display Latest news from Houston Methodist on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/neurology-house-calls-to-improve-quality-of-care-and-life-for-als-patients/?sc=rsin /articles/neurology-house-calls-to-improve-quality-of-care-and-life-for-als-patients/?sc=rsin Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:05:59 EST When second-year neurology resident Dr. Keelie Denson asked her ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) patients what they found most lacking in ALS care, the answer was easy for Angela Amar. She and her three children, now adults, had been caring for her husband Robert for more than 14 years. Houston Methodist /articles/researchers-at-houston-methodist-find-survival-improves-with-open-radical-hysterectomy-in-early-stage-cancer/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-at-houston-methodist-find-survival-improves-with-open-radical-hysterectomy-in-early-stage-cancer/?sc=rsin Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:05:14 EST Early-stage cervical cancer patients see better survival and decreased recurrence rates after open radical hysterectomy than minimally invasive laparoscopic approaches, according to a 5-year study led by Houston Methodist researchers and published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Houston Methodist /articles/researchers-at-houston-methodist-find-difference-in-pancreatic-cancer-cells-offering-new-hope-for-immunotherapy-effectiveness/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-at-houston-methodist-find-difference-in-pancreatic-cancer-cells-offering-new-hope-for-immunotherapy-effectiveness/?sc=rsin Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:05:20 EST A team led by a Houston Methodist physician established a hypothesis that the microenvironments of tumors in the pancreatic head versus the body and tail, particularly the immunotherapy receptors found on each section of the pancreas, differ. This could impact the way cancer of the pancreas is treated. Houston Methodist /articles/researchers-look-at-how-pollution-weather-noise-social-factors-impact-afib/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-look-at-how-pollution-weather-noise-social-factors-impact-afib/?sc=rsin Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:05:24 EST Houston Methodist /articles/king-charles-was-treated-for-a-prostate-condition-that-impacts-nearly-half-of-men-over-the-age-of-50-dr-richardo-gonzalez-an-internationally-recognized-expert-in-therapies-for-bph-at-houston-methodist-hospital-is-available-to-discuss-the-most-common-and-m/?sc=rsin /articles/king-charles-was-treated-for-a-prostate-condition-that-impacts-nearly-half-of-men-over-the-age-of-50-dr-richardo-gonzalez-an-internationally-recognized-expert-in-therapies-for-bph-at-houston-methodist-hospital-is-available-to-discuss-the-most-common-and-m/?sc=rsin Tue, 23 Jan 2024 09:30:58 EST Houston Methodist /articles/medicine-magic-parallel-pathways-and-similar-goals/?sc=rsin /articles/medicine-magic-parallel-pathways-and-similar-goals/?sc=rsin Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:55:30 EST Houston Methodist /articles/director-of-houston-methodist-concussion-center-available-to-comment-on-jama-study-of-152-brain-donors-under-20-who-were-exposed-to-repetitive-head-impacts-from-contact-sports/?sc=rsin /articles/director-of-houston-methodist-concussion-center-available-to-comment-on-jama-study-of-152-brain-donors-under-20-who-were-exposed-to-repetitive-head-impacts-from-contact-sports/?sc=rsin Thu, 07 Sep 2023 10:05:55 EST Houston Methodist /articles/using-ai-to-speed-up-vaccine-development-against-disease-x/?sc=rsin /articles/using-ai-to-speed-up-vaccine-development-against-disease-x/?sc=rsin Tue, 18 Jul 2023 09:00:53 EST CEPI to provide up to $4.98 USD million to Houston Methodist Research Institute-led consortium to use artificial intelligence for design of vaccines to fight diseases with pandemic potential. The project will support a consortium, led by HMRI, to design potential antigenic targets for up to 10 priority virus families with epidemic or pandemic potential. Laboratory-based tests will then be used to verify antigen designs for possible further development. Houston Methodist /articles/new-analysis-shows-covid-variant-and-severity-of-illness-influence-cardiac-dysfunction-a-key-indicator-of-long-covid/?sc=rsin /articles/new-analysis-shows-covid-variant-and-severity-of-illness-influence-cardiac-dysfunction-a-key-indicator-of-long-covid/?sc=rsin Mon, 05 Jun 2023 12:05:30 EST Patients infected with beta and delta COVID-19 variants, and those who required hospital stays for COVID-19 infection, were more likely to experience heart issues associated with long COVID, according to a recent study published in the European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging. Patients recovering from the omicron variant were least likely to have microvascular involvement. The study also found that microvascular dysfunction started to be seen less often after nine months to one year following infection suggesting that this type of abnormality may be reversible. Houston Methodist /articles/houston-methodist-hospital-reaches-10-000-transplant-milestone/?sc=rsin /articles/houston-methodist-hospital-reaches-10-000-transplant-milestone/?sc=rsin Fri, 05 May 2023 14:35:55 EST Surgeons at Houston Methodist Hospital successfully completed its 10,000th organ transplant yesterday. Houston Methodist /articles/study-suggests-longer-time-between-covid-19-vaccines-more-effective-for-some/?sc=rsin /articles/study-suggests-longer-time-between-covid-19-vaccines-more-effective-for-some/?sc=rsin Tue, 18 Apr 2023 19:20:44 EST A recent Houston Methodist study may offer some guidance on when certain populations should get their next booster. A research team of computational medicine and data scientists from the Houston Methodist Research Institute predicted the immune response to COVID-19 vaccines with a math model they developed, and also found that current CDC dosing intervals may require customization to protect all individuals alike. Houston Methodist /articles/implantable-device-shrinks-pancreatic-tumors/?sc=rsin /articles/implantable-device-shrinks-pancreatic-tumors/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Apr 2023 14:35:43 EST Houston Methodist nanomedicine researchers have found a way to tame pancreatic cancer - one of the most aggressive and difficult to treat cancers - by delivering immunotherapy directly into the tumor with a device that is smaller than a grain of rice. Houston Methodist /articles/researchers-discover-way-to-reverse-infertility-by-reducing-hdl-cholesterol/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-discover-way-to-reverse-infertility-by-reducing-hdl-cholesterol/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:05:36 EST Houston Methodist scientists reversed infertility in sterile mice by reducing HDL cholesterol with a bacterial protein in a promising development that shows further evidence linking high cholesterol to female infertility. The researchers worked with a protein called serum opacity factor that lowered cholesterol levels by over 40% in three hours. Houston Methodist /articles/surgeons-remove-grapefruit-sized-tumor-from-man-s-brain-implant-3d-computer-generated-prosthetic-skull-piece/?sc=rsin /articles/surgeons-remove-grapefruit-sized-tumor-from-man-s-brain-implant-3d-computer-generated-prosthetic-skull-piece/?sc=rsin Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:30:27 EST Patient Chris DeHart had a massive meningioma that required 9 surgeries and 3 surgical specialties to remove. He relied on a Houston Methodist 'dream team' of surgeons to solve his case. Houston Methodist /articles/small-test-group-shows-als-patients-own-cells-may-provide-a-safe-pathway-to-slow-or-halt-progression-of-the-deadly-degenerative-disease/?sc=rsin /articles/small-test-group-shows-als-patients-own-cells-may-provide-a-safe-pathway-to-slow-or-halt-progression-of-the-deadly-degenerative-disease/?sc=rsin Wed, 05 Oct 2022 16:15:07 EST Removing ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) patients' own dysfunctional cells, fixing them, then putting them back in patients' bodies is a safe, well tolerated process that has been shown to slow or halt disease progression in a small number of patients, according to a study by the Houston Methodist Research Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital Houston Methodist /articles/houston-methodist-enters-the-metaverse-with-launch-of-new-mitieverse-app/?sc=rsin /articles/houston-methodist-enters-the-metaverse-with-launch-of-new-mitieverse-app/?sc=rsin Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:05:15 EST Exploring the heart from the inside out is now possible with a new app from Houston Methodist. Houston Methodist /articles/improving-hospital-stays-and-outcomes-for-older-patients-with-dementia-through-ai/?sc=rsin /articles/improving-hospital-stays-and-outcomes-for-older-patients-with-dementia-through-ai/?sc=rsin Fri, 30 Sep 2022 16:30:41 EST By using artificial intelligence, Houston Methodist researchers are able to predict hospitalization outcomes of geriatric patients with dementia on the first or second day of hospital admission. This early assessment of outcomes means more timely interventions, better care coordination, more judicious resource allocation, focused care management and timely treatment for these more vulnerable, high-risk patients. The study is available online in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions, a journal of the Alzheimer's Association. Houston Methodist /articles/taking-aim-at-triple-negative-breast-cancer-and-multiple-myeloma-to-improve-prognoses/?sc=rsin /articles/taking-aim-at-triple-negative-breast-cancer-and-multiple-myeloma-to-improve-prognoses/?sc=rsin Fri, 30 Sep 2022 16:05:06 EST Two Houston Methodist cancer researchers have been awarded a half million dollars in funding from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to further research two of the most lethal, difficult-to-treat cancers that all-too-often have poor prognoses -- triple-negative breast cancer and multiple myeloma. Houston Methodist /articles/seeing-december-flu-season-peak-numbers-now/?sc=rsin /articles/seeing-december-flu-season-peak-numbers-now/?sc=rsin Tue, 27 Sep 2022 17:05:09 EST Texas already has a moderately high rate of flu cases in September. This doesn't look good for flu season, which was uncharacteristically low last year because of masks and people isolating. Houston Methodist experts are encouraging the community to get the flu shot early. Experts say cases aren't usually seen this high until December, which is when the season usually peaks. Houston Methodist /articles/reduced-myocardial-blood-flow-is-new-clue-in-how-covid-19-is-impacting-the-heart/?sc=rsin /articles/reduced-myocardial-blood-flow-is-new-clue-in-how-covid-19-is-impacting-the-heart/?sc=rsin Wed, 17 Aug 2022 14:45:34 EST Patients with prior COVID may be twice as likely to have unhealthy endothelial cells that line the inside of the heart and blood vessels, according to newly published research from Houston Methodist. This finding offers a new clue in understanding COVID-19's impact on cardiovascular health. Houston Methodist