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A new study says cracking and popping sounds might be early predictors of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.
Baylor College of Medicine has been named a site for the Restoring Joint Health and Function to Reduce Pain (RE-JOIN) Consortium. Baylor researchers…
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Years to decades after breast tumors have been removed, cancer may return or metastasize in other organs. Bone is frequently affected by metastasis…
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prostate cancer cells
Finding valuable therapeutic interventions for prostate cancer has long guided the research of Dr. Feng Yang’s lab at Baylor College of Medicine. In…
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Breast Cancer Cells
About one-fourth of recurrent estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancers lose ER expression, which renders them resistant to endocrine therapy…
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drugs
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions discovered that the rheumatoid arthritis drug auranofin can potentially be…
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Weight loss doctor Houston
Obesity has increased rapidly in recent decades to affect more than 2 billion people, making it one of the largest contributors to poor health…
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In the fight against treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), one option, deep brain stimulation (DBS), is slowly gaining popularity…
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Baylor College of Medicine
Understanding the role neuronal activity plays in certain types of brain cancer development and progression will be the focus of this year’s 10th…
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DeBakey Award winner 2022
Each year, Baylor College of Medicine faculty are recognized for their outstanding published scientific contributions to clinical and basic science…
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Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center Front Desk
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine received a five-year, $5.5 million-plus grant from the National Cancer Institute for research on liver…
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Many families may not have the financial means to enroll their children in summer activities or after-school extracurriculars this year, but parents…
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After countless school shootings, parents and children are terrified and confused. Parents and guardians struggle with explaining the terror to their…
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Two independent mechanisms are involved in tuberous sclerosis
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions report in the journal Nature Cell Biology insights into the mechanism of how…
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Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy will host its annual Health Policy Day on May 4. The virtual seminar will…
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric condition that affects nearly 1 to 2% of the world’s population. Evidence shows genetics can…
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital have taken a new approach to looking at de novo autism spectrum disorder…
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