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Vaccines to treat addictions?

October 21, 2014 addiction, Cocaine vaccine, Dr. Thomas Kosten, Healthcare, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry, Research, vaccine, Vaccines

Could a vaccine be used in the future to treat an addiction to nicotine, cocaine, methamphetamine and opiates? Dr. Thomas Kosten, professor and the Jay

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Huda Zoghbi: A lab of her own

October 20, 2014 Dr. Arthur Beaudet, Dr. Huda Zoghbi, Dr. Ralph Feigin, Education, Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, molecular and human genetics, Neuroscience, pediatrics, Research, Rett Syndrome, Vilcek Prize

Immigrants make the journey to the United States for a number of reasons. For physician and medical researcher Huda Zoghbi, her journey began with a

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Online event provides perspective students insight into admissions, College

October 17, 2014 Audrey M. Marks, Baylor College of Medicine Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Beth Franks, Biomed Virtual Grad School Fair, Education, Technology

In collaboration with other biomedical graduate programs across the country, students can learn more about graduate educational opportunities at Baylor College of Medicine Graduate School

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Throwback Thursday: Poetic praise

October 16, 2014 Audrey M. Marks, Baylor College of Medicine, History, Michael E. DeBakey Medical Student Poetry Awards, poetry, Student Life, Throwback Thursday

In a form as old as Ancient Greece, this Throwback Thursday we travel back in time and revisit an elaborate lyrical poem praising Baylor College

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Diabetics shouldn’t spook at Halloween

October 15, 2014 candy, Diabetes, Dr. Maria Redondo, fall, Halloween, Healthcare, Julia Parsons, Kim Mason, Nutrition and Wellness

Halloween shouldn’t be scary for children with diabetes. It’s important for kids to participate in fun activities like they did before being diagnosed. Experts at

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McNair Foundation funding puts Baylor computational research tool on national stage

October 14, 2014 Dr. Olivier Lichtarge, IBM Watson, McNair Medical Institute, Research, Robert and Janice McNair Foundation, Technology

Dr. Olivier Lichtarge is constantly pushing his research group hard to think of innovative ways to analyze the massive amount of data available to scientists

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Why metastatic breast cancer matters

October 13, 2014 Awards and Honors, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Houston, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Research, Women's Health

Monday Oct. 13, has been declared Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day by the City of Houston. I am so grateful to the city for supporting

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Celebrating PAs this week

October 10, 2014 Baylor College of Medicine, Education, National PA Week, Physician Assistants, School of Allied Health, Student Life

Every year during the week of Oct. 6-12, we celebrate Physician Assistants through National PA Week. Why this week you might ask? Oct. 6, 1967,

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Throwback Thursday: Our building blocks

October 9, 2014 Audrey M. Marks, Baylor University College of Medicine, Dallas, History, Throwback Thursday

In the early days of the College, when we were still Baylor University College of Medicine in Dallas, the kindness of Mrs. L.P. Ramseur of

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Five tips for living with diabetes

October 8, 2014 clinical study, Diabetes, Dr. Erica Gonzalez, GRADE study, Healthcare, Houston, Nutrition and Wellness, Research, type 2 diabetes

While diabetes is a chronic, progressive disease, it is also very treatable, which means you can integrate your diabetes care into your regular life style