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Baylor College of Medicine today welcomes 10 new members to its Board of Advisors. The Board of Advisors, a non-fiduciary appointed group, works…
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Screen Time
Exposure to screens, including televisions, tablets, smartphones and game systems, is common among young children. The American Academy of Pediatrics…
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Brain
A longstanding question in neuroscience is how mammalian brains, including ours, adapt to external environments, information and experiences. In a…
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Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a respiratory virus that is a common cause of lower respiratory illness and is most recognized for causing…
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Diminishing eyesight is a common issue that occurs with age. While often unavoidable, routine eye checks are crucial. A Baylor College of Medicine…
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Dr. Philip Alapat discusses whether there are health benefits to taking a nap.
Daylight saving time ends on Nov. 6, bringing along an extra hour for sleep and activities. Dr. Annise Wilson, a sleep medicine expert at Baylor…
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In the midst of the Astros playing in the World Series, late nights watching the game on TV or at the stadium are inevitable.
Many Astros fans may be losing sleep this week to stay up late and watch the games. Sleep experts at Baylor College of Medicine offer this advice for…
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A new study says cracking and popping sounds might be early predictors of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.
Baylor College of Medicine has been named a site for the Restoring Joint Health and Function to Reduce Pain (RE-JOIN) Consortium. Baylor researchers…
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Isabel Valdez, physician assistant and assistant professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, provides a medical checklist for snowbirds to…
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Years to decades after breast tumors have been removed, cancer may return or metastasize in other organs. Bone is frequently affected by metastasis…
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Exercise is an important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and it’s especially beneficial for people recovering from breast cancer surgery. Dr…
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Baylor College of Medicine and Hess Toy Truck are racing into classrooms with Science of Speed, the seventh in a series of science, technology,…
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Finding valuable therapeutic interventions for prostate cancer has long guided the research of Dr. Feng Yang’s lab at Baylor College of Medicine. In…
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Breast Cancer Cells
About one-fourth of recurrent estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancers lose ER expression, which renders them resistant to endocrine therapy…
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drugs
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions discovered that the rheumatoid arthritis drug auranofin can potentially be…
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Bottom line, every woman should take a proactive role in knowing and understanding their risk for breast cancer.
While some causes of breast cancer, such as genetic causes, are unavoidable, there are some risk factors that are within our control.
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