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healthcare › ... › cognitive-impairment
… About 50 percent of people with ALS develop symptoms of cognitive impairment. There are four subgroups: 49 … might be so subtle that they are only detectable by neuropsychological testing or they may cause slight frustration … The presence of cognitive impairment may call in to question the ability of ALS patients to make …
healthcare › ... › for-patients
… forms including general health, Authorization for Release of Protected Health Information (medical records), and … Most individuals think pathologists conduct only autopsies. Although this is one of the things that pathologists do, autopsies make up only a … Anatomic pathology has three main divisions: Autopsy pathology, cytopathology, and surgical pathology. …
healthcare › ... › eyelid-surgery
… Eyelid surgery, also called blepharoplasty, is done to improve how the upper and … wrinkles under the eyes. But for wrinkles at the corner of the eyes (crow's feet), other treatments may be done. Some treatment examples are Botox, chemical peels, and laser resurfacing. Often …
healthcare › ... › nephrectomy
… A nephrectomy is surgery to take out part or all of the kidney. There are three kinds of nephrectomy: Radical … of the kidney to work normally. You may hear your doctor call this "nephron-sparing" surgery. Simple nephrectomy: … scars than open surgery would. Some doctors may do robot-assisted surgery. The surgeon controls the robotic arms …
research › faculty-labs › perumal-thiagarajan-lab
… The major emphasis of the Thiagarajan Lab is to elucidate the mechanism of the … coagulation tests and these inhibitors are called lupus anticoagulant. The immunological specificity of … antibody syndrome, transient ischemic attacks, and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, all conditions associated …
news › space-health-institute-awards-postdoctoral-fellowships
… Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine has awarded postdoctoral fellowships to five … during deep space exploration missions. The fellows become part of the TRISH Academy of Bioastronautics , a … has selected five postdoctoral who are answering that call. We are proud to welcome these outstanding scientists …
news › designing-behavioral-health-solutions-for-future-mars-explorers
… Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine selected three innovative companies with new approaches to protect astronaut health … to Mars and back. To address these hazards, the Institute called for proposals from companies with new approaches to …
departments › ... › current-research-studies
… Our current studies and a brief description of each are listed below. More information about these … The purpose of this two-part study is to see if a drug called seltorexant (JNJ-42847922) added to your current … that are not working well enough. The study drug will be compared with a placebo (which looks like the study drug but …
research › faculty-labs › jason-mills-lab
… Mills and his team investigate how functional cells can be called back into operation as stem cells in the process … importantly, to determine how it plays a role in the origin of cancer. Dr. Mills has studied stem cells and regeneration … they can attack the abundance of cancer cells specifically, unlike current cancer therapy which attacks all …
research › faculty-labs › zheng-zhou-lab
… adulthood many unwanted cells are eliminated by a process called "programmed cell death" or "apoptosis". Such cells … degraded efficiently within animal bodies. The clearance of dying cells is important because dying cells contain … released, could harm neighboring cells. Inefficient removal of dying cells results in human autoimmune and inflammatory …
