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… die each year from this disease. It is the fourth most common cancer in men in this country and the eighth most common in women. Bladder cancer starts in the bladder's … nodes around the heart and spread to other organs, most commonly the lung, liver, or bones. …
research › ... › can-we-regenerate-sensory-cells-of-the-inner-ear
… Hearing loss is one of the most common disabilities in the United States, with approximately … molecular mechanisms underlying regeneration and why these processes do not occur in mammals. In the past 10 years, a number of labs including ours have shown that …
research › ... › research-areas
… et al. Neuron 2006 ) and our lab found that Sox9 and NFIA comprise a transcriptional cascade essential for the … studies in this area revealed that NFIA and Sox10 mutually antagonize each other’s function and this … heterogeneity of astrocyte populations in the brain over 100 years ago. Since then, our understanding of the …
research › ... › mouse-models-of-prostate-cancer
… tumor suppressor gene in prostate cancer progression. To accomplish this we crossed TRAMP mice to the appropriate … for the discordance in rates of loss of heterozygosity at 10q23 and biallelic PTEN inactivation observed in prostate … differentiated phenotype in primary prostatic tumors. When compared to wild-type mice, poorly differentiated tumors …
news › graduates-social-responsibility-2013
… The M.D. degree comes with a label of special knowledge and authority, Dr. … from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, faculty, family and friends at the ceremony at Jones Hall in downtown … was named director of the National Cancer Institute in 2010 after serving for 10 years as president of Memorial …
news › reducing-risk-cardiovascular-disease
… is more to consider than just cholesterol levels when it comes to cardiovascular health. Experts at Baylor College of … levels of triglycerides, to the Pooled Cohort Equation, a 10-year risk prediction tool. The RLP-C levels didn’t change … medicine. “You don’t get more personal than your family history. Did anyone die of heart attacks or stroke, who …
research › ... › pregnancy
… study that women with disabilities are less likely to become pregnant than women in general; therefore, it is … sample. Few clinicians are informed about the pregnancy outcomes of women with spinal cord injury, or SCI. Yet the … report the most unusual and serious problems rather than uncomplicated cases. Unfounded assumptions of poor outcomes …
news › p53-mutations-shed-new-light-on-gene-function
… at Baylor College of Medicine have conducted the most comprehensive study of TP53 mutations to better understand the processes leading to the inactivation of this important … and microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine, studied 10,225 patient samples from 32 different cancers, from The …
departments › ... › michael-e-debakey-high-school-for-health-professions
… furthers an understanding and appreciation of our diverse community. … of Texas; #38 in the Nation, #9 Magnet high schools, and #10 STEM programs. … in a campus east of the Texas Medical Center. A new, $65 million dollar building was completed during the 2016–2017 …
healthcare › specialties › allergy-and-immunology
… We are a unique, comprehensive treatment option for patients with Allergic … We test for 58 different allergens that are common in and around the Greater Houston area. These … the skin surface with a small plastic device that performs 10 pricks simultaneously for rapid, accurate, and safe …
