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Most people have experienced feeling sleepy at some point during the week. But when is tiredness caused by one night of poor sleep and when is it a…
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a fundamental principle underlying how the human brain processes meaning across multiple…
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Wide field fluorescence microscopy of human triple-negative breast cancer
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have discovered how immune cells called neutrophils can help triple-negative…
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Do your summer travel plans include trips abroad? If so, are you up to date on your routine general vaccines? Dr. Jill Weatherhead, associate…
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Training the whole body, with a focus on core strength, is just as important, according to a sports medicine expert at Baylor College of Medicine.
Athletes at any level, including high-level professionals, experience pressure. Elite athletes thrive under pressure by maintaining mental toughness…
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Stars
The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine has released a new solicitation seeking proposals to…
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Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) detection in wastewater offers a novel approach to monitor the virus in communities. Baylor College of…
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Dr. Jimmy Holder, associate professor in pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and principal investigator at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological…
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The image shows staining of glioma cells from mice in a methionine-restriced diet which helped researchers notice that the DNA inside the tumors appears partially unraveled rather than the usual compact organization.
An unexpected lab observation led a team of scientists to discover how diet can influence survival in animal models of glioma, one of the most…
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With the warm weather also comes snake bite season. If you enjoy spending time outdoors, understanding the magnitude of snake bites is crucial. A…
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WOMENS PSYCH HEALTH OBGYN
To better understand what drives the emergence of symptoms in Rett syndrome, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Duncan Neurological…
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The World Cup is bringing soccer fans to Houston from all over the globe. While excitement is in the air to celebrate the sport, it’s important for…
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Baylor College of Medicine is the new sponsor of a perfusionist training program, transitioning academic operations from the Texas Heart Institute,…
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Dr. Kara Marshall, assistant professor of neuroscience and a McNair Scholar at Baylor College of Medicine, has received the 2026 McKnight Scholar…
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Lungs
A new report in the American Journal of Human Genetics describes a novel disorder caused by biallelic loss-of-function variants in the TMEM63B gene,…
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions are challenging the traditional understanding of how cancer drugs called…
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