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Dr. Debosmita Sardar smiling at the camera while using research test supplies.

From The Labs

From my Perspective: Dr. Debosmita Sardar shares her experiences during postdoctoral training

September 20, 2022 astrocyte-neuron communication, postdoc, Postdoc appreciation week, Research

Dr. Sardar is heading into her journey toward one day having her own lab investigating mechanisms that mediate astrocyte-neuron communication.

An older Indian man in a villaige in the mountains of Munnar, India. He stands wearing a white shirtwith most of the buttons undone and a white turban. His short beard is white and his hair is turning a bit grey.

Momentum

Collaboration, regional focus needed for dementia care in India

September 19, 2022 Dementia, National School of Tropical Medicine, public health

Dementia affects more than 55 million people, making it one of the world’s most widespread public health problems.

A spiraling collection of stained glass windows.

Policywise

A renaissance of research on psychedelics is on the rise

September 2, 2022 Center of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Ethics Sumer Interns, Medicine, psychedelic, Research

This is the second in an ongoing series by Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy summer interns, undergraduate/graduate students interested in emerging ethical issues. There is

From The Labs

Meet JEDI-2P, a faster, brighter and more sensitive sensor for brain electrical activity

August 30, 2022 brain activity sensor, GEVI, JEDI-2P, neuroimaging, Research

This work is paving the way to new discoveries on how the brain functions in awake, active animals both healthy and with neurological conditions.

Policywise

Interrogating the brain on trial: neuroscience, ethics and the law

August 26, 2022 Brain, brain imaging, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, Ethics Sumer Interns, law, Neuroscience, Philosophy

This is the first in an ongoing series by Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy summer interns, undergraduate/graduate students interested in emerging ethical issues.

From The Labs

‘Drug factory’ implants eliminate mesothelioma tumors in mice

August 25, 2022 cancer treatment, checkpoint inhibitors, IL-2-producing beads, Mesothelioma, Research

A Baylor College of Medicine-Rice University collaboration is making strides in the treatment of mesothelioma and other cancers.

Policywise

Inaccurate oxygen readings: the problem with pulse oximeters

August 19, 2022 Biases, FDA, inaccuracy, oxygen, policy, Pulse oximeters, racial and ethnic minority patients, regulatory requirements

Pulse oximeters are medical devices that measure how much oxygen is available in the body. This measurement, called the oxygen saturation, is a vital sign