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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Smear
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have engineered immune cells to control two major life-threatening…
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The flu vaccine is now recommended for everyone over 6 months old, including pregnant women.
Baylor College of Medicine is recruiting volunteers for a clinical trial that will compare how well two different flu vaccines protect individuals…
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Artist rendition of a synapse
Baylor College of Medicine researchers in the Tolias Lab and the Xiaolong Jiang Lab are part of a global collaborative led by the Allen Institute to…
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A partial cross-cut model of human lungs.
The therapeutic drug pirfenidone has been found to be a potential treatment for rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease by…
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Get the dirt on germs
Fall weather brings festivities and guests to our homes, as well as some unwelcome guests, including allergies, colds and sinus infections. Dr. Tran…
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Sequencing and Analysis
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have received a grant for more than $12 million from the National Institutes of Health for a third five-…
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Artist rendition of a brain made out of circuits
In the fight against treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), one option, deep brain stimulation (DBS), is slowly gaining popularity…
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Elderly woman reading a book
Suggesting assisted living to your loved ones can be a very difficult conversation. It may take time for older adults to come around to the idea of…
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Abstract representation of the virus monkeypox
The Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit at Baylor College of Medicine has been selected by the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious…
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Understanding the role neuronal activity plays in certain types of brain cancer development and progression will be the focus of this year’s 10th…
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Lara Shekerdemian
Dr. Lara Shekerdemian has been named chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine after serving as interim chair since April.
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Syringe
With a small number of influenza cases already circulating in Houston, experts at Baylor College of Medicine are saying now is the time to get…
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Caregiver Alzheimer's
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, the Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital and the Alzheimer’s…
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COVID-19 virus
On Aug. 31, 2022, a jury in Harris County, Texas, returned a verdict in favor of Baylor College of Medicine against certain underwriters at Lloyd’s…
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Image of an empty gym weight room
The recent influx of monkeypox cases in the U.S. has put residents on high alert during their daily routines. Dr. Thomas Giordano, professor and…
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Cullen Building fisheye
Building on the public-private-partnership that established the first pediatric HIV treatment center on the African continent in 2003, the Republic…
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