Cold weather can bring unexpected power outages, so ensuring you have an emergency plan for your at-home medical devices is ...

Human norovirus, the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis accounting for an estimated 685 million cases and approximately ...

When you are feeling hungry, the brain takes the necessary steps toward consuming a meal. Many of these steps are not well ...

While existing data on the effect of spaceflight on the bones and tendons is available, there is little information about how ...

We study rare childhood diseases using medical genetics, genomics, and Drosophila models. Understand the underlying mechanisms of Mendelian disease. Clinical and genetic aspects of rare human disease ...

The main research interest of the Martin Lab is the study of molecular mechanisms controlling cell growth and differentiation in embryogenesis and their relation to congenital heart defects and heart ...

The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Space Medicine, with ...

While the holidays can feel like a jolly time to celebrate with loved ones, many face this time of year feeling isolated and ...

Mosquito-borne diseases are those that are transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. The diseases spread by mosquitoes can be caused by a parasite, as in the case of malaria, or ...

Why monitor blood pressure (BP)? Hypertension (high blood pressure) is an important health issue in children, because of its association with obesity. High blood pressure is considered a risk factor ...

The presence of two types of hair cells, the inner and outer hair cells, in the organ of Corti was appreciated nearly a 100 years ago but the function of the two has only become clear in the last 20 ...

In a healthy human adult, bacterial cells outnumber human cells, but the identity and degree of diversity of these bacteria in a single individual, their variability from person to person, and their ...