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.

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Submissions from 2025

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Defining Lipedema’s Molecular Hallmarks by Multi-Omics Approach for Disease Prediction in Women, Leon G Straub, Jan-Bernd Funcke, Nolwenn Joffin, et al.

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Bile Acid Regulation of Xenobiotic Nuclear Receptors on the Expressions of Orosomucoids in the Liver, Ji Ho Suh, Inyoung Cheon, Hyun-Jung Jung, et al.

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Scrotal Temperature Change During Running in Naked Humans, Yasuho Takii, Makoto Fukuda, Kazuyuki Kanosue, et al.

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Metabolic Impact of Dietary Glycine Supplementation in Individuals With Severe Obesity, Hong Chang Tan, Jean W Hsu, E Shyong Tai, et al.

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Dietary Intake of Protein by Food Source and Incident Hypertension Among Diverse US Adults: The MESA Study, Ji Yun Tark, Ruosha Li, Bing Yu, et al.

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Bile Acid and Microbiome Interactions in the Developing Child, Mary Elizabeth M Tessier, Benjamin L Shneider, Joseph F Petrosino, et al.

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Functional Mobility and Pain Are Improved for 6 Years After Adolescent Bariatric Surgery, Neil Thivalapill, Todd M Jenkins, Thomas H Inge, et al.

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Glycerol-3-Phosphate Activates ChREBP, FGF21 Transcription and Lipogenesis in Citrin Deficiency, Vinod Tiwari, Byungchang Jin, Olivia Sun, et al.

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Genetic Associations With C-peptide Levels Before Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis in At-risk Relatives, Taylor M Triolo, Hemang M Parikh, Mustafa Tosur, et al.

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The Misalignment of Incentives in Academic Publishing and Implications for Journal Reform, Jennifer S Trueblood, David B Allison, Sarahanne M Field, et al.

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Restricting Metabolic Plasticity Enhances Stress Adaptation Through the Modulation of Pdh and HIF1A in TRAP1-Depleted Colon Cancer, Hong-Yuan Tsai, Miao-Hsueh Chen, Jihye Yun, et al.

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Vestibular Neurons Link Motion Sickness, Behavioural Thermoregulation and Metabolic Balance in Mice, Longlong Tu, Xing Fang, Yongjie Yang, et al.

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Time-Frequency Fingerprint Analysis in SEEG Source-Space to Identify the Epileptogenic Zone, Yash Shashank Vakilna, Deniz Atilgan, Johnson Hampson, et al.

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A Cluster Randomized Trial of Xylitol Chewing Gum for Prevention of Preterm Birth: The PPaX Trial, Gregory C Valentine, Kathleen M Antony, Haleh Sangi-Haghpeykar, et al.

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A Brief Guide to Statistical Analysis of Grouped Data in Preclinical Research, Colby J Vorland, Lilian Golzarri-Arroyo, and David B Allison

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Distinct Adipose Progenitor Cells Emerging With Age Drive Active Adipogenesis, Guan Wang, Gaoyan Li, Anying Song, et al.

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Dual Inhibitor of MDM2 and NFAT1 for Experimental Therapy of Breast Cancer: In Vitro and In Vivo Anticancer Activities and Newly Discovered Effects on Cancer Metabolic Pathways, Wei Wang, Marlene Aguilar, Sayantap Datta, et al.

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Inhibition of Srebp-1c Rescues Hepatic CYP7B1 Expression and Bile Acid Synthesis in Malnourished Mice, Xiaoyang Wan, Krishnakant G Soni, Jong Min Choi, et al.

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Changes in the Fxr-Cistrome and Alterations in Bile Acid Physiology in Wilson Disease, Clavia Ruth Wooton-Kee, Hari K Yalamanchili, Islam Mohamed, et al.

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A Reflection-Spectroscopy Measured Skin Carotenoid Score Strongly Correlates With Plasma Concentrations of All Major Dietary Carotenoid Species Except for Lycopene, Qiang Wu, Cheryl Webb Cherry, Stephanie Jilcott Pitts, et al.

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Risk Score Roulette: A Cautionary Tale of Polygenic Risk Score Reliability, Diane Xue, Elizabeth E Blue, Alexis C Wood, et al.

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A Novel Self-Inhaled Nicotine Exposure System in Murine Models Reveals Age-Dependent Metabolic Effects of Nicotine, Xu Xu, Hailan Liu, Meng Yu, et al.

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Co-Targeting Bcl-xL with Mcl-1 Induces Lethal Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Diffuse Mesothelioma, Yuan Xu, Cristian G Medina, Deborah R Surman, et al.

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Predicting Five-Year Comorbid Bipolar Disorder After Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Diagnosis: A Population-Based Machine Learning Approach, Yen-Shan Yang, Chih-Wei Hsu, Liang-Jen Wang, et al.

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Author Correction: Orthogonal and Multiplexable Genetic Perturbations With an Engineered Prime Editor and a Diverse RNA Array, Qichen Yuan, Hongzhi Zeng, Tyler C Daniel, et al.