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Scanning electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause TB.
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine are recruiting adult volunteers for a research study evaluating whether the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG)…
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Photo of a woman giving herself a breast exam.
Improving treatments for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), an aggressive tumor with very poor prognosis and limited therapeutic targets, has been…
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Cullen Building fisheye
Dr. Nuo Li, associate professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine and a McNair Scholar, has been selected to be a part…
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Human Microbiome Research
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Michigan conducted a phase I pilot study to assess the feasibility of using potato…
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Vaccines
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced that a team from the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development (CVD) at Baylor…
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Ireland and the United Kingdom as seen from space.
The commercial spaceflight industry is expanding opportunities for scientific research in space, but the industry needs clear ethical guidelines…
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hospital ward
Physical restraints in emergency departments (EDs) are used to keep staff and patients safe, but may lead to adverse physical consequences, such as…
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A digitally-colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Zika virus. Virus particles (colored in blue), are 40 nm in diameter, with an outer envelope, and an inner dense core.
Before SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, there was the Zika virus epidemic, lasting from 2015 to 2016. The Zika virus can cause serious birth defects and…
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Drawing of diabetes related items including insulin and glucose tester kit.
Baylor College of Medicine received a six-year, $3.6 million award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of…
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The Cullen Building
Six Baylor College of Medicine faculty members were selected as recipients of the 2023 Michael E. DeBakey Excellence in Research Award. They were…
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heart attack
More than half of all cardiovascular diseases worldwide have been found to be directly connected to five classic cardiovascular disease risk factors…
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Close up photo of gloved hands performing surgery
In the last few years, breast reduction procedures in the U.S. have become increasingly common. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons…
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Microscope
In 2022, a team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine discovered that a little-known enzyme called MAPK4 is involved in the growth of triple…
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Artists rendition of a brain and neuron activity in a gold color.
A group of 20 patients with undiagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders ranging from severe to mild has now received a genetic diagnosis thanks to an…
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artist rendition of the coronavirus
Until now, scientific evidence has been inconclusive regarding the ability of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, to replicate in the human…
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Blue burst of color to represent neurons or brain tumor growth
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive and lethal form of brain tumor. Despite treatment, GBM recurrence is inevitable and tends to occur outside…
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