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More Isn’t Always Better: Texas A&M Research Links High-Dose Antioxidants To Offspring Birth Defects
Findings from a mouse study suggest men planning to conceive should use caution with antioxidant supplements, as excess intake can influence sperm and early offspring craniofacial development. Antioxidants have been marketed as miracle supplements, touted for preventing chronic diseases and cancers; treating COPD and dementia; and slowing aging. While antioxidant therapies are widely used to […]
Bone Healing Worsens With Age In Down Syndrome
Around 350,000 people in the United States have Down syndrome (DS), a genetic condition associated with lower bone mass and increased risk of bone fracture. Research from Texas A&M University has previously shown that when people with DS get bone fractures, they often do not heal, which can be fatal. Now, thanks to a $1.8 […]
Meet The Texas A&M Researchers Reshaping Care For Traumatic Injuries
Finding better ways to treat traumatic injuries and blood loss is crucial for saving lives, but it’s also incredibly difficult to research — understandably, few people arriving at the emergency room after a horrible accident would want to discuss participating in clinical research. But Texas A&M biomedical researchers are finding ways to make the impossible […]
Research Breakthrough From Texas A&M Could Help Regrow Lost Limbs
Researchers at Texas A&M University have uncovered a key element of joint cartilage regrowth, which brings them one step closer to regrowing entire human limbs. Their goal is to help the 2.1 million people in the United States living with limb loss, a population expected to more than triple by the year 2060 because of […]
Chemicals Might Be Hitching A Ride On Nanoplastics To Enter Your Skin
Plastic is ubiquitous in the modern world, and it’s notorious for taking a long time to completely break down in the environment — if it ever does. But even without breaking down completely, plastic can shed tiny particles — called nanoplastics because of their extremely small size — that scientists are just now starting to […]
The Olive Branch: Researchers Harness Expertise To Study Granddaughter’s Rare Bone Condition
A pair of VMBS scientists have been working to bring hope to families everywhere by dedicating their efforts to understanding a rare genetic disorder. As a toddler, Olive walked in a way that her grandmother, Dr. Dana Gaddy, described as an exaggerated “waddle.” But this wasn’t the “waddle” of an infant learning to walk — […]
Harnessing The Power Of Clay To Protect Communities From Toxins
From microplastics to heavy metals and forever chemicals, people are more aware than ever of the potential dangers lurking in food, water, and household items. But thanks to researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), the answer to these concerns may be right under our feet. Dr. Timothy Phillips, […]
$1.6M NIH Grant Supports Texas A&M Research To Improve Fracture Healing For People With Obesity
More than 100 million people in the United States have obesity, a condition linked with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, strokes, and nerve damage. Among the states with the most obesity cases, Texas ranks No. 10. With prevalence of the disease expected to rise by 2050 — when one-third of children and adolescents are expected to be […]
Parental Alcohol Abuse Predisposes Children To Cancer, Texas A&M Researchers Find
New research from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has discovered that parents who chronically abuse alcohol can pass along adverse effects that increase their children’s susceptibility to cancer — especially in the liver. Researchers working in the lab of Dr. Michael Golding have previously demonstrated that paternal drinking habits […]
Texas A&M Superfund Center Develops Environmental Reporting Chatbot Prototype
The chatbot, MyEcoReporter, provides a model for making it easier for communities to report their concerns to government agencies. Researchers at the Texas A&M Superfund Research Center are exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for engagement with communities. They have created an AI chatbot prototype called MyEcoReporter for reporting environmental concerns, making it easier […]
