-after-pandemic-setbacks
… For many people, the lack of face-to-face social interactions during the COVID-19 pandemic caused regular social … further behind,” Storch said. One group that may have welcomed the opportunity for more limited social interaction … He encourages introverts not to let anxiety prevent them from reaching out to others and living their life consistent …
news › national-endowment-for-the-humanities-awards-grant-for-center-for-humanities-based-health-ai-innovation
… The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a … team of medical humanities and bioethics scholars from both institutions, with additional partners across the … greater Houston area. “For AI to truly improve health outcomes, it must be designed with patient trust and wellbeing …
news › ai-reveals-how-protein-modifications-link-mutations-to-disease
… intelligence (AI) model that reveals how protein modifications link genetic mutations to disease. The method, called … are responsible for all the functions of the body, from growing tissues to regulating metabolism or fighting … is a McNair scholar and a member of Baylor’s Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center. The modifications include the …
news › tubulin-prevents-toxic-protein-clumps-in-the-brain-fighting-back-neurodegeneration
… new strategy to fight back against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, conditions that are linked to the toxic … protein clumps in the brain. The team reports in Nature Communications that tubulin, the building block of … internal ‘railway tracks,’ can stop Tau and alpha synuclein from forming toxic clumps and instead steer them into their …
news › ai-accelerates-discovery-of-neurodevelopmental-disorder-associated-genes
… intelligence (AI) approach that accelerates the identification of genes that contribute to neurodevelopmental conditions … epilepsy and developmental delay. This new powerful computational tool can help fully characterize the genetic … in gene expression measured at the single-cell level from the developing human brain. “We found that AI models …
