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A blue drawing on a dark background showing a brain inside the outline of a persons head with pinpoints of light to indicate activity.
A recent study from Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital has identified a specific neural activity pattern as a novel biomarker…
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We show that three-dimensional chromatin structure is preserved in a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth skin. In this photo Valerii Plotnikov and Dan Fisher are examining the skin after it was excavated from permafrost.
A team led by scientists from Baylor College of Medicine, University of Copenhagen, and Centre Nacional d’Anàlisi Genòmica and Centre for Genomic…
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Photo of cars driving through flood water.
Heavy rainfall in Houston and surrounding communities from Hurricane Beryl has left many people dealing with the aftermath of severe flooding. Dr.…
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Neurosurgery Brain Model
Researchers have identified unique 3-dimensional features called TULIPs in the genome of posterior fossa group A (PFA) ependymoma, a difficult-to-…
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Drawing of a brain
A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and collaborating…
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DNA
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Cambridge and collaborating institutions have discovered that alterations in the human…
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Photo taken at night from the drivers seat of a car of the road with blurred edges to signify driving and movement.
Road trips are a summer tradition for many families, but some drivers are so focused on reaching their destination that they tend to ignore their…
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Artists rendition of a brain and neuron activity in a gold color.
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Cambridge in the U.K. and collaborating institutions have shown that serotonin 2C…
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Stars
The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine announced today two selected projects to analyze advanced…
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Xray of knee
A study conducted by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions reveals the molecular events leading to osteogenesis…
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Child jumping off into ocean
Dry drowning is a common phrase used to describe an aftermath of drowning, but this is a misused term and does not accurately describe a medical…
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have uncovered new potential therapeutic targets for cancer and new insights…
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Photo of a sunset showing the silhouette of a father lifting his young son up in the air.
Conversations around fertility are often centered around women. Infertility is not just an issue occurring among females; males also experience…
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Photo of empty seats on an airplane with travelers blurred in the background.
Luggage, headphones and neck pillows are all commonly brought on trips, but some unwelcome invisible viruses may also be tagging along on your next…
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Whether it be your first time at the gym or you’re an experienced lifter, it’s important to remember good gym hygiene. Melanie McNeal, physical and…
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The airglow blankets the Earth's horizon during an orbital sunset in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above the Pacific Ocean southwest of California.
In a new paper published today in Nature, the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), a consortium led by Baylor College of…
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