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Dr. Matthew Ellis
Dr. Matthew Ellis has been awarded the Susan G. Komen® Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction in Clinical Research.
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Baylor College of Medicine researchers have revealed how dysfunction in a key quality control mechanism leads to neurological dysfunction.
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have been awarded $1.73 million to study the psychosocial risks and benefits of pediatric deep brain…
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Findings may promote adult heart tissue regeneration
A group of researchers reveals new insights into the recently discovered healing capacity of the heart involving the Hippo cellular pathway.
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Dr. Mary Dickinson talks with a colleague in her research lab.
Dr. Mary Dickinson has begun her new role as vice president and dean of research at Baylor College of Medicine. Dickinson served as associate dean of…
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Cancer survivor Jake learns about the Passport For Care program.
Passport for Care is a free online resource developed by Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Cancer Center that provides a survivorship…
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A doctor leads a child into an office to be screened with a Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddler, or M-CHAT.
A collaborative study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine explored providers’ diagnostic and referral practices for children who failed…
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Researchers find regulator for brain injury's first responders
A multi-institutional group has identified nuclear factor I-A (NFIA) as a central regulator of both the generation and activity of reactive…
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Dr. Yong Xu and his colleagues investigate the roles the brain plays in body weight control. Recent research from the Xu lab makes the case that SRC-1 is an important regulator of body weight.
Researchers looked into the possibility of crosstalk between eating and mood and discovered a brain circuit in mouse models that connects the feeding…
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Dr. Christie Ballantyne, chief of cardiology
The National Institutes of Health’s Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has awarded Dr. Christie Ballantyne a $6 million grant to begin research to…
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A study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine raises health concerns about the use of electronic cigarettes.
A study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine raises health concerns about the use of electronic cigarettes.
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A study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine raises health concerns about the use of electronic cigarettes.
La exposición crónica a vapores de e-cigarrillos altera la función pulmonar en ratones y reduce la capacidad de células inmunitarias de responder a…
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A NIH grant will allow a research team from Baylor College of Medicine and Arizona State University to evaluate how to responsibly govern human…
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Margaret Goodell
Dr. Margaret “Peggy” Goodell has been named chair of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Baylor College of Medicine by the College’s…
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African-American men needed for prostate cancer study
Researchers are trying to find out why one in six African-American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and why they are twice as likely as…
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Dr. Xiang Zhang
To better understand the specific roles different immune cell types play, a multi-institutional team profiled the immune cell composition of multiple…
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