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Neck Pain
Despite being one of the most common spinal surgeries, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, a type of treatment for forms of degenerative disc…
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As microbiome research matures, it is leading to a major reassessment of biological processes within the human body.
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a common, life-threatening birth defect. Often, CDH occurs with other birth defects (CDH+). In a new study,…
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The Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit at Baylor College of Medicine has been selected as one of more than 100 sites to participate in the Phase 3…
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered how therapeutics targeting RNA splicing can activate antiviral immune pathways in triple…
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Ben Arenkiel lab
Dr. Benjamin Arenkiel, assistant professor of molecular and human genetics and neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine, has been awarded the…
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Hookworm
A new collaboration between researchers at the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug…
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Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute
At the end of 2020, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine…
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Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine researchers have found a way to mimic conditions in intestines, giving them a mechanical model for the…
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Two independent mechanisms are involved in tuberous sclerosis
Proteogenomic analysis may offer new insight into matching cancer patients with an effective therapy for their particular cancer. A new study…
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DNA molecule that is methylated on both strands
TANGO2 disorder is a rare genetic disorder that causes metabolic encephalopathy and arrhythmias. It can also result in developmental delay, seizures…
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When it comes to alarming news coverage, parents should strive to protect their children from viewing the chaos. Dr. Laurel Williams, associate…
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Human Microbiome Research
A $2.4 million, five-year grant renewal of the Consortium for the Study of Chronic Pancreatitis, Diabetes and Pancreatic Cancer from the National…
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DNA Genes
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine led the largest genomic assessment of children with RMS to determine the prevalence of genetic changes that…
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Losing weight, eating healthy, exercising and managing financials are typical resolutions people strive for in the new year. As 2020 nears its end,…
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Long-term exposure to IFNγ irreversibly exhausts blood stem cells, the progenitors of all blood cells, including immune cells, by triggering their…
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The rhesus macaque is the most widely studied nonhuman primate in biomedical research. A genome sequencing project for this species, led by…
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