In an effort to maximize living donor kidney utilization, Houston Methodist researchers describe the use of deceased donor vein extension grafts for right-sided living donor kidneys and report single-center experience using this technique.

Could Cardioneuroablation Replace Permanent Pacemakers?

Houston Methodist Researchers Demonstrate the First Case Study in Which Cardioneuroablation Successfully Abolished Heart Block in a Patient with a Triple Orthotopic Heart Transplant.

From the Humble Fly, Great Discoveries are Made

Hyunglok Chung, PhD, has found the Drosophila fruit fly a key partner in discovering ultra-rare and previously unknown diseases, as well as developing new treatments for already known maladies.

Cell Division Aberrations Caused by Cigarette Smoke Could Help Detect Cancer Early

Houston Methodist researchers have found that exposure to cigarette smoke can induce both centrosome amplification and clustering in normal lung epithelial cells, making them cancerlike.

Complementing Treatments for Myasthenia Gravis

Complement protein 5 inhibitors have emerged as a new line of treatment for the debilitating neuromuscular disorder. Now, a clinical study at Houston Methodist is testing the drugs’ long-term efficacy and safety.

New FDA-Approved Drug Could Be the Much-Awaited Panacea for Alzheimer’s

A phase III clinical study is testing lecanemab in slowing the onset of cognitive decline.

An Ongoing Phase II Clinical Trial for Bladder Cancer

Combining Neoadjuvant Drug Sasanlimab and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy May Improve The Quality Of Life In Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Patients

Do Motor Neurons First Die in the Brain? Study Provides Clues about ALS Origins

Houston Methodist joins the Gulf Coast Consortia

Consortia is comprised of eight hospitals, medical schools and research entities in the Texas Medical Center

A New FDA-Approved Treatment for Sufferers of Chronic Constipation

A capsule designed to vibrate in the GI tract to stimulate the bowels accelerates movement in the field of chronic constipation.

Functional Defecatory Disorder study finds key differences in activation patterns of patients' brains

Can regulating cellular aging mitigate both cancer and heart disease?

Can regulating cellular aging mitigate both cancer and heart disease?

Rare wrist bone fusion sighting in collegiate baseball pitcher

In a serendipitous finding, Houston Methodist orthopedic surgeons discover a rare bilateral carpal fusion in the wrist of a high-level collegiate athlete.