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Two independent mechanisms are involved in tuberous sclerosis
Researchers have genetically modified human NKT cells with a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) that enables them to specifically recognize and attack…
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Father and son
Does cancer run in families? A genetic counselor from Baylor College of Medicine will answer that question and more about cancer genetics during the…
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Baylor College of Medicine’s Dr. Susan Rosenberg has been awarded the National Institutes of Health Director’s Pioneer Award, her second time winning…
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Diabetes supplies
Diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disease affecting hundreds of millions around the world. Although patients are typically classified as…
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital have received a two-year, $700,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control…
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Dan L Duncan Cancer Center
After 15 years in the role, Dr. C. Kent Osborne has stepped down as director of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of…
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Locust swarm
Locusts have a reputation of biblical proportions – when swarming they have been known to consume entire crops and devour grass for livestock. In…
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General Research 2
Insect populations are consistently declining around the world and intense use of insecticides is suspected to play a role. This week, a study…
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, in partnership with the Houston Health Department and Rice University, have determined that testing the…
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NASA Astronaut Suni Williams, fully suited in SpaceX’s spacesuit, interfaces with the display inside a mock-up of the Crew Dragon spacecraft in Hawthorne, California, during a testing exercise on Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine selected three innovative companies with new approaches…
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The Roy and Lillie Cullen Building, with the Alkek Fountain at the entrance.
Dr. Huda Zoghbi, director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute…
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Researchers around the world are a step closer to a better understanding of the intricacies of COVID-19 thanks to two new web resources developed by…
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A space suit holds a tissue chip.
The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine selected five research teams to advance the study of…
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DNA twisting right
Genetic testing is recommended for all children with an autism diagnosis; however, the rates that parents and guardians complete testing is variable…
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Grandparents walking on beach
Baylor College of Medicine, in partnership with the Kelsey Research Foundation (KRF), will be one of five sites funded by the Alzheimer’s Association…
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student in class wearing mask
Baylor College of Medicine today released guidelines that schools across the country can reference as they make important reopening decisions during…
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