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From gyms closing to ordering more takeout, COVID-19 has disrupted the health and fitness routines of many people. According to a weight loss expert…
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Batten disease is a family of 13 rare, genetically distinct conditions. Collectively, they are the most prevalent cause of neurodegenerative disease…
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The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will recognize the founding members and the current project team of the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA…
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People across the country are experiencing social distancing and stay-at-home fatigue, but as much as we want the pandemic to be over, we are not out…
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Dr. Jihye Yun, assistant professor of molecular and human genetics and member of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of…
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital have launched a landmark online study, called “The Reasons Why Us,” to…
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Dr. Ganesh Rao has been named the new chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine. In this role he also will hold the Marc…
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Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center gets a new home at McNair
A new approach to better select breast cancer patients in need of urgent surgery or chemotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic has been developed by…
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The proximal segment of the epididymis responds to the switch factor NELL2 and synthesizes OVCH2 (magenta), a protein indispensable for sperm maturation.
An international team of researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and Osaka University has identified a chain of events that matures sperm and…
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine are recommending that all COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU undergo a thromboelastography (TEG) to test…
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Stephanie Young to lead Institutional Advancement at Baylor College of Medicine
Stephanie L. Young has been named Senior Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Baylor College of Medicine. In this capacity, she also will…
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Baylor and Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development announced an extension of their ongoing collaboration with Infectious Disease…
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Dr. Nuo Li has been awarded the 2020 McKnight Scholar Award from the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience.
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New findings suggest that enhancing the natural ability of natural killer (NK) cells to eliminate circulating cancer cell clusters may provide a…
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Father and Child
Researchers compared about 13,000 children with cancer but no birth defects with nearly 1,600 children with cancer and one or more birth defects.
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Michael E. DeBakey M.D. Award for Excellence in Research
Baylor College of Medicine faculty are honored annually through the Michael E. DeBakey M.D. Award for Excellence in Research.
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