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Dr. Dick Kuo, professor of emergency medicine, has been named chair of the Henry J.N. Taub Department of Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of…
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Findings may promote adult heart tissue regeneration
An international team reports they have been able to open the possibility for treating heart disease by reprograming adult cardiomyocytes to a more…
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A team of researchers says disrupting a regular sleep routine can trigger the development of liver cancer in mice.
For most of us the blaring sound of our alarm clock is a signal to wake up, but often this noise can be too jarring. Dr. Philip Alapat explains how…
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For the 11th year, the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine will host a genetics educational conference for…
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Two independent mechanisms are involved in tuberous sclerosis
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital find the development of tuberous sclerosis involves mTORC1 as well as a…
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Benefits of heart health supplements come with cautions
We’ve all heard the advice to take a fish oil with omega-3 fatty acids to improve heart health, but are you actually getting the benefits they claim…
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We provide personalized healthcare plans for seniors that address current as well as long-term needs.
The search for clues on how to live healthier, longer lives has led researchers at Baylor College of Medicine to look inside the cells of the worm…
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As microbiome research matures, it is leading to a major reassessment of biological processes within the human body.
In a new study published in Science Advances, an international multi-institutional research team, led by the Human Genome Sequencing Center, reports…
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The interior of the Columbus laboratory is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member on the International Space Station.
The Translational Research Institute for Space Health will join the MIT Media Space Lab Exploration Initiative to host a workshop addressing the…
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Sung Poblete, Craig Vosburg, Helen Heslop, Barbara Savoldo, Rayne Rouce, Rusty Robertson and Margaret M. Foti.
Stand Up To Cancer announced at the annual SU2C Scientific Summit the creation of an $8 million Dream Team of top scientists focused on finding…
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Cancer Cells
A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has discovered that breast cancer cells can shift between two forms of the cell surface…
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Clinical Sequencing Research
PreSeek can provide valuable molecular information for the detection of a wide spectrum of dominant monogenic diseases, according to an initial study…
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Westbrook Lab
A multidisciplinary, international team of scientists has been awarded Cancer Research UK’s Grand Challenge, an ambitious series of £20 million…
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Drs. Yong Xu, Wenjun Zhou, Yanlin He, Zheng Sun and Pengfei Liu.
The search for a mechanism that could explain how the protein complex NCOR1/2 regulates memory has revealed an unexpected connection between the…
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Take a deep breath: the art of mindfulness
The practice of mindfulness has been a hot topic recently, but what does mindfulness actually mean and how does one practice it? One Baylor College…
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Dr. Martin M. Matzuk (left), director of the Center for Drug Discovery and vice chair of pathology & immunology
A team of scientists found that the Transforming Growth Factor beta (TGF-beta) signaling pathway in uterine cells protects against uterine cancer by…
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