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Policywise

Advancing hospital care for children on the autism spectrum: The time is now

April 18, 2025 Advocate,  ASD,  Autism,  Autism Spectrum Disorder,  autistic,  Child,  hospitals,  parents,  whole-child approach

No matter where in the hospital you work, you likely have encountered a child on the autism spectrum. If you have ever thought to yourself

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Policywise

Epic tools can increase racial/ethnic diversity in clinical research

August 2, 2024 Autism,  BPA,  Clinical research,  Clinical Trials,  diverse,  Diversity,  EPIC,  MyChart,  Research

A closer look at how BPA and MyChart have been instrumental in helping connect with a diverse patient population in clinical research.

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Momentum

Collaborating with the community for autism research

April 18, 2024 Autism,  families,  pediatrics – psychology,  Research,  spectrum

Read how patients and their families can learn more about how autism research happens and how they can engage in that research.

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Policywise

Waiting for answers: Efforts to reduce wait times for developmental evaluations

April 12, 2024 access to care,  Autism,  Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics,  IDD,  intellectual or developmental disabilities,  Texas

A closer look at efforts to reduce wait times and increase access to care for individuals and families of individuals with IDD.

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Policywise

Navigating future planning: Aging and intellectual and developmental disabilities

March 22, 2024 Aging,  Autism,  caregiver,  cerebral palsy,  Down syndrome,  intellectual and developmental disabilities,  spina bifida,  Transition Medicine Clinic

In a raw and vulnerable moment, a patient’s mother confided in me, “I’m deeply concerned about who will care for my son when I’m no

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From The Labs

Research connecting gut bacteria and oxytocin provides a new mechanism for microbiome-promoted health benefits

November 2, 2023 Autism,  Brain,  gut microbiome,  intestinal endothelium,  L. reuteri,  oxytocin,  Research,  secretin

The details of how gut resident bacteria L. reuteri can affect the gut and other organs are beginning to fall into place.

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Momentum

How does ASD impact adults?

September 21, 2023 adulthood,  Autism,  Child,  support,  transition,  triggers

Drs. Cynthia Peacock and Ellen Fremion offers advice for people on the autism spectrum who are transitioning into adulthood.

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From The Labs

Baylor College of Medicine recognizes research excellence with DeBakey Awards

September 20, 2023 Autism,  DeBakey Research Awards,  evolutionary fitness,  gene evolution,  genome instability,  hematopoietic stem cells,  leukemia,  Neuroscience,  nonhuman primate genomics,  Obesity,  Research

Six Baylor College of Medicine faculty members were selected as recipients of the 2023 Michael E. DeBakey Excellence in Research Award.

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Momentum

Q & A: Maintaining a routine for your child with autism during summer break

April 27, 2023 Autism,  pediatrics,  Psychology

Experts provide tips for parents and caregivers of children with autism during the transition into summer.

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From The Labs

National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2022

September 22, 2022 12-h clock,  AI,  Alzheimer's,  Autism,  gene expression,  infantile spasm,  Postdoc appreciation week,  Research,  Rett Syndrome

From the Labs celebrates National Postdoc Appreciation Week with a sample of the work conducted by Baylor postdocs.

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Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

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