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TXBioBytes from Texas Biomed Episode 027 — Epigenetics & Childhood Obesity

Posted January 29, 2019 • 00:17:29

Childhood obesity is one of the most pressing public health issues of our time. Now, with the help of a $3 million grant from the National Institutes...

TXBioBytes from Texas Biomed Episode 026 — ‘Colaboracion con Mexico’ Targets Cardiovascular Disease

Posted January 15, 2019 • 00:13:55

Raul Bastarrachea, MD, and Jack Kent, Ph.D. Texas Biomedical Research Institute scientists have been granted funding from the National Institutes of...

TXBioBytes from Texas Biomed Episode 025 — Tissue Bank Deposits Generate Interest

Posted January 1, 2019 • 00:07:57

In the Hixon Hospital, drawers upon drawers hold thousands of animal tissue samples. Protected in wax, this collection is a valuable resource for Texas...

TXBioBytes from Texas Biomed Episode 024– Natural History Studies

Posted December 18, 2018 • 00:07:26

When you hear the phrase “natural history” – what comes to mind? A display at a museum? A college course? At Texas Biomed, natural history means...

TXBioBytes from Texas Biomed Episode 023 — The Ebola-malaria connection

Posted December 4, 2018 • 00:08:24

Can an infection with a parasitic disease increase the risk of developing a deadly virus? That's the question under study at Texas Biomed, where Staff...