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news › assess-your-risk-level-when-making-fathers-day-plans
… People across the country are experiencing social distancing and … diseases at Baylor. “At least for the foreseeable future, we’re entering a new phase of how we live our lives … for asymptomatic individuals to spread the disease. He recommends considering a virtual get-together or pre-recording …
news › brandt-nagaraj-professor
… Surgery in the Division of Pediatric Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, will serve as the Hirikati Nagaraj, M.D. … teaching awards. She has held multiple leadership roles in pediatric surgery including serving as chair of the … Although the majority of her practice is devoted to common conditions such as appendicitis, reflux disease, and …
news › scully-hecht-levi-scholarship
… has recently been granted a two-year post-doctoral Hecht-Levi Fellowship in bioethics at the Johns Hopkins University … granting protected time for research and publication. Hecht-Levi Fellows have the opportunity to pursue subjects of … graduate of the general surgery residency at Baylor College of Medicine and a current fellow in cardiothoracic …
news › shen-lemaire-nhlbi
… M.D., Ph.D. , associate professor of surgery, and Scott A. LeMaire, M.D. , professor of surgery and vice-chair for … and Dissections.” The proposed study will determine the role of programmed necrotic cell death and mitochondrial … ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections. Dr. LeMaire and Dr. Shen are NIH- and AHA-funded investigators …
news › baylor-host-2017-gruber-genetics-prize-ceremony
… Baylor College of Medicine will host the 2017 Gruber Genetics Prize ceremony honoring geneticist Dr. Stephen J. Elledge. He is being recognized for his discoveries concerning the molecular mechanisms of the DNA-damage response pathway. Part … Microgenetics: What We Can Learn from Bits of Genes.” His work focuses on the …
news › lecithin-component-may-reduce-fatty-liver
… increases sensitivity to insulin and reduces fatty liver in mice, leading Baylor College of Medicine … bile acid levels, DLPC improved regulation of glucose and fat within the liver. A report on this work appears in the … and regulated glucose or sugar circulating in the blood. In two kinds of mice that had resistance to insulin, DLPC also …
news › researchers-learn-to-control-brain-cell-that-triggers-tremor
… Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological … have improved our understanding of how tremor — the most common movement disorder — happens, opening the possibility … shaking movement in one or more parts of the body. Available treatments are not always effective and the development …
news › brain-activity-during-observational-learning-similar-to-memory-recall
… As others go through different experiences, we can sometimes learn from watching their example. Researchers have long … exactly how the circuitry of our own brain works in more complex examples of social understanding is still a mystery. Our work is … Brain activity during observational learning similar to memory recall …
news › dr-lee-receives-dod-cancer-research-program-impact-award
… Dr. Hyun-Sung Lee … his peer reviewed cancer research program impact award titled “ Single-Cell Multi-Omics Integration to Exploit Autoimmunity … and the Immunotoxicity Working Group in the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center. By bringing together a team of …
news › top-educational-leaders-recognized-at-baylor-college-of-medicine
… Baylor College of Medicine’s top educational leaders were honored at Faculty Awards Day, which returned to an in-person format May 19 in Baylor’s Cullen Auditorium. “This is one of my favorite days at Baylor … and Corbin J. Robertson Jr. Presidential Award for Excellence in Education recognizes faculty members who have …