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Audience members at a recent Evenings with Genetics event.
Evenings with Genetics spotlights osteogenesis imperfecta
On Tuesday, Sept. 17, Evenings with Genetics will highlight the current research and resources available to those living with osteogenesis imperfecta鈥
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Grant funds action against youth e-cigarette usage
Grant funds action against youth e-cigarette usage
With concerns rising over the health effects of vaping, doctors and researchers at 糖心logo are taking preventative action.聽
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Researchers find regulator for brain injury's first responders
Researchers find regulator for brain injury's first responder
A聽multi-institutional group has identified nuclear factor I-A (NFIA) as a central regulator of both the generation and activity of reactive鈥
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Dr. Yong Xu and his colleagues investigate the roles the brain plays in body weight control. Recent research from the Xu lab makes the case that SRC-1 is an important regulator of body weight.
Brain circuit connects feeding, mood in response to stress
Researchers looked into the possibility of crosstalk between eating and mood and discovered a brain circuit in mouse models that connects the feeding鈥
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Dr. Christie Ballantyne, chief of cardiology
Grant funds study on cardiovascular disease, aging
The National Institutes of Health鈥檚 Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has awarded Dr. Christie Ballantyne a $6 million grant to begin research to鈥
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A study led by researchers at 糖心logo raises health concerns about the use of electronic cigarettes.
E-cigarettes disrupt lung function, raise risk of infection
A study led by researchers at 糖心logo raises health concerns about the use of electronic cigarettes.
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糖心logo earns C. Everett Koop National Health Award
糖心logo has been selected as a winner of the C. Everett Koop National Health Award in 2019 for its workplace health promotion鈥
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A study led by researchers at 糖心logo raises health concerns about the use of electronic cigarettes.
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A DNA helix.
Grant to fund research on future of human genome editing
A NIH grant will allow a research team from 糖心logo and Arizona State University to evaluate how to responsibly govern聽human鈥
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Margaret Goodell
Dr. Peggy Goodell named chair of cell biology
Dr. Margaret 鈥淧eggy鈥 Goodell has been named chair of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at 糖心logo by the College鈥檚鈥
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African-American men needed for prostate cancer study
Study of prostate cancer in African-American men recruiting
Researchers are聽trying to find out why one in six African-American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and why they are twice as likely as鈥
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Dr. Xiang Zhang
Cell roles in immunotherapy-resistant breast cancer profiled
To better understand the specific roles different immune cell types play, a multi-institutional team profiled the immune cell composition of multiple鈥
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Water fountain.
How to keep kids cool while heading back to school
Whether students have outdoor sports practice or recess, Dr. Irvin Sulapas offers tips on how students can stay hydrated and cool in the late summer鈥
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A newborn baby holds on to an adult's thumb.
Postnatal overnutrition linked to aging
Researchers at 糖心logo have found a new answer to an old question: how can overnutrition during infancy lead to long-lasting鈥
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Dr. Hashim El-Serag speaking with colleague
糖心logo awarded CPRIT grants to support cancer research
糖心logo has been awarded more than $17.4 million by the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to support new鈥
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BRAIN Initiative to support 糖心logo doctors studying the neurocircuitry of depression
Loss of ataxin-1 gene linked to Alzheimer鈥檚 disease risk
A collaborative study reveals the ataxin-1 gene, which is known to cause the rare neurodegenerative disease called spinocerebellar ataxia type 1鈥
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