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If it’s not one virus, it’s another, and right now, it’s the stomach bug. A Baylor College of Medicine infectious diseases expert gives tips on…
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One size doesn’t necessarily fit all when it comes to testing the effects, including cancer and other diseases, of endocrine disrupting chemicals (…
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Baylor College of Medicine announces the signing of a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The Aga Khan University for the exchange…
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Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy will host its annual Health Policy Day on May 4. The virtual seminar will…
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Brain of a mouse model of Huntington’s Disease
Huntington’s disease is an inherited genetic condition that causes progressive brain damage, leading to a deterioration in physical and mental…
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Girls Elevated Event
Adolescence can be a difficult phase for girls, especially when they begin to notice their bodies changing. Girls Elevated, a Baylor College of…
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Cancer therapies targeting specific genetic mutations may offer benefits to patients for whom other standard chemotherapy treatments have not…
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While 2 to 4% of pregnant women suffer from chronic hypertension (high blood pressure) prior to pregnancy, it still is controversial to use…
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A new study from researchers at the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital and Houston Methodist…
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Lungs
A recent study published by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, in collaboration with the German Center for…
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Baylor College of Medicine has established the College’s first-ever rural health residency program and will welcome the first set of residents in…
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Vaccines
Though many children infected with COVID-19 experience mild symptoms or are asymptomatic, a small subset develop a dangerous complication called MIS-…
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric condition that affects nearly 1 to 2% of the world’s population. Evidence shows genetics can…
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Dr. Pengfei Liu, assistant professor of molecular and human genetics at Baylor College of Medicine, is the recipient of the ACMG Foundation for…
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Transition Medicine - Soleah Daniels
The Transition Medicine Clinic at Baylor College of Medicine, a medical home for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is opening…
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In a new study appearing in Genetics in Medicine, investigators from Mayo Clinic and Baylor College of Medicine found that targeted genomic…
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