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New findings suggest that enhancing the natural ability of natural killer (NK) cells to eliminate circulating cancer cell clusters may provide a…
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Father and Child
Researchers compared about 13,000 children with cancer but no birth defects with nearly 1,600 children with cancer and one or more birth defects.
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Baylor joins forces with medical centers across the United States to take part in #FitForTheFrontLine, a national movement to honor and raise funds…
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine are conducting a study to examine the symptomatic characteristics of misophonia and anxiety in children and…
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Dr. Cheryl Lyn Walker
New research shows that, in animal models, the liver epigenome is permanently changed when exposed to certain chemicals in the environment early in…
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A person wearing a face mask in a mall.
Whether you feel comfortable in a social setting or not, social interaction requires practice for all, and according to Dr. Jessica Rohr, many people…
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A person walking through an empty airport.
Dr. Jill Weatherhead offers a few tips on how to reduce your risk of getting sick if you’re hitting the road or catching a flight this summer.
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A doctor meeting with a young patient.
The Child Psychiatry Access Network will provide real-time psychiatric consultation services to primary care physicians across Texas as part of the…
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A researcher working on vaccines in the Tropical Medicine laboratories.
Baylor College of Medicine’s fight against COVID-19 has received a boost from Tito’s Handmade Vodka through a $1 million grant from the brand’s…
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Baylor College of Medicine has developed a comprehensive guide to reopening businesses in Houston, offering an outline on what employers can do to…
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A partial cross-cut model of human lungs.
An international consortium of researchers have identified a mutation involved in a person’s susceptibility to lung cancer.
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The National School of Tropical Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development have formed a new partnership with PATH to…
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With COVID chaos slowly dying down, people may be heading back to work soon. Dr. Asim Shah dives into the anxieties of returning back to a normal…
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BRAIN Initiative to support Baylor doctors studying the neurocircuitry of depression
Researchers led by Dr. Yong Xu have identified a group of unique glucose-sensing neurons in the brain and how they work together to prevent severe…
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and four other institutions around the country are working to find out if the vaccine prevents tuberculosis…
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A mother watching Mother's Day messages from family on a phone with help from an adult in a face mask.
Infectious diseases expert Dr. Stacey Rose weighs in on how to celebrate Mother’s Day while also protecting mom's health.
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