news › understanding-atrial-fibrillation
… Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart arrhythmia in humans. This condition increases … and current treatments have suboptimal efficacy and carry side effects. Looking to identify clues that might lead to … with atrial fibrillation. GWAS studies also have determined that a noncoding DNA region located near the Pitx2 …
news › dawn-to-sunset-fasting-associated-with-anti-cancer-proteins
… funded by National Institutes of Health, Dr. Ayse Leyla Mindikoglu , associate professor of medicine and surgery at … by which a cell decreases the quantity of its cellular component. For example, a tumor suppression protein or gene … study looked at a small number of people during a set time frame, so lasting effects of these results are not yet …
healthcare › clinical-trials › h-48032
… Primary objectives: To compare recurrence-free survival in patients with "low risk" … colorectal cancer involving the lung classified as determined by the treating clinical team. Patients with a history … with “high risk” disease, adjuvant chemotherapy is considered a prior line of chemotherapy only if this treatment …
news › human-mini-guts-reveal-new-insights-to-cronkhite-canada-syndrome
… working with human intestinal organoids, also called mini guts, have shed new light on the potential causes of … conditions, offering the possibility of improving the outcome of this disease for which the current prognosis is … mini guts from it in the lab. “We discovered that, compared to mini guts from people without Cronkhite-Canada …
research › ... › lab-members
… (2007-2008) Co-Founder of Action Potential Learning Yun-Min Sung, Ph.D. (2009-2015) Postdoctoral University of … April 2013-2015. Assistant Professor, University of San Francisco Gustavo Rodriguez , Ph.D. (2004-2011) QC Manager, … , Ph.D. (2010-2013) Scientist at Janssen, Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson Ivan A. Anastassov , Ph.D. …
education › ... › alumni
… an update on where some of our graduate students went after completion of their Ph.D. program at Baylor College of … Program Alumni Name Position/Company Graduation Year Mary Brinkman, Ph.D. Infectious … Postdoctoral Associate, Baylor College of Medicine 2020 Franklin Gu, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Researcher, Baylor College …
academic-centers › ... › members
… Ethics and Health Policy strives to create a cohesive community of ethics scholars in the Houston academic and medical community. Membership is generally for those individuals in … an ongoing application process for those interested in becoming a center affiliated member and all interested parties …
news › researchers-identify-neurons-that-regulate-blood-sugar
… sugar from going too high. Solutions to this problem may come from a better understanding of the basic mechanisms … in mice. Their results appear in the journal Nature Communications . “Glucose-sensing neurons sense fluctuations … Ilirjana Hyseni, Matthew Robertson, Badrajee Piyarathna, Min Gao, Sohaib A. Khan, Feng Liu, Rui Chen, Cristian …
healthcare › clinical-trials › h-51478
… with inhaled treprostinil over a 52-week period. Route of Administration : Inhaled Treprostinil inhalation solution or … drug tolerability, monitor AEs, and document changes to concomitant medications. Subjects who discontinue study drug … subtle, reticulating pattern of fibrosis) may be considered for inclusion if coupled with a histopathological …
research › ... › metabolism
… Ultrafocus Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) for body composition and Bone Mineral Density Percent Fat Percent Lean Perent Bone mg/cm2 … EchoMRI (NMR based body composition) EchoMRI 100 NMR based analysis for body … Heat (kcal) High frequency monitoring (up to one sample per minute from up to eight mice at a time) Chambers can be used …