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Honoree Jan Duncan, honorary chairs Dr. Carolina Gutierrez and Dr. C. Kent Osborne and honoree Sue Smith join together at the Lights Out Cancer event benefiting the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Lights Out Cancer event raises more than $1 million for…
ºÚÁÏÉçÇø’s Lights Out Cancer event raised nearly $1.1 million to support cancer research at Baylor’s Dan L Duncan Comprehensive…
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Mesothelioma Treatment Center offers new at-home device
Doctors at the Mesothelioma Treatment Center at ºÚÁÏÉçÇø and Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center are now offering mesothelioma…
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Spread love, not allergies, this Valentine’s Day
As your search begins for the perfect Valentine’s Day gift, remember that some of the most popular gifts can cause allergic reactions.
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Using a new grant from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, a team from ºÚÁÏÉçÇø will work to develop more widely applicable targeted cellular therapies for leukemia and lymphoma.
Cardiovascular disease risk factor targeted for new…
ºÚÁÏÉçÇø researchers are beginning trials to test two new drugs that directly target Lp(a) levels.
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Spring Evenings with Genetics series begins with seminar on autism spectrum disorder
Evenings with Genetics spotlights Turner Syndrome
On Tuesday, Feb. 11, Evenings with Genetics will discuss the genetics and state-of-the art heart care for children with Turner Syndrome.
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Don’t let binge-worthy shows become a pain in the neck
If binge-watching nominated movies and television shows is a part of your plans during awards season, keep in mind that sitting or lying down for…
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Researchers work to prevent kidney failure after surgery
Scientists have improved their understanding of kidney failure for patients that possess high levels of suPAR protein (soluble urokinase-type…
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Talking to your daughter about her growing body
Girls Elevated will aim to give parents and young girls tips on how to effectively communicate and manage these changes to help make growing up a…
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Baylor recruiting participants for cervical cancer…
Researchers at ºÚÁÏÉçÇø are recruiting volunteers for a clinical trial to test an oral targeted therapy for patients with…
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Brain tumors remodel neuronal synapses to promote growth
Scientists at ºÚÁÏÉçÇø have found new evidence that glioma, a lethal form of brain cancer, alters the activity of neighboring…
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Micro-scaled method holds promise for cancer diagnosis
Using a using a single-needle biopsy and new technology for tumor diagnosis, researchers have been able to provide a more detailed and wider window…
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Cancer Cells
Protein AKAP8 suppresses breast cancer metastasis
A protein naturally produced in the body has been found to suppress breast cancer metastasis in animal models of human tumors. Researchers led by…
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Clinical trial recruiting for OCD investigational…
Researchers at the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at ºÚÁÏÉçÇø are conducting a clinical trial of an…
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Unanticipated response to estrogen at the single cell level…
A team of researchers found that not only do individual mammalian cells in a population fail to respond synchronously to estrogen stimulation, but…
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Dr. Peter Hotez says eradicating mosquito populations will help control the spread of the Zika virus.
How maternal Zika infection results in newborn microcephaly…
A new study led by researchers at ºÚÁÏÉçÇø revealed how in utero Zika virus infection can lead to microcephaly in newborns.
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Women with disabilities sought for survey participation
The Center for Research on Women with Disabilities (CROWD) at ºÚÁÏÉçÇø has launched of the National Health Information Survey for…
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