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 2025
The Small GTPase Rap1 in POMC Neurons Regulates Leptin Actions and Glucose Metabolism, Kentaro Kaneko, Weisheng Lu, Yong Xu, et al.
Commentary: Impact of Resistance Training Intensity on Body Composition and Nutritional Intake Among College Women With Overweight and Obesity: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial, Joshua L Keller, Sarah E Deemer, Gian Luca Di Tanna, et al.
MODY Calculator and Clinical Features Routinely Used to Distinguish MODY From Type 2 Diabetes in Adults Perform Poorly for Youth Clinically Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes, Raymond J Kreienkamp, Beverley M Shields, Toni I Pollin, et al.
Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial to Determine if Biomarkers Predict Response to a Pediatric Chronic Pain Symptom Management Program, Rona L Levy, Tasha B Murphy, Margaret M Heitkemper, et al.
Regulatory B Cells, the Key Regulator To Induce Immune Tolerance in Organ Transplantation, Jinfeng Liao, Yixin Yang, Jisong Li, et al.
DNA Methylation Profiling at Base-Pair Resolution Reveals Unique Epigenetic Features of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in Underrepresented Populations, Jason Sheng Li, Karen Riggins, Li Yang, et al.
Low-Dose Metformin Requires Brain Rap1 for Its Antidiabetic Action, Hsiao-Yun Lin, Weisheng Lu, Yanlin He, et al.
Research Progress and Clinical Translation Potential of Coronary Atherosclerosis Diagnostic Markers from a Genomic Perspective, Hanxiang Liu, Yuchen Zhang, Yueyan Zhao, et al.
A Protective Role of Src-1 Against Aging Associated Cognitive Decline, Hesong Liu, Yongjie Yang, Jonathan C Bean, et al.
Prolonged Exposure to Food Odors Suppresses Feeding via an Olfactory Bulb-to-Hypothalamus Circuit, Yao Liu, Hailan Liu, Huey-Xian Kelly Wong, et al.
Beyond the Surface: Mapping DDE's Metabolic Footprint on Adolescent Obesity, Zhenjiang Li, Shudi Pan, Brittney O Baumert, et al.
The Impact of Narratives and Active Video Games Among Black and Hispanic Children With Overweight and Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Amy S Lu, Tom Baranowski, Tiago V Barreira, et al.
To Pause With a Cliffhanger or a Temporary Closure? The Differential Impact of Serial Versus Episodic Narratives on Children's Physical Activity Behaviors, Amy Shirong Lu, Melanie C Green, Caio Victor Sousa, et al.
A Deep Learning-Based System for Automatic Detection of Emesis With High Accuracy in Suncus murinus, Zengbing Lu, Yimeng Qiao, Xiaofei Huang, et al.
Present and Future of Microbiome-Targeting Therapeutics, Lauren E Lynch, Rachel Lahowetz, Christian Maresso, et al.
Advancing Monogenic Diabetes Research and Clinical Care by Creating a Data Commons: The Precision Diabetes Consortium (PREDICT), Michael E McCullough, Lisa R Letourneau-Freiberg, Rochelle N Naylor, et al.
Common AAV Gene Therapy Vectors Show Nonselective Transduction of Ex Vivo Human Brain Tissue, J P McGinnis, Joshua Ortiz-Guzman, Maria Camila Guevara, et al.
A β-Hydroxybutyrate Shunt Pathway Generates Anti-Obesity Ketone Metabolites, Maria Dolores Moya-Garzon, Mengjie Wang, Veronica L Li, et al.
Factor Structure of Food and Physical Activity Parenting Practices Among US Fathers by Ethnicity and Survey Language: A Cross Sectional Study, Salma M A Musaad, Louise C Mâsse, Alicia Beltran, et al.
Insulin Clearance at Randomisation and in Response to Treatment in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes: A Secondary Analysis of the TODAY Randomised Clinical Trial, Kristen J Nadeau, Silva A Arslanian, Fida Bacha, et al.
Characterizing Fermentable Carbohydrate Foods in the Diets of Children With Abdominal Pain-Related Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction and Healthy Children, Vishnu Narayana, Jocelyn Chang, Ann R McMeans, et al.
Food-Related Behaviors of Rural (Asaase Kooko) and Peri-Urban (Kaadjanor) Households in Ghana, Prince Kwabena Osei, Megan A McCrory, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, et al.
The Overlooked Impact of Background Diet and Adherence in Nutrition Trials, Javier I Ottaviani, Hagen Schroeter, Dennis M Bier, et al.
Associations among Human Milk Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Infant Sleep Patterns: A Cross-Sectional Study, Ana M Palacios, Dominick J Lemas, Bridget E Young, et al.
Metabolic Signatures in Adipose Tissue Linking Lipophilic Persistent Organic Pollutant Mixtures to Blood Pressure Five Years After Bariatric Surgery Among Adolescents, Shudi Pan, Zhenjiang Li, Douglas I Walker, et al.