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When you are feeling hungry, the brain takes the necessary steps toward consuming a meal. Many of these steps are not well known, but a new study…
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children’s Hospital and…
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Large-scale protein and gene profiling have massively expanded the landscape of cancer-associated proteins and gene mutations, but it has been…
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University have received a $2.3 million Breakthrough Award from the Department of Defense…
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Modern day drug discovery is shifting from single end point assays to more complex phenotypic assays that query single cell and population responses…
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A new study published in the journal Nature reports results of the first-in-human phase 1 clinical trials of a novel immunotherapy approach for solid…
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine and collaborating institutions report in the journal Cell the…
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An international team of researchers has provided a genetic diagnosis for 30 individuals whose condition was undiagnosed for years despite extensive…
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Baylor College of Medicine is conducting a research study with the Harris Center to provide evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to…
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A study published in Nature by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine changes the way we understand memory. Until now, memories have been…
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Dr. Huda Zoghbi, Distinguished Service Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and founding…
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Washington University School of Medicine have identified clinical and genetic predictors of multiply…
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Regardless of political party, elections weigh on many Americans, and with long-lasting coverage, it can be difficult to escape the political noise.…
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Baylor College of Medicine received nearly $10 million in funding from the NIH BRAIN Initiative to study effective treatments for the depressive…
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Dr. Carolyn Smith was announced as senior vice president and dean of research at Baylor College of Medicine following approval by the Board of…
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Estrogen, the major female ovarian hormone, can trigger nerve impulses within milliseconds to regulate a variety of physiological processes. At…
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