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Whole genome sequence gives shape to picture of human traits

The architecture of the genome - its variation, its genes and the elements that control them - can define traits that affect our bodies and our health - even the levels of so-called "good cholesterol" (high density lipoprotein cholesterol or HDL-C), said a consortium of researchers including those at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and Baylor College of Medicine in a report on massive whole genome sequencing and analysis that appears in a report online in the journal Nature Genetics.

Sugar overload can damage heart according to UTHealth research

Too much sugar can set people down a pathway to heart failure, according to a study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

UTHealth psychiatric residents win Mind Games national contest

For the final question in the 2013 American Psychiatric Association’s Mind Games competition, it was not enough to name the medication (ketamine) that has been shown in a few small studies to have a rapid antidepressant effect in treatment refractory patients. Contestants also had to write down its principal mechanism of action (an N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist).

Emergency gallbladder surgery associated with increased complication risk

If you have severe pain just below the right side of your rib cage, you may have a gallbladder problem. And it is typically better to seek medical attention sooner than later.

UTHealth, Rice University collaborate to save cardiac patients in Fiji

A device born out of a collaboration between The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and Rice University could save lives in Fiji where cardiovascular disease has been called a pandemic.

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