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… consists of four rotations of three months duration. Our call system is divided into three separate resident call pools-Pediatric (TCH), Private Adult (BSLMC), and Public Adult (BTH & MEDVAMC). The residents call is divided into junior (PGY1-3) and senior (PGY 4 & 5) …
news › follow-water-safety-guidelines-to-prevent-drowning
… physician explains that water safety must be practiced all year long, as drowning is silent, quick and can occur even in shallow waters. “All kids should be supervised, regardless of …
news › covid-19-patients-have-increased-oxidative-stress-oxidant-damage-and-glutathione-deficiency
… with COVID-19. We found that these defects occur in all adult age groups, including young people, and worsen … and have elevated oxidative stress and oxidant damage is really surprising, because we do not normally see these defects in younger age groups. These defects …
news › new-proteins-involved-in-spinocerebellar-ataxia-provide-insight-into-selective-neuronal-vulnerability
… a mutant ATXN1 protein having long uninterrupted stretches called polyglutamine (polyQ) repeats. In healthy neurons, … to CIC, CIC target genes are hyperexpressed, which is eventually toxic to neurons. Prior research has demonstrated that all changes in the cerebellar Purkinje cells in SCA1 mouse …
news › neuronal-activity-shapes-the-development-of-astrocytes
… the adult brain, the bushy shape of astrocytes is fundamentally linked to effective brain function. The ends of the … how astrocytes acquire their complex shape? “We artificially activated or silenced neurons and determined whether … team discovered that neurons produce a neurotransmitter called GABA that binds to astrocytes via a molecule on their …
news › car-t-cell-therapy-for-t-cell-lymphoma-shows-promise-in-phase-i-trial
… safety. The results are published in the journal Blood . All patients in the trial were treated extensively with … received a second infusion of CAR T cells and proceeded to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The …
departments › ... › vice-chair-quality-improvement-innovations
… of Medicine faculty Establish a Quality Academy for all Department of Medicine fellows Provide pragmatic QI … Disseminate performance on annual quality measures to all Department of Medicine sections and promote activities … QII VCG members who represent multiple department sections. All applications were subsequently presented for …
departments › ... › curriculum
… to rotate through multiple affiliated training hospitals, all centrally located in the Texas Medical Center, including Ben Taub … medical center. Training in cardiology requires that all fellows spend a minimum of three years in training, two … Aside for one month of in-house call at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center/Texas Heart …
news › researchers-develop-the-first-assembled-genome-of-a-soft-tick
… it can take about a year to go from a larva to an adult. Finally, when they molt into adults, sex can be determined. One … genome instead of a highly fragmented genome that is challenging to work with,” Lopez said. Teel said the completed genome will allow researchers to investigate chromosomes linked to …
about-us › ... › ac-systems
… drive systems work on the principle of tangential friction allowing the energy produced by a motor to be transferred to … units a year. The new air handling units we are installing are constructed to provide the highest energy … the longest life of any of the equipment we have ever installed. We are using all the technologies mentioned above to …
