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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have developed a new compound called d16 that can reduce tumor growth and overcome therapeutic resistance…
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Baylor College of Medicine researchers Dr. Sarah Heilbronner, associate professor of neurosurgery, and Dr. Andreas Tolias, professor of neuroscience…
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Two independent mechanisms are involved in tuberous sclerosis
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University received a grant for more than $3.9 million over five years from the National…
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Physical restraints in emergency departments (EDs) are used to keep staff and patients safe, but may lead to adverse physical consequences, such as…
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A digitally-colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Zika virus. Virus particles (colored in blue), are 40 nm in diameter, with an outer envelope, and an inner dense core.
Before SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, there was the Zika virus epidemic, lasting from 2015 to 2016. The Zika virus can cause serious birth defects and…
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Baylor College of Medicine received a six-year, $3.6 million award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of…
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Six Baylor College of Medicine faculty members were selected as recipients of the 2023 Michael E. DeBakey Excellence in Research Award. They were…
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Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Southern University (TSU) and UTHealth Houston will receive $2.6 million from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National…
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This fall will see the circulation of three viruses – influenza, respiratory syncytial (RSV) and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID. Dr. Pedro…
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skin of color clinic
Baylor Medicine Dermatology has opened the Skin of Color Clinic, housed at the Jamail Specialty Care Center. The clinic provides personalized and…
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pregnant woman ultrasound
Researchers at at Baylor College of Medicine and McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston received funding from the National Institutes of Health…
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Feeling anxious behind the wheel is common, especially among those who live in cities with heavy traffic and little public transportation. A Baylor…
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The Baylor College of Medicine Board of Trustees recently named J. Cary Gray and Dr. James Lomax to the board. Lomax will serve as an ex officio…
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More than half of all cardiovascular diseases worldwide have been found to be directly connected to five classic cardiovascular disease risk factors…
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This summer we can’t help but talk about and experience sweat! While it might not be the most appealing way to get through the sticky, summer months…
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In the last few years, breast reduction procedures in the U.S. have become increasingly common. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons…
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