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… Host Metabolism … Changes to host metabolism, such as pregnancy or development of type … more likely to develop a UTI and more often progress with complications including recurrent UTI, pyelonephritis, and … by pregnancy and metabolic disease. Learning more about how the host immune response influences the susceptibility …
departments › ... › chikungunya-virus
… is caused by the chikungunya virus which is transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes . Its name is derived from … Chikungunya is rarely a fatal disease, but the joint pain can be severe and debilitating. It typically lasts for a few … RT- PCR test that detects and indicates approximately how many viral particles are in a febrile patient’s blood. …
news › the-genomic-architecture-of-inherited-dna-variants
… looked at generations of families in a specific population to reveal the role newly inherited DNA variants play on … Public Health as well as co-lead author on the study. “We can see what is happening when consanguinity is at play and … is an important part of the findings because it reveals how genes act within different populations and clans to …
research › ... › tmem106b-as-a-lysosomal-adaptor-to-influence-brain-aging-and-tau-pathogenesis
… discovered as a risk modifier in TDP-positive frontotemporal dementia, but its reach has since extended to … neuropathological burden. This project will determine how TMEM106B influences lysosomal function in vivo and how … is that TEM106B controls lysosomal homeostasis through a combination of local protein interactions and TFEB-mediated …
research › ... › module-5-executing-mission-plans
… Now that you know how to create mission plans, this week we will talk about … them! Most of the remaining weeks in LUNA will focus on completing mission plans and providing more guidance on how …
departments › ... › resident-teaching
… An important component of resident education is the active involvement in … and colleagues. A number of opportunities allow residents to not only teach, but also to learn how to become effective clinician educators through a …
news › rna-splicing-errors-alzheimers-disease
… A collaborative study published today in the journal Cell Reports provides evidence for a … at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at CrypSplice , … spinal muscular atrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. However, until now, their role in Alzheimer’s disease was …
news › protein-eif4a-emerges-as-a-potential-achilles-heel-for-triple-negative-breast-cancer
… Improving treatments for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), an aggressive tumor with very poor prognosis … therapeutic targets, has been challenging. Responding to this need for better treatments, researchers at Baylor … author of the work. “TNBC tumors are typically ‘cold tumors,’ meaning they have more immune cells that …
news › fda-ind-clearance-for-stxbp1-developmental-and-epileptic-encephalopathy-therapy
… at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s … in Capsida Biotherapeutics' multicenter clinical trial to study an investigational therapy for the treatment of a … NHP Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) toxicology study has shown a well-tolerated safety profile with no adverse …
education › ... › legacy-m-d-program-clinical-curriculum
… a variety of settings and patient populations that is hard to match anywhere in the world. Exposure to a variety of … through diagnosis and treatment. … The charts below show an M.D. students typical path through the clinical … Daniel, M.D. … Associate Course Directors: … Fabrizio Canepa, M.D. and Andrew Hawrylak, M.D. … Transitions to …
