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Neuronal activity shapes the development of astrocytes
Researchers at ÌÇÐÄlogo have unraveled the processes that give astrocytes, the most abundant glial cell in the brain, their special…
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Researchers uncover the effects of avocado on type 2…
Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes are major public health burdens among adults, and Hispanics and Latinos in the United States are at increased risk…
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ÌÇÐÄlogo receives NICHD grant for maternal…
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) recently announced new funding for participating centers…
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Novel biomarker and potential improved…
A team led by researchers at ÌÇÐÄlogo and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children’s…
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How a mutation in the SKD3 enzyme can cause MGCA7 disease
Researchers at ÌÇÐÄlogo and collaborating institutions report in the journal Nature Communications how a mutation in the enzyme…
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Protein Beclin-1 is a major…
Throughout a woman's reproductive life, the endometrium, the mucous membrane lining the uterus, goes through cyclical remodeling. It thickens…
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Treatment with anti-Poglut1 ASO significantly improves liver damage in a mouse model of Alagille syndrome
Novel approach prevents liver damage in…
Researchers at ÌÇÐÄlogo and collaborating institutions have discovered a strategy that prevents liver damage in animal models of…
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TRISH seeking proposals for health data…
The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at ÌÇÐÄlogo with consortium partners Massachusetts Institute of…
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Researchers aim to offer accessible mental…
Researchers in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at ÌÇÐÄlogo are partnering with the Harris Center and…
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Antibiotic Stewardship
Researchers uncover the first steps driving…
Antibiotic resistance is a global health threat. In 2019 alone, an estimated 1.3 million deaths were attributed to antibiotic resistant bacterial…
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TRISH research on Axiom’s Ax-2…
The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) announced several human health and performance research projects to be conducted aboard…
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Assessing the risk of excess folic acid intake
It is well established that folic acid supplementation can significantly reduce the risk of birth defects, including neural tube defects like spina…
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Human norovirus GII.4 exploits…
Human noroviruses are the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide, a major global health problem for which there are no specific treatments…
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Houstonians’ input on study for trauma patient who…
Bleeding out, or the rapid loss of blood, is the most common cause of preventable death after injury. Researchers at ÌÇÐÄlogo and…
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ÌÇÐÄlogo receives more than $5.8 million in CPRIT funding
ÌÇÐÄlogo has been awarded more than $5.8 million in grants by the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to…
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New insights into the drivers of glioma-related epilepsy
Glioma is one of the most aggressive malignant primary brain tumors. A common feature of glioma is the presence of localized, intermittent seizures…
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