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Reducing Childhood Obesity Using Ecological Momentary Intervention (EMI) and Video Feedback at Family Meals
Abstract The low to moderate success with childhood obesity interventions to date and the persistent obesity disparities across race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status indicate the...
A Meal Delivery and Exercise Intervention to Increase Resilience in Homebound Older Adults
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Homebound older adults are often functionally dependent and at risk for placement in institutions such as nursing homes. The majority of older adults would...
Reducing Childhood Obesity Using Ecological Momentary Intervention (EMI) and Video Feedback atFamily Meals
Abstract The low to moderate success with childhood obesity interventions to date and the persistent obesity disparities across race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status indicate the...
The Biology of Motile Cilia
Cilia are microtubule-based cellular extensions that play key roles in sensing the extracellular environment, processing developmental signals and generating propulsive force and f...
The HOPE App Diversity Supplement: An Immersive Telehealth Solution for Older Adults with Diabetes
Project Abstract Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is an epidemic. An estimated 34 million people in the US have T2DM and 84 million have pre-diabetes - nearly half of whom are adults 65+ yo,...
Abortion Mobilities: Travel and transport for reproductive rights across Latin America
Abortion is a routine and safe medical procedure when administered in the correct environment. However, all too often, the law and other barriers prevent women from accessing safe...
Tissue Damage-Driven Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is responsible for ~10% of total cancer mortality worldwide.SCC prognosis is context-dependent and does not seem to be determined by driver gene somat...
Tulane StARR Program
Program Summary This is a new application for the Tulane StARR Program with a long-term goal to increase the number and diversity of highly trained, independent, interdisciplinary...
The Impact of Negative Familial Weight Talk on Weight Bias Internalization and Preliminary Efficacy of Intervention in Early Adolescents
PROJECT SUMMARY Weight stigma undermines the health and quality of life of early adolescents. Negative familial weight talk, which refers to weight teasing and critical comments ab...
Engineering Brain Cancer in a Dish: Hydrogel-based 3D in vitro Models for Pediatric Brain Tumor
Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG) are a highly aggressive pediatric brain tumor of the ventral pons (brain stem), with a five-year survival rate of less than 1% and a median...
The Striatum and Hippocampus: "Hubs" of White Matter Connections in Parkinson's Disease Cognitive Decline
Due to an aging population and increased lifespan, dementia is an increasing clinical and public health issue.The most common and well-known cause is Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but...
Mechanisms of Sex Determination in Zebrafish
The Problem: Differences in (or Disorders of) Sex Development (DSD) are complex medical issues that involve multiple interacting cell types and organ systems. DSDs impact disease s...
Elucidating the role and mechanisms by which collagenase producing intestinal bacteria promote colorectal cancer recurrence and metastasis following surgery.
PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major health concern with nearly 2-million new cases of CRC diagnosed worldwide in 2019. While surgical resection of the pri...
The Striatum and Hippocampus: "Hubs" of White Matter Connections in Parkinson's Disease Cognitive Decline
Due to an aging population and increased lifespan, dementia is an increasing clinical and public health issue.The most common and well-known cause is Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but...
Mechanisms of Sex Determination in Zebrafish
The Problem: Differences in (or Disorders of) Sex Development (DSD) are complex medical issues that involve multiple interacting cell types and organ systems. DSDs impact disease s...
Engineering Brain Cancer in a Dish: Hydrogel-based 3D in vitro Models for Pediatric Brain Tumor
Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG) are a highly aggressive pediatric brain tumor of the ventral pons (brain stem), with a five-year survival rate of less than 1% and a median...
Tissue Damage-Driven Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is responsible for ~10% of total cancer mortality worldwide. SCC prognosis is context-dependent and does not seem to be determined by driver gene soma...
Elucidating the role and mechanisms by which collagenase producing intestinal bacteria promote colorectal cancer recurrence and metastasis following surgery.
PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major health concern with nearly 2-million new cases of CRC diagnosed worldwide in 2019. While surgical resection of the pri...
Tulane StARR Program
Program Summary This is a new application for the Tulane StARR Program with a long-term goal to increase the number and diversity of highly trained, independent, interdisciplinary...
Effectiveness of an Empirically Supported Family Intervention: Mental Health Outcomes, Mechanisms of Effect, and Organizational Factors
Project Summary/Abstract Cost-effective, brief programs to support family communication and improve mental health in youth are a pressing need; yet few evidence-based programs exis...