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news › new-center-funds-research-to-advance-at-home-healthcare-technology
… Cooperative Research Centers. The Center to Stream HealthCare in Place brings together experts in the … cross-disciplinary collaborations will reinvent the way we approach mental health. The need in mental health … opportunity to collaborate with some of the top technology companies in the country,” said Dr. Mark Kunik , professor …
news › dr-helen-heslop-elected-to-the-national-academy-of-medicine
… Dr. Helen Heslop , director of the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Baylor College of … Methodist Hospital and interim director of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor, has been elected to … have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. “Dr. Heslop is a leader in innovative …
news › grant-funds-genome-editing-research
… Over the last two decades, approaches to genome editing have evolved and become more widely studied and implemented. Most recently, the … Despite concerns surrounding the clinical application of gene editing, including unintended gene … interventions. And last year, a Chinese biophysicist took the next, most controversial step: he used CRISPR/Cas9 …
news › viral-behavior-linked-type-1-diabetes-high-risk
… prolonged enterovirus infection and the development of autoimmunity to the insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells … seemed to confer protection from autoimmunity. The study appears this week in the journal Nature Medicine . Viruses … keep normal blood sugar levels causing serious medical complications,” said co-author Dr. Richard Lloyd , …
news › lesley-stahl-to-be-honored-at-2010-summit
… Stahl, Emmy Award -winning broadcast journalist and co-editor of 60 Minutes, will be given The Anne Morrow Lindbergh … at the 2010 Women's Health Summit, benefiting the Huffington Center on Aging at Baylor College of Medicine . The … during the luncheon by award-winning journalist Jan Carson. To buy a ticket or to reserve a table, contact Zineera Seth …
news › protect-vision-keep-up-with-routine-eye-exams
… We know having good vision is a top health priority for you. Many eye diseases, such as glaucoma and macular degeneration, can go undetected and destroy … visual problems related to the nervous system To make an appointment at the Alkek Eye Center, please call …
news › forum-on-arts-health-promotion-to-be-held
… important health messages. The forum takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the United Way of Greater Houston Community …
news › global-health-forum-experts-tropical-diseases
… public health departments as well as members of the Houston community. Experts highlighted an underappreciated burden of disease from neglected tropical … more public health studies on neglected tropical diseases to obtain hard data on how many people are affected by these …
news › study-to-explore-ethics-deep-brain-kids
… Deep brain stimulation is used to treat children with nervous system disorders like … used for neuropsychiatric conditions like obsessive-compulsive disorder. But many questions remain regarding the … treatment was available. Currently, the FDA has partially approved DBS for treating OCD in adults. “Although most …
news › hearing-vision-test-may-be-behavior-solution
… For some children a health problem could be to blame for acting up in class or even a drop in grades. Doctors at Baylor College of Medicine say what might look like … said Dr. James H. Bray, associate professor of family and community medicine at BCM. … "Children may not be cognitively mature enough to make the connection that they have a problem hearing or …