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A team of researchers says disrupting a regular sleep routine can trigger the development of liver cancer in mice.
Sleep expert Dr. Annise Wilson explains how stress can interfere with your nighttime schedule and ways you can sleep more when life becomes busy.
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A discovery from researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and others opens the possibility of one day restoring loss of vision by activating the…
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Dr. Jankovic
New guidelines by the American Academy of Neurology outline effective ways to treat the symptoms of tics for those living with Tourette syndrome that…
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In a new review article published in CHEST, a team from Baylor College of Medicine outline an in-depth multi-disciplinary understanding of radiation-…
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Dr. David Moore
Dr. David Moore, professor of molecular and cellular biology, medicine and molecular and human genetics at Baylor College of Medicine, has been…
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Cancer Cells
In a promising development, researchers released initial findings from the first two patients treated in a Phase 1, first-in-human clinical trial of…
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have come up with a simpler, faster approach to avoid some technical aspects of CRISPR and make it available as an off-the-shelf ingredient for genetic engineering.
A team has developed a new bioinformatics tool that analyzes CRISPR pooled screen data and identifies candidates for potentially relevant genes with…
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Dr. Christie Ballantyne, chief of cardiology
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found that troponin I, a protein that is most commonly used to diagnose heart attack, can be detected…
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Human colon cancer cells with the cell nuclei stained red.
Analyzing both the entire set of genes and all the proteins produced by colon cancer tissues from patient samples has revealed a more comprehensive…
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Spring Evenings with Genetics series begins with seminar on autism spectrum disorder
On Tuesday, May 7, Evenings with Genetics will highlight Williams syndrome and how teens with the condition can develop independence as adults.
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A man rubs his neck while feeling the weight of anxiety.
Dr. Asim Shah gives his recommendations on recognizing the signs of a panic attack and relaxation strategies you can use if you are having one.
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Clinical Sequencing Research
A grant will fund Baylor research to study mucosal infection (bacteria, viruses and parasites) through the use of genomics and organoid model systems…
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Ethicists at Baylor College of Medicine propose harnessing participant engagement to address trustworthiness in medical data sharing.
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Richard Elbein, CEO, Alzheimer’s Association Houston & Southeast Texas Chapter and Dr. Joanna Jankowsky, associate professor of neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine.
Dr. Joanna Jankowsky has been awarded a Zenith Fellows research grant, which  supports scientists who have contributed significantly to the Alzheimer…
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A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Cambridge reports that the gene SRC-1 affects body weight control by…
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Study shows new triggers of rare food allergy in infants
A study led by the section of immunology, allergy and rheumatology in the Department of Pediatrics researches an uncommon food allergy known as ‘food…
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