Monthly Archives: September 2019
New Health and Wellness “Wellcast” on hydration now available
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As a child, Andrea Pitts was severely burned. As an adult, she provides “Boxes of Love” to burn patients.
When she was only 18 months old, Andrea Pitts’ life changed forever.
She was toddling in the kitchen while her mother was cooking a pot of beans. As her mother turned away for an instant, Pitts pulled the pot off the stove, spilling the scalding conte… Continue reading
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Hispanic Heritage Month speaker Victor Berrios in Light Hall Oct. 15
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Metabolism expert Lazar to deliver today’s Discovery Lecture
Endocrinologist Mitchell Lazar, MD, PhD, known for his work on the genetic regulation of metabolism, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 19. Continue reading
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Early effort to thwart chikungunya infection shows positive results
Chikungunya is an emergent, mosquito-borne tropical viral infection that can cause chronic and debilitating joint pain and arthritis. The study is testing whether injection of genetic material will trigger rapid production of a specific antibody in hum… Continue reading
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Course on pediatric feeding and swallowing is tomorrow
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Report from the AGA Center for GI Innovation and Technology’s Consensus Conference: Envisioning Next-Generation Paradigms in Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance
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White-light Endoscopy is Adequate for Lynch Syndrome Surveillance in a Randomized and Non-inferiority Study
Dye-based pancolonic chromoendoscopy is recommended for colorectal cancer surveillance in patients with Lynch syndrome. However, there is scarce evidence to support its superiority to high-definition white-light endoscopy. We performed a prospective st… Continue reading
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Factors to Consider in Development of Drugs for Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
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Suppressive and Gut Reparative Functions of Human Type 1 T-regulatory Cells
T-regulatory (Treg) cells suppress the immune response to maintain homeostasis. There are 2 main subsets of Treg cells: FOXP3-positive Treg cells, which do not produce high levels of effector cytokines, and type 1 Treg (Tr1) cells, which are FOXP3-nega… Continue reading
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