news › researchers-develop-algorithm-to-identify-microbial-contaminants-in-low-microbial-biomass-microbiomes
… a potential environmental contaminant from a true, bona fide microbiome signal. Challenges associated with metagenomic sequencing with low biomass environments include the distinction between a true signal versus … identify taxa present in the environment, not all datasets come with negative controls. Researchers at Baylor College …
healthcare › ... › dementia-with-lewy-bodies
… Dementia is a gradual decline of cognitive functions, … functioning. There are many causes of dementia, the most common form being Alzheimer's disease, where memory loss is … be lumped into the PDD group of disorders, rather than separating it into a unique and distinct neurodegenerative …
news › study-finds-antisense-oligonucleotides-to-treat-mecp2-disorder
… Many cognitive neurodevelopmental disorders are a result of too many or too few copies of certain … improvement in several behavioral symptoms such as locomotion and learning deficits that are common among MDS … Study finds antisense oligonucleotides to treat MECP2 disorder …
news › new-guidelines-uphold-lifelong-competency-of-surgeons
… it time to retire? The physician population is aging alongside the general population – more than 40% of physicians in the U.S. will be 65 years or older within the next decade. In the case of surgeons, there is little guidance on how to best ensure their competency throughout their career and at the same time …
research › ... › publications
… Cermakova K, Demeulemeester J, Lux V, Nedomova M, Goldman SR, Smith EA, Srb P, Hexnerova R, Fabry M, Madlikova M, Horejsi M, De Rijck J, Debyser Z, Adelman K, Hodges HC, Veverka V. A ubiquitous … coupling of structurally conserved cyclic nucleotide binding domains. Nat Commun. 2019 Sep 4;10(1):3984. doi: …
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… JD, Zulk JJ, Chirman DM, Piedra F-A, Vaughan EE, Hernandez Santos HJ, Patras KA, Maresso AW. Progress toward a … maternal immunity and the vaginal microbiota. Nat Commun. 2024 Feb 3;15(1):1035. doi: … PMID: 24846378; PMCID: PMC4030450. Wang NY, Patras KA, Seo HS, Cavaco CK, Rösler B, Neely MN, Sullam PM, Doran KS. …
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… JG, Richman R, Tolias KF , Barth P, Palzkill T, Liu Z, Holder JL Jr, Zoghbi HY. An autism-linked missense mutation in … C, Tolias KF . RhoA-ROCK Inhibition Reverses Synaptic Remodeling and Motor and Cognitive Deficits Caused by Traumatic … excitatory synapse development by a Rac1 GEF/GAP regulatory complex. Dev Cell. 2014 Jun 23;29(6):701-15. PMID: 24960694 …
research › faculty-labs › kelly-bijanki-lab
… electroencephalography (sEEG) with extensive coverage of deep structures and white matter fibers, as opposed to … not previously possible. This setting, when leveraged in tandem with our expertise in surgical neuroimaging techniques, … work in establishing this platform has recently been awarded a K01 Mentored Career-Development award from the …
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… R, Le DT, Florez MA, Maneix L, Toups JD, Morales-Mantilla DE, Koh S, Han H, Jaksik R, Huang Y, Catic A, Shaw CA, King … (2020) PMID: 32961298. Hormaechea-Agulla D, Le DT, King KY. Common Sources of Inflammation and Their Impact on … Shen C, Goodell MA, Swierczek SI, and Prchal JT. (2015) Comparative Long-term Effects of Interferon Alpha and …
departments › ... › books-book-chapters
… editors. The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2025. 33RD ed. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Wolters Kluwer; 2025 Mendonca C , Mendonca A . Dementia algorithm. In: Domino FJ, Baldor RA, Barry KA, … 10.1007/978-3-319-20705-6 Wilton G, Lepper LT, Gonzalez S . Competency III: Alcohol screening and brief intervention. …