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A microscopy image of a typical neuroblastoma
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Cancer Center and collaborating institutions report interim results from a first-in-human…
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A floating DNA strand
Somatic mosaicism occurs when somatic cells, or the body’s non-reproductive cells, are genetically different from one another. Although somatic…
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Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common and second deadliest cancer. How colorectal cancer develops is not well understood, but a team led by…
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Photo of the sun in the blue sky with palm trees in the foreground.
For most people, warmer temperatures and longer days mean more exposure to sunlight. A dermatologist with Baylor College of Medicine reminds people…
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The next time you load your family into the car, be sure first that you are up to date on your car seat safety. A pediatric emergency medicine expert…
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Dr. Kara Marshall, assistant professor of neuroscience and a McNair Scholar, has been named a Freeman Hrabowski Scholar by the Howard Hughes Medical…
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Brain with DNA From the Labs
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have linked specific variants or mutations of the gene myocardin-related transcription factor B (MRTFB)…
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MDA-MB-453 human breast cancer cells
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have identified a strategy cancerous tumors use to remotely disrupt the…
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Neuropathy is a type of chronic pain triggered by nerve injury or certain diseases. It affects millions of people worldwide, significantly…
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As people get older, they aspire to live healthy lives as free as possible from the natural decline of cognitive abilities that occurs with aging. At…
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Snacking at the movie theater is a ritual as old as cinema itself. And with the growing number of options, some may need help navigating the…
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Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Space Medicine and Translational Research Institute for Space Health leadership (left) celebrate the new agreement with leadership from the Korea National Institute of Health (right) at NASA HRP Investigators' Workshop in February 2023.
A new agreement between Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Space Medicine and the Korea National Institute of Health (KNIH) will enable new…
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Research supports the promise of psychedelics in treating conditions like depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, but the future regulatory…
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Dr. Thomas Lloyd, an expert in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research and other neuromuscular disorders such as inclusion body myositis, has…
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have unraveled the processes that give astrocytes, the most abundant glial cell in the brain, their special…
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Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes are major public health burdens among adults, and Hispanics and Latinos in the United States are at increased risk…
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