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Santa Claus wearing red-rimmed glasses and lifting weights. He has an excited expression as he curls dumbells.
Momentum

Holly jolly health tips for Santa (and you)

December 16, 2024 COVID,  Flu,  Santa Claus,  Travel

Dr. Mike Ren provides tips for Santa to stay in shape and stay healthy as he prepares for his busiest night of the year.

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From The Labs

Student-mentor pair receives prestigious HHMI Gilliam Fellowship

August 6, 2024 COVID,  HHMI Gillian Fellowship,  HIV,  placenta,  preeclampsia,  Research,  Women's Health,  zika

The HHMI Gilliam fellows are recognized for their outstanding research and commitment to advancing equity and inclusion in science.

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From The Labs

And now, your community health forecast…

December 20, 2023 COVID,  health report,  human virome,  mpox,  polio,  Research,  Texas,  wastewater epidemiology,  wastewater surveillance

In the not-so-distant future, people might be able to tune in to their favorite news source for an update on their community health status.

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From The Labs

A new fruit fly toolkit to understand the impact of SARS-CoV-2 virus in human health

August 15, 2023 ATE1,  COVID,  drug testing,  NSP8,  Research,  SARS-CoV-2 virus,  virus protein,  virus-human protein interaction

With this toolkit researchers can easily and quickly assess the functional effects of SARS-CoV-2 variants and much more.

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From The Labs

High-resolution map of the human placenta reveals COVID virus hideouts

July 20, 2023 COVID,  human placenta,  placental immune microenvironment,  Pregnancy,  Research,  spatial transcriptomics

The researchers’ novel approach sheds light on the interactions between the COVID virus and the human placenta.

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From The Labs

Image of the Month: Human airway organoids infected with SARS-CoV-2

August 3, 2021 Coronavirus,  COVID,  Image of the month,  organoids,  Research,  SARS-CoV-2

Immunofluorescence staining of human nose organoid cultures infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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From The Labs

New COVID-19 vaccine formulation produces effective vaccine candidate

July 29, 2021 adjuvant formulation,  COVID,  protein-based vaccine,  Research,  SARS-CoV-2,  vaccine

Novel vaccine candidate will be easy to produce at large scale and cost-effective, especially in low- to middle-income countries.

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From The Labs

The Cardiovascular Research Institute 8th Annual Symposium

May 14, 2021 aortic aneurysms,  atherosclerosis,  atrial fibrillation,  COVID,  CVRI,  heart disease,  Research,  symposium

Review the symposium highlights, visit the virtual poster session and meet the winners of the first Dr. Mark L. Entman Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Education.

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From The Labs

Hispanic Heritage Spotlight: Interview with Dr. María Elena Bottazzi

November 19, 2020 COVID,  Hispanic Heritage,  Latinamerica,  neglected diseases,  Research,  StarTrek,  Vaccines

Dr. Bottazzi strives to lift the burden of tropical diseases from underserved populations while empowering young generations.

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From the Labs: Image of the Month

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

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlNiMWHUhbc

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