More than 7 million Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s disease. Although there is currently no cure, there are treatments that…
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Baylor College of Medicine and its Board of Trustees today announced the appointment of five accomplished business and community leaders to its Board…
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BCM Legacy Fund I, LP (“Legacy Fund”), a new early stage biomedical venture fund capitalized by philanthropic limited partners and affiliated with…
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The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine, with consortium partners MIT and Caltech, has selected…
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A defining feature of Alzheimer’s disease is the abnormal, sustained accumulation of protein aggregates such as tau inside brain cells, which…
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In a study led by Baylor College of Medicine and University of Oxford, researchers found that blocking a specific molecular interaction reduced…
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a new strategy that glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive form of adult brain cancer…
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has traditionally been used to treat movement disorders and more recently some mental health disorders such as certain…
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Halloween season is a time for scary tricks and sweet treats. But people with heart conditions may need to take extra precautions before…
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A new study in Nature by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine answers a long-standing question about astrocytes, star-shaped cells that are the…
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Dr. Amy McGuire, professor and director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Healthy Policy, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine…
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Just the thought of lice might make one itch but if it turns out to be the real thing, experts say not to panic. While it might be stressful, the…
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Baylor College of Medicine will receive more than $6 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health to lead the new Peroxisomal…
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Baylor College of Medicine publicly launched Tomorrow’s Medicine Today, a $1 billion philanthropic campaign aimed at accelerating the discoveries,…
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Somatic mutations, the DNA changes that occur as our bodies grow and age, not only hold an important key to cancer, but are emerging as the seeds of…
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The liver is an important organ in the body. It processes essential nutrients from food, including proteins, carbohydrates and fats, helps regulate…
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