Led by first author Dr. Ahmed Gad, postdoctoral associate in Ahmed’s lab, the research team examined molecular dynamics at ...

Endometriosis, which causes pain in the pelvis and lower abdomen and can lead to infertility, afflicts 1 in 10 women in reproductive age. A well-accepted theory is that endometriosis occurs when ...

Total Aortic Arch Replacement is a surgical procedure that involves replacing the entire aortic arch, which is the curved portion of the aorta that extends from the heart. This procedure is typically ...

When we hear sounds, specialized cells in the cochlear nucleus are the first to process that information, enabling our brains ...

A study published in Nature Genetics reveals new insights into how medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor of ...

Texas Children’s Global HOPE and Baylor College of Medicine Global Health, with support from the Bristol Myers Squibb ...

Community Outreach and Engagement is a central component of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center since its inception in 2007 when the Office of Outreach and Health Disparities was established.

Mosquito-borne diseases are those that are transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. The diseases spread by mosquitoes can be caused by a parasite, as in the case of malaria, or ...

In a healthy human adult, bacterial cells outnumber human cells, but the identity and degree of diversity of these bacteria in a single individual, their variability from person to person, and their ...

Baylor College of Medicine has been awarded $253,002 of CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) to use towards emergency funding for students. Information about this funding and the ...

Antibiotic resistance is the ability of bacteria to resist the effects of antibiotics, a type of drug - such as penicillin or ciprofloxacin - that kills or stops the growth of bacteria. When bacteria ...

Why monitor blood pressure (BP)? Hypertension (high blood pressure) is an important health issue in children, because of its association with obesity. High blood pressure is considered a risk factor ...