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Experts tackle 3 key policy areas for using cutting-edge sequencing in patient care

September 30, 2014 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Amy McGuire, Dr. Maggie Curnutte, ethics, Genetics, health policy, Healthcare, Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, next-generation sequencing, policy, Public Policy, Technology

As techniques such as next generation sequencing, which determines the precise order of the nucleotides that make up DNA, are used in patient diagnosis and

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Improve your tailgate: Healthier buffalo chicken dip recipe

September 29, 2014 football, Healthy Eating, Kristi King, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, party, Recipes, tailgate

Is tailgating part of your football ritual? Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital Registered Dietitian Kristi King says its easy to indulge in

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Keeping mind active improves aging memory

September 26, 2014 Aging, Dr. Anita Woods, Geriatrics, Huffington Center on Aging, Memory, Nutrition and Wellness

Feeling forgetful? Don’t automatically blame your “aging brain.” Our expert at Baylor College of Medicine’s Huffington Center on Aging, says memory loss has relatively little to do

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Throwback Thursday: A new way to lounge

September 25, 2014 History, Houston, Student Life, Throwback Thursday

Kick back and relax, or study. Our students had a new space to do both during the 1953-1954 academic year. This photo, courtesy of the

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Celebrating our newest National Academy of Sciences members

September 24, 2014 Awards, Awards and Honors, Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Dora Angelaki, Dr. Martin Matzuk, Dr. Paul Klotman, Honors, National Academy of Sciences

The Baylor community gathered this week to congratulate Dr. Dora E. Angelaki, professor and Wilhelmina Robertson Chair in Neuroscience, and Dr. Martin M. Matzuk, director

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Science as art

September 23, 2014 Cancer, Clinical research, Healthcare, Houston, Neuroscience, Research, The Art Of Baylor

Students come to Baylor College of Medicine to learn the art of medicine, but if they look closely they may get an art education as

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Recipe: Chicken enchiladas spice up dinner

September 22, 2014 chicken enchiladas, Diabetes, dietitian-approved recipes, Education, Nutrition and Wellness, Recipes, Sugar Heart and Life

Looking for an easy week-night dish? This low fat chicken enchilada recipe, courtesy of Baylor College of Medicine’s Sugar, Heart and Life program, is a

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Breakfast key for student focus

September 19, 2014 breakfast, Dr. Teresia O'Connor, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyle, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, pediatrics, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center

Children who eat a nutritious breakfast in the morning have an easier time focusing on their schoolwork since they are not distracted by hunger, according

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Throwback Thursday: DeBakey the student

September 18, 2014 Audrey M. Marks, Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, Dr. Michael E. DeBakey Library and Museum, Education, History, Houston, Throwback Thursday, Tulane University

We’ve explored many of Dr. Michael E. DeBakey’s accomplishments and contributions here at Momentum. But this Throwback Thursday we take a look at Dr. DeBakey

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Baylor wraps 10th year supporting Tour de Pink

September 17, 2014 Breast Cancer, Cancer, Healthcare, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Pink Ribbons Project, Tour de Pink, Women's Health

Over the weekend, Baylor College of Medicine helped support the Pink Ribbons Project in celebrating its 10th anniversary of Tour de Pink – a cycling