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healthcare › ... › about-inflammatory-bowel-disease-ibd
… organs in rare circumstances. Indeterminate colitis occurs when patients with IBD have some features of both … to moderate to severe. The inflammation can also affect other parts of the body, commonly the joints, skin, and eyes. … IBD in most cases. Various studies may be needed to exclude other similar conditions and assess the severity of the …
news › triggers-of-anaphylaxis-in-infants-children
… in adults, but limited information is available about its occurrence in children and infants. Anaphylaxis is triggered by certain types of food, drugs, insects or other items that contain allergens. Symptoms can include … and immunology at Baylor and director of the food immunotherapy program at Texas Children’s and the lead researcher …
news › new-understanding-cell-cell-communication
… of human exRNAs in bodily fluids. They also developed web-accessible computational tools other researchers can use to analyze exRNAs from their own … diseases such as cancer.” The Milosavljevic lab worked with other members of the Extracellular RNA Communication …
departments › ... › infectious-diseases-fellowship
… of infectious diseases and have a longstanding record of successful mentorship of fellows. Our fellowship program has a … C, infection control, antibiotic resistance, and many others. Many of our faculty are active in research with … In addition, our fellows also have access to mentors in other departments, including Molecular Virology and …
departments › ... › global-tb-program
… research. The Global TB Program leverages partnerships with other members of the Baylor College of Medicine family and collaborators at other institutions to develop effective, sustainable, … physicians working in our partner sites. Collaboration of Other Departmental Fellowships Infectious Diseases Tropical …
academic-centers › ... › outreach-programs-and-educational-resources
… Health, San Jose Clinic, Tomagwa Healthcare Ministries and other community clinics, to enhance their cancer prevention … of the breast that can be treated before it spreads to other parts of the body. When breast cancer is detected early, it increases the chances of successful treatment. The American Cancer Society recommends …
news › mapping-the-cells-that-tune-in-to-sound
… example, some cells respond to sudden, sharp noises, while others detect changes in pitch or fluctuating sounds, such … strategies used helped us create the tools needed for other scientists to target these specific neurons, which … develop treatments that target specific cells with greater accuracy,” McGinley said. “These findings, thanks to the work …
news › eating-for-necessity-or-pleasure-there-is-a-brain-circuit-for-that
… is fundamental for survival, pleasure-driven feeding may accelerate the onset of obesity and associated metabolic … eating. “I was surprised by this finding,” Xu said. “We and other groups had previously shown that certain groups of … brain areas, one regulates hunger-driven feeding and the other controls pleasure-driven eating. “A subset of DBB-Penk …
healthcare › ... › ulcerative-colitis
… for ulcerative colitis. Infections and diet are among other potential environmental causes for ulcerative colitis; … and abdominal pain. These symptoms may also be seen in other medical conditions and are not diagnostic of … some patients may not respond to medications or have other severe symptoms that require removal of the colon. …
news › researchers-identify-neurons-that-regulate-blood-sugar
… blood sugar in balance. At Baylor College of Medicine and other institutions, researchers led by Dr. Yong Xu , … First, Xu and his colleagues were surprised that, while in other VMH subdivisions about half of the neurons were … and decreases when glucose levels are low. In contrast, the other half of the neurons are glucose-inhibited – they …
