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departments › ... › clinical-rotations
… and Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center providing an unparalleled diversity of patient populations, pathologies, and … team. Fellows gain experience in the management of critically ill patients and also have the opportunity to gain … have the opportunity to manage patients with intra-aortic balloon pumps, Impella devices, and hone their …
departments › ... › research
… Research is a particularly strong feature of the Allergy and Immunology Program. In fact, with 7,000 sq. ft. … for both clinical and basic and translational research. The Allergy and Immunology Clinical Laboratory located in the … oxidative burst studies. The Division of Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology is also home to the Texas …
healthcare › ... › hand-surgery
… both surgical and non-surgical options, for patients of all ages. From relieving carpal tunnel syndrome to … phenomenon, their skill and precision restore function, alleviate pain and improve quality of life of patients. With … a simple concern or tackling complex reconstructive challenges, our specialists deliver exceptional outcomes with …
healthcare › ... › da-vinci-hysterectomy
… Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH). … laparoscope, a thin, lighted telescope inserted through a small incision in the abdomen, enabling the doctor to see the … The uterus is removed in pieces through small incisions in the abdomen. Laparoscopic hysterectomy has …
healthcare › ... › leukemia
… that happens when cells in your bone marrow grow abnormally and out of control. These cells can spread to other … (or lymphoblastic) leukemia affects white blood cells called lymphocytes. Myelogenous leukemia affects the other type of cells that normally become granulocytes, red blood cells, or platelets. The …
healthcare › ... › lung-transplant-evaluation-process
… All of these tests are performed on an outpatient basis. Our … for lung transplantation, each patient is assigned a lung allocation score based on multiple variables. The United Network developed the Lung Allocation Score (LAS) for Organ Sharing (UNOS). The use of …
news › getting-ahead-of-the-infection-phages-anticipate-bacterias-location
… virus that infects and destroys bacteria, that can specifically locate in the same place the bacteria live in the … and microbiology at Baylor. “We discovered a novel phage called ES17 that binds to mucins, and this property seemed to … discovered that phage ES17 binds to particular molecules called heparan sulfate which can be found not only in mucins, …
news › aspirin-reduces-preeclampsia-risk-affecting-the-gestation-metabolic-clock
… of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Globally, it is associated with 76,000 maternal and 500,000 … could reduce the rates of preterm preeclampsia and all preeclampsia by 60% and 30%, respectively. “Our work has … age. Changes during advancement of gestation were also partially reversed by aspirin in one-fourth of the …
research › faculty-labs › paul-klotman-laboratory
… of renal disease in the African American community. Additionally, as highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) is … replicating virus distinct from peripheral blood. Additionally, we have elucidated how HIV disrupts signalling networks within the key filtration cells of the …
news › grant-funds-genome-editing-research
… applications in humans also has increased exponentially. However, policymakers and geneticists alike, as well … significant concerns about the ethical, legal and social challenges and potential consequences of human genome editing … million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow a research team from Baylor College of Medicine and …