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Momentum 

Debunking fertility myths

November 28, 2022November 23, 2022Contraception, diet, Fertility, obstetrics and gynecology, Pregnancy

When it comes to fertility, people who want to conceive often feel overwhelmed distinguishing between fact and fiction.

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Momentum 

Don’t strike out your health when you cheer for the Astros this World Series

October 27, 2022October 26, 2022Anxiety, baseball, diet, Flu

Whether you’re root-root-rooting for the Astros at the stadium or with friends and family at home, our experts offer some tips to make sure you

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From The Labs 

Connecting the dots between lactating mother’s diet, milk composition, microbiome and benefits of mother’s milk

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021Breastfeeding, diet, HMO, metabolic health, milk microbiome, Research

This study reports the first evidence that the mother’s diet while breastfeeding can shape the profile of HMOs, a type of food for microbes, which in turn modifies the functional abilities of the milk microbiome.

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From The Labs 

Your microbiome is what you eat

July 30, 2019August 1, 2019Colorectal Cancer, diet, Fusobacteria, microbiome, Research

When you eat, you also feed your microbiome and influence the structure of the microbial community in the gut. Understanding how all this is connected

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From The Labs 

It’s all connected: circadian clock, microbiome and response to diet

June 30, 2017circadian clock, diet, metabolism, microbiome, mouse model, Npas2 gene

Disrupt the circadian clock, and metabolism will change. Alter the microbiome and, again, metabolism will change. Would altering the circadian clock affect the microbiome? Dr.

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From The Labs 

Rap1, a potential new target to treat obesity

October 19, 2016diet, high-fat diet, leptin, Obesity, Rap1

Understanding how the body keeps a healthy weight is like solving a puzzle with pieces still missing. Some of the unknown pieces are genes located

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From The Labs 

A single species of gut bacteria can reverse autism-related social behavior in mice

July 25, 2016autism spectrum disorders, behavior, developmental disorders, diet, high-fat diet, microbiome, Pregnancy, Prenatal

The absence of one specific species of gut bacteria causes social deficits in mice. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine report June 16 in Cell

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Momentum 

How does your diet affect your skin?

November 17, 2015October 7, 2016Aesthetics Studio, Dermatology, diet, Dr. Rajani Katta, Dr. Ramsey Markus, Healthcare, Houston, Skin

Sugar, carbohydrates and acne? Oh my! Once considered unrelated, dermatologists at Baylor College of Medicine said research finds certain foods can cause acne to flare

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Checklist for a healthy lifestyle

September 2, 2015June 8, 2017Andy Phifer, Cancer, diet, Dr. Jeffrey Steinbauer, Exercise, Family and community medicine, Fitness, Healthcare, Healthy Lifestyle, Houston, Men's Health, Nutrition and Wellness, Sleep, smoking, Sunscreen, Women's Health

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle could be a sure way to stay out of the doctor’s office. With that in mind, Jeffrey Steinbauer, M.D., chief medical

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From The Labs 

Diet at conception could have long-lasting effects

June 15, 2015Cancer, diet, epigenetics, Genetics, Nutrition, preconception, Prenatal

By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. What a mother eats around the time of conception can have a lifelong effect on how certain of her child’s genes

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