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Wireless pain management device may be opioid alternative
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… Neuropathic pain can be a disabling disorder and accounts for nearly 40 percent of chronic pain … Long-term, or the NIH HEAL Initiative , to develop endovascular nerve stimulation technology, wirelessly powered nerve … Jacob T. Robinson , associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering at Rice. “In the …
Space health initiatives to host spacecraft design workshop
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… The Translational Research Institute for Space Health at Baylor College of Medicine, or TRISH, will join the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Space Lab Exploration Initiative to host a workshop addressing the issue of how interior spacecraft environments can be …
Religious coping’s impact on older adults with depression
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… People use different coping mechanisms to deal with depression, and many use religion to handle … Austin studied the effects of religious coping and its correlation with the treatment of psychotherapeutic depression in … Aging and Mental Health .  “There are some in the religious community who place more of a negative stigma on mental …
Dr. Carolyn Smith named dean of Graduate School
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… of Trustees voted today to appoint  Dr. Carolyn Smith  dean of the  Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences , … dean since July 2019. Smith is a professor of  molecular and cellular biology  as well as a member of the  Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center . Her research focuses on the …
Studies aim to safeguard health in deep space
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… The  Translational Research Institute for Space Health  (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine has selected six new biomedical … to receive two years of funding. These projects aim to develop novel solutions to some of NASA’s highest priority … California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. A Multimodal Wearable System for Deep-space …
Dr. Sussman Receives Funding to Develop Artificial Livers
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… ., associate professor in the Division of Abdominal Transplantation at Baylor College of Medicine and medical director of Project ECHO at Baylor St. Luke's, has been awarded $50,000 from the … liver support, new agents to treat viral hepatitis, and complications of advanced cirrhosis. …
Baylor approves departmental status for emergency medicine section
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… at the University of Maryland. With the departmental status officially approved, a search committee will begin its …
Baylor to offer new genetic counseling degree program
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… The Baylor College of Medicine Board of Trustees, Academic Council and Faculty Senate have approved a new Genetic … facilitate understanding, identify support resources and explain genetic testing options for individuals in whom a … about the pros and cons of genetic testing, the possible outcomes, and when testing is desired, arrange testing and help …
Mesothelioma Treatment Center offers new at-home device
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…  are now offering mesothelioma patients a new FDA-approved device as part of their treatment plan. The device called NovoTTF-100L is used together with … Treatment Center and member of the  Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center . “NovoTTF-100L provides another …
Huffington Department of Education, Innovation and Technology Overview
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… Huffington Department of Education, Innovation and Technology Overview …