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news › e-cigarettes-disrupt-lung-function-infection
… A study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine raises health concerns about the use of … effect of vapors or smoke on the function of immune cells called macrophages residing within the lung. These cells … buildup of lipids (fats) in the lungs that disrupted both normal lung structure and function. They also found …
academic-centers › ... › bioethics-intensive-course
… Ethics and Health Policy partners with Houston Methodist to offer the five-day in-person Bioethics Intensive Course in … emphasizes learning-by-doing with a practical and clinically based focus. Its learner-centered model enables … challenges or topics arising in patient care Develop ethically reasoned and practical strategies for addressing these …
departments › ... › poster-and-platform-presentations
… in Los Angeles, Calif. (Feb. 19-21, 2020) Predictors of functional recovery after thrombectomy in posterior … on behalf of the American SEEG Consortium International Neuropsychological Society (INS) 48th Annual Meeting in Denver, … University of Houston Health Research Institute Health: A Call to Action Conference in Houston, Texas (Jan. 30-31, …
news › too-much-of-a-good-thing-persistent-ifng-depletes-progenitor-blood-cells-via-bst2
… it irreversibly exhausts blood stem cells, the progenitors of all blood cells, including immune cells, by triggering … same animals. This model enabled us to visualize and track both cell types individually and simultaneously within … to some other place. That’s how we identified this protein called BST2,” King said. “In fact, in mice in which we …
news › youth-onset-type-2-diabetes-complications-arise-by-young-adulthood
… A clinical study at Baylor College of Medicine has found that people with type 2 diabetes … diagnosed during youth have a high risk of developing complications at early ages and have a greater chance of … Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY) follow-up study, called TODAY2. The findings were published in the New …
news › calcium-scores-can-help-statin-therapy-decisions
… still uncertain about deciding to begin a lifelong course of statins. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and … Standard risk score The standard heart risk calculator, called the pooled cohort equation, uses information such as … If there are any changes, the statin subject should be revisited.” Others who took part in the study include: lead …
news › study-cholesterol-substantially-reduced-with-oral-pcsk9-inhibitor
… A new study led by Baylor College of Medicine and presented at the American College of … Congress of Cardiology found that an oral PCSK9 inhibitor called MK-0616 reduced LDL, or “bad,” cholesterol by more … by around 60% among people taking 30 mg or 18 mg daily, compared to those taking a placebo. “This is a highly …
news › gene-signature-ids-drivers-of-treatment-resistance-in-metastatic-breast-cancer
… A multi-institution team of researchers led by scientists at Baylor College of … a genetic signature that can identify drivers of poor outcomes in advanced estrogen-receptor positive (ER+) breast … a human metastatic breast cancer cohort. The team therefore called their 24 gene signature the MOTERA score for “Mutant …
news › bipai-helps-fuel-botswana-being-first-high-burden-country-to-achieve-elimination-of-hiv-mother-to-child-transmission
… On the heels of World AIDS Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the Republic of Botswana as the first “high burden” country to be certified … a crisis of the first magnitude.” In response to a global “call to action” to address pediatric HIV/AIDS treatment …
news › future-human-spaceflight-gets-a-boost-from-inspiration4-research
… Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine. The Inspiration4 crew spent three days in … launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center historic Launch Complex 39A on Sept. 15. Pre-launch, in-flight and … received an update Thursday on the ongoing data analysis of health research conducted during the mission. “Analysis …
