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
Hyperadhesive von Willebrand Factor Contributes to Pathogenesis of Preeclampsia, Yajuan Wang, Chenyu Wang, Katie L Houck, et al.
Mislabeling and Inappropriate Analysis Render Interpretations From “The Effect of the Participatory Heat Education and Awareness Tools (HEAT) Intervention on Agricultural Worker Physiological Heat Strain: Results From a Parallel, Comparison, Group Randomized Study” Unreliable, Chelsi M Webster, Yasaman Jamshidi-Naeini, Lilian Golzarri-Arroyo, et al.
Association of Polygenic Risk Scores With Aortic Valve Calcium: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, Seamus P Whelton, Jie Yao, Clary Clish, et al.
Strategies To Increase Attendance in Substance Use Disorder Group Treatment: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial, Liliane Cambraia Windsor, Heather A Jones, Carla Ellis, et al.
Using Polygenic Risk Scores to Evaluate Definitions of Self-Reported Sleep Phenotypes Across Cohorts, Annah B Wyss, Michael Brown, Xiang Li, et al.
Weaning Drives Microbiome-Mediated Epigenetic Regulation To Shape Immune Memory in Mice, Li Yang, Robert C Peery, Shirui Zhou, et al.
Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Evidence That Daily Resting and Activity Energy Expenditures Are Independent in Humans, Andrew K Yegian, Elizabeth Pachus, Leanne M Redman, et al.
Noncanonical Clock Regulators Control Stress Responses in Digestive Diseases, Dishu Zhou, Roberto E López-Valiente, Samer G Mattar, 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.
SNAP Participation as a Moderator of Food and Nutrition Security and Combined Cardiometabolic Conditions: A Mixed Regression Approach, Maha Almohamad, Ruosha Li, Natalia I Heredia, et al.
When Access Is Not Enough: The Role of Utilization Barriers in Nutrition Security and Cardiometabolic Risk, Maha Almohamad, Ruosha Li, Natalia I Heredia, 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.
Synthetic ZFTA Fusions Pinpoint Disordered Protein Domain Acquisition as a Mechanism of Brain Tumorigenesis, A Arabzade, H K Shirnekhi, S Varadharajan, et al.
The Effect of Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Predisposition on Non-Cardiovascular Comorbidities, Ana Luiza Arruda, Ozvan Bocher, Henry J Taylor, 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.
Understanding the Nutrition Ecology and Related Distal and Proximal Research Gaps Impacting School-Aged Children's and Adolescents' Functioning-A Report From the "Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development: Knowledge Indicating Dietary Sufficiency (BOND-KIDS)" Project Working Group 2., Maureen M Black, Meg M Bruening, Amy Carroll-Scott, et al.
Functional Importance of Bile Acid-Fxr Signaling in Neonatal Immunity and Disease, Douglas G Burrin, Greg Guthrie, and Caitlin Vonderohe