Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications
The Children’s Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) is a unique cooperative venture between Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS). The center has 50 faculty members conducting nutrition-related research and a total staff of more than 200.
Texas Children's is creating a healthier future for children and women across our global community through our leadership in patient care, education and research. We’re proud of the daily efforts that build into cumulative medical results and discoveries accomplished by each of our institutions.
The Children’s Nutrition Research Center is the first federal nutrition research center to investigate the nutritional needs of children from conception through adolescence, and that of pregnant women and nursing mothers. It is 1 of 6 U.S. Department of Agriculture human nutrition research centers conducting scientific investigations designed to provide Americans with a clear understanding of the role of nutrition in maintaining a healthy, active life.
Submissions from 2026
“Shaking the Ladder” Reveals How Analytic Choices Can Influence Associations in Nutrition Epidemiology: Beef Intake and Coronary Heart Disease as a Case Study, Colby J Vorland, Lauren E O'Connor, Beate Henschel, et al.
Submissions from 2025
“Non-Markovian” and “Directional” Errors Inhibit Scientific Self-Correction and Can Lead Fields of Study Astray: An Illustration Using Gardening and Obesity-Related Outcomes, Jon Agley, Sarah E Deemer, and David B Allison
The Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) Calculator Overestimates MODY Probability in Hispanic Youth, Guido Alarcon, Anh Nguyen, Angus Jones, et al.
Red Meat Consumption and Hypertension: An Updated Review, Tara S Allen, Michael Najem, Alexis C Wood, et al.
Sex Differences in Response to Diet Enriched With Glutathione Precursors in the Aging Heart, Aude Angelini, Grecia Garcia Marquez, Anna Malovannaya, et al.
Acute MeCP2 Loss in Adult Mice Reveals Transcriptional and Chromatin Changes That Precede Neurological Dysfunction and Inform Pathogenesis, Sameer S Bajikar, Jian Zhou, Ryan O'Hara, et al.
Author Correction: Predictive equation derived from 6,497 doubly labelled water measurements enables the detection of erroneous self-reported energy intake., Rania Bajunaid, Chaoqun Niu, Catherine Hambly, et al.
Predictive Equation Derived from 6,497 Doubly Labelled Water Measurements Enables the Detection of Erroneous Self-Reported Energy Intake, Rania Bajunaid, Chaoqun Niu, Catherine Hambly, et al.
A Consensus Guide to Preclinical Indirect Calorimetry Experiments, Alexander S Banks, David B Allison, Thierry Alquier, et al.
PFAS Exposure and Postoperative Weight Regain in Adolescents After Bariatric Surgery: Findings From the Teen-LABS Study, Brittney O Baumert, Elizabeth Costello, Zhenjiang Li, et al.
Translational Framework Linking Perfluoroheptanoic Acid (PFHpA) Exposure to Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Adolescents, Brittney O Baumert, Ana C Maretti-Mira, Douglas I Walker, et al.
Comparative Analysis of AAV Serotypes for Transduction of Olfactory Sensory Neurons, Benjamin D W Belfort, Johnathan D Jia, Alexandra R Garza, et al.
Functional Importance of Bile Acid-Fxr Signaling in Neonatal Immunity and Disease, Douglas G Burrin, Greg Guthrie, and Caitlin Vonderohe
Construct and Predictive Validity of the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire in Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Ryan D Byrne, Ajith P Nair, Stephen J Dolgner, et al.
Concerns Regarding the Standard Deviation of Individual Responses for Assessing Treatment Response Heterogeneity, Aaron R Caldwell, David B Allison, Andrew W Brown, et al.
Global DNA Methylation Differences Involving Germline Structural Variation Impact Gene Expression in Pediatric Brain Tumors, Fengju Chen, Yiqun Zhang, Wei Li, et al.
Regulation of Food Intake by Connexin43 via Adipocyte-Sensory Neuron Electrical Synapses, Xi Chen, Xing Fang, Hong Zhou, et al.
The Potential of 4-Methylumbelliferone To Be Repurposed for Treating Liver Fibrosis, Xi Chen, Huiqiao Li, Yanru Deng, et al.
New Genetic Tools To Define the Pathophysiology of Inborn Errors of Cobalamin Metabolism Impacting Mammalian Development, Tiffany Chern, Xuefei Tong, William G Bauer, et al.
Metabolic Clearance Rate of Insulin Across the Glucose Tolerance Spectrum by Race and Ethnicity in Youth With Obesity, Wonhee Cho, Fida Bacha, Hala Tfayli, et al.
Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite and T3 Profiles of Orphaned Elephants Differ From Non-Orphaned Elephants in Zambia, Daniella E Chusyd, Janine L Brown, Steve Paris, et al.
Serotonin Neurons Integrate GABA and Dopamine Inputs To Regulate Meal Initiation, Kristine M Conde, HueyZhong Wong, Shuzheng Fang, et al.
The Diabetes Prevention Program and Its Outcomes Study: NIDDK's Journey Into the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes and Its Public Health Impact, Jill P Crandall, Dana Dabelea, William C Knowler, et al.
Food Noise: Definition, Measurement, and Future Research Directions, Emily J Dhurandhar, Kevin C Maki, Nikhil V Dhurandhar, et al.
A Comprehensive Uhplc-Ms/Ms and Extraction Method Reveals Flavonoid Profile and Concentration Are Diverse in Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.), Michael P Dzakovich, Elaine A Le, Alvin L Tak, et al.