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news › study-shows-safety-of-vaccinating-children-against-covid-19-after-previous-mis-c-diagnosis
… a small subset develop a dangerous complication called MIS-C, or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, after being infected by the virus. In a study of children who received a COVID-19 vaccine after recovering … of the paper. MIS-C is an inflammatory syndrome that develops in some children four to six weeks after being infected …
news › baylor-researcher-elected-2022-aaas-fellow
… Dr. Lynn Zechiedrich , Kyle and Josephine Morrow chair and professor in the Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology , the Verna and Marrs … Zechiedrich, who also is a member of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor, was awarded “For …
news › baylor-takes-part-in-national-age-friendly-health-systems-initiative
… Baylor College of Medicine announced that it is part of a movement to improve healthcare for older adults called the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative. Baylor … and Dr. Marc Feldman , assistant professor of family and community medicine and orthopedic surgery at Baylor. “I am …
news › the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-heart-disease-risk-factors
… as the good cholesterol, LDL is the bad and lipoprotein(a), called Lp(a), is the ugly. The reason most people don’t even … is known as the stealth risk factor. It is hereditary; 90% of the levels are determined by your genetics. There is no approved therapy that lowers the levels of Lp(a). What we can do is treat other risk factors using …
news › researchers-develop-algorithm-to-identify-microbial-contaminants-in-low-microbial-biomass-microbiomes
… One of the major challenges in microbiome science has been … identify taxa present in the environment, not all datasets come with negative controls. Researchers at Baylor College … Rice University to develop and test a computational tool we called Squeegee,” said Dr. Kjersti Aagaard , professor of …
healthcare › ... › polycystic-ovary-syndrome-pcos
… Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, is the most common hormonal condition that affects women in their reproductive years and a primary cause of infertility. The condition occurs when a woman’s ovaries produce higher than normal amounts of male sex hormones, known as androgens. The result is a …
news › genetic-germline-variations-influence-expression-of-cancer-cell-genes
… Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine’s Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center and Human Genome Sequencing … investigated the extent to which forms of genetic variation called germline or inherited structural variation influence … Genetic germline variations influence expression of cancer cell genes …
healthcare › ... › abnormal-uterine-bleeding
… to menstruation, or unusual for her age. It is one of the most common health issues for women. Examples of abnormal uterine bleeding include: Bleeding between … have many causes and can occur at any age. It may be a sign of a gynecologic condition or other medical problem. …
research › ... › module-3-the-avoidance-cycle-and-fix-its
… that are not dangerous. Learned about the three parts of anxiety- including the physical part (for example, heart … avoiding things that make you anxious will not help you overcome your anxiety. You will also learn about behaviors that we call “fix its" which can also get in the way of you …
news › dr-rosengart-named-national-academy-of-inventors-fellow
… Dr. Todd Rosengart, professor and chair of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of … failure. Rosengart and his team also have now created a combination of genes that, when injected into the scar tissue, convert scar cells, also called fibroblasts, into beating heart muscle cells. This …
