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… the age of five worldwide, and effective vaccines are key to decreasing the burden of disease. Oral vaccines are an … in low-income settings with the highest disease burden; however, the immunogenicity and efficacy of live, oral … immune responses to infectious agents and vaccines. … Glycans (sugars; complex carbohydrate structures; …
news › two-mechanisms-involved-in-tuberous-sclerosis
… The current idea about how tuberous sclerosis occurs places mTORC1, a protein complex that regulates cell metabolism, as … mechanism that is independent of mTORC1. The findings can potentially lead to new treatments that might benefit …
news › mapping-the-cells-that-tune-in-to-sound
… specialized cells in the cochlear nucleus are the first to process that information, enabling our brains to … has been known to be a vital part of the auditory system; however, specific cell populations responsible for … at Baylor College of Medicine, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s …
news › trish-selects-healthcare-and-data-management-projects-for-spaceflights
… and California Institute of Technology, announced today two new projects with Ejenta and TrialX to develop … devices that function without cloud connection, and automatically collect and analyze astronaut data. If a spaceflight … the future, the HERMES Edge Computer on the previous flight can transfer data to networked HERMES Edge Computers located …
research › faculty-labs › kyle-eagen-lab
… Principles of Chromatin Folding … The Eagen Lab aims to elucidate how DNA is folded inside cells. We are fascinated by … nucleus impacts diverse areas of biology, from aging and cancer to hematopoiesis and olfaction. Aberrant chromosome …
research › ... › body-composition-techniques
… Total Body Potassium Counting … This extremely sensitive … (the active growing tissues in the body), which in turn can be used to estimate fat-free mass. Although the terms … be used to estimate levels of fat-free mass. Water ratios, however, can change with the onset of certain illnesses …
news › bacteria-help-discover-cancer-causing-protein
… has applied an unconventional approach that used bacteria to discover human proteins that can lead to DNA damage and promote cancer. Reported in the … of the proteins triggered DNA damage and mutation. “We showed that E. coli can help to identify DNA damage-up …
research › faculty-labs › aaron-thrift-lab
… undertaken by the Thrift Lab is conducted with a view to reducing the burden from cancer through identifying risk factors, then translating … American men with prostate cancer will be recruited. Visit www.respondstudy.org … ALIVE – African American Liver …
news › mapping-out-your-health-for-2023
… The start of the new year is the perfect time to schedule your preventative health screenings. An expert … yearly for a preventive checkup, especially as you get older,” said Dr. Saundra Nguyen , assistant professor of … some of the most important ones: Women should get cervical cancer screening starting at age 21 and should discuss …
research › ... › disease-model-testing
… The ease of genetically engineering mice has led to the development of disease … therapeutic genome editing approaches in vivo . The GETC can help design and execute experiments with disease model …
