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HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL MOVES UP THE U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT HONOR ROLL

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Houston Methodist Hospital No. 15 on its national Honor Roll, moving it up the list of the top hospitals in the country. This is also the 11th year in a row it has been named the No. 1 hospital in Texas. Read more. 

Researchers discover way to reverse infertility by reducing HDL cholesterol

Serum opacity factor sets off a biochemical cascade that ultimately results in getting rid of excess cholesterol. ApoE proteins on lipid-rich HDL bind to their receptors in the liver initiating cholesterol’s breakdown. High-density lipoprotein (HDL); Apolipoprotein E (ApoE); Apolipoprotein AI (ApoAI).

Houston Methodist scientists reversed infertility in sterile mice by reducing HDL cholesterol with a bacterial protein in a promising development that shows further evidence linking high cholesterol to female infertility. The researchers worked with a protein called serum opacity factor that lowered cholesterol levels by over 40% in three hours. Read more. 

Improving hospital stays and outcomes for older patients with dementia through AI

The Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Center for Bioinformatics Research and Imaging for Neurosciences (BRAIN) at Houston Methodist is working toward the cures for Alzheimer's disease, stroke, brain cancer and other related neurological disorders.

Using artificial intelligence, Houston Methodist scientists are able to predict hospitalization outcomes of geriatric patients with dementia on the first or second day of hospital admission. This early assessment means more timely interventions, better care coordination, more judicious resource allocation, focused care management and timely treatment for these more vulnerable, high-risk patients. Read more. 

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Friday, May 5, 2023 Houston Methodist Hospital reaches 10,000 transplant milestone
Surgeons at Houston Methodist Hospital successfully completed its 10,000th organ transplant yesterday, joining a small number of transplant programs in the nation to reach that milestone.   A 68-year-old man from Brownsville received a heart Thursday, making him the 10,000th transplant. He is with h...
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