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 2022
How Do Low-Income Single-Mothers Get By When Unemployment Strikes: Patterns of Multiple Program Participation After Transition From Employment to Unemployment, Chi-Fang Wu, Yu-Ling Chang, Soohyun Yoon, et al.
Variation in Human Water Turnover Associated With Environmental and Lifestyle Factors, Yosuke Yamada, Xueying Zhang, Mary E T Henderson, et al.
Biogenesis and Regulatory Roles of Circular RNAs, Li Yang, Jeremy E Wilusz, and Ling-Ling Chen
New Natural Compound Inhibitors of Pdgfra (Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor α) Based on Computational Study for High-Grade Glioma Therapy, Wenzhuo Yang, Shengnan Wang, Xiangmao Zhang, et al.
An Estrogen-Sensitive Hypothalamus-Midbrain Neural Circuit Controls Thermogenesis and Physical Activity, Hui Ye, Bing Feng, Chunmei Wang, et al.
Association of PD-L1 Expression and Other Variables With Benefit From Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Advanced Gastroesophageal Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of 17 Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trials, Harry H Yoon, Zhaohui Jin, Oudom Kour, et al.
Sequencing Individual Genomes With Recurrent Genomic Disorder Deletions: An Approach To Characterize Genes for Autosomal Recessive Rare Disease Traits, Bo Yuan, Katharina V Schulze, Nurit Assia Batzir, et al.
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Prevalence of and Risk Factors Associated With Depression, Anxiety and Insomnia in Infectious Diseases, Including COVID-19: A Call to Action, Kai Yuan, Yong-Bo Zheng, Yi-Jie Wang, et al.
SK3 in POMC Neurons Plays a Sexually Dimorphic Role in Energy and Glucose Homeostasis, Meng Yu, Jonathan C Bean, Hailan Liu, et al.
Human Total, Basal and Activity Energy Expenditures Are Independent of Ambient Environmental Temperature, Xueying Zhang, Yosuke Yamada, Hiroyuki Sagayama, et al.
Mochi: A Comprehensive Cross-Platform Tool for Amplicon-Based Microbiota Analysis, Jun-Jie Zheng, Po-Wen Wang, Tzu-Wen Huang, et al.
Haploinsufficiency of CYP8B1 Associates With Increased Insulin Sensitivity in Humans, Shiqi Zhong, Raphael Chèvre, David Castaño Mayan, et al.
Gap Junction-Dependent and -Independent Functions of Connexin43 in Biology, Yi Zhu
Activating Connexin43 Gap Junctions Primes Adipose Tissue for Therapeutic Intervention, Yi Zhu, Na Li, Mingyang Huang, et al.
Submissions from 2021
A Staged Approach To Address Youth Unresponsive to Initial Obesity Intervention: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Katherine R Arlinghaus, Daniel P O'Connor, Tracey A Ledoux, et al.
Dietary Saturated Fats and Health: Are the US Guidelines Evidence-Based?, Arne Astrup, Nina Teicholz, Faidon Magkos, et al.
Metabolic Flexibility Across the Spectrum of Glycemic Regulation in Youth, Fida Bacha, Sara Klinepeter Bartz, Maurice Puyau, et al.
Correcting for Sparsity and Interdependence in Glycomics by Accounting for Glycan Biosynthesis, Bokan Bao, Benjamin P Kellman, Austin W T Chiang, et al.
Simple Energy Balance or Microbiome for Childhood Obesity Prevention?, Tom Baranowski and Kathleen J Motil
Precision Food Parenting: A Proposed Conceptual Model and Research Agenda, Tom Baranowski, Debbe Thompson, Sheryl O Hughes, et al.
Probiotic VSL#3 Treatment Reduces Colonic Permeability and Abdominal Pain Symptoms in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Prapaporn Boonma, Jordan M Shapiro, Emily B Hollister, et al.
Wearable Activity Tracking Device Use in an Adolescent Weight Management Clinic: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial, Kanika Bowen-Jallow, Omar Nunez-Lopez, Alex Wright, et al.
Science Dialogue Mapping of Knowledge and Knowledge Gaps Related to the Effects of Dairy Intake on Human Cardiovascular Health and Disease, Andrew W Brown, Kathryn A Kaiser, Andrew Keitt, et al.
Perspectives of Black and Hispanic Children Living in Under-Resourced Communities on Meal Preparation and Grocery Shopping Behaviors: Implications for Nutrition Education, Chishinga Callender, Denisse Velazquez, Meheret Adera, et al.
Challenges in Feeding Children Posed by the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Systematic Review of Changes in Dietary Intake Combined with a Dietitian's Perspective, Heather Campbell and Alexis C Wood