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4 Tips for planning a Halloween full of ‘treats’, not ‘tricks’

October 31, 2013 Community, Dermatology, Dr. Rajani Katta, Halloween, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, Roberta Anding

Kids tend to look forward to Halloween all year long, excitedly awaiting a celebration of dressing up in costume, eating candy, and running around the

Monique Flores, posing before the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer

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Baylor employee copes with recent breast cancer diagnosis, shares story to inspire others

October 30, 2013 Breast Cancer, Cancer, Charmaine Hudson, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Monique Flores

If you met Ms. Monique Flores, you would know right off the bat that her personality is addictive; she’s fun to be around and encouraging

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Geneticist inducted into prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences

October 29, 2013 Awards, Awards and Honors, Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. James Lupski, Genetics

Pioneering researcher and Baylor College of Medicine’s vice chair of genetics Dr. James Lupski was recently inducted into the 233rd class of members of the

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Introducing Progress Notes: Stories from Baylor College of Medicine students

October 28, 2013 Baylor College of Medicine, Blogging, medical students, Progress Notes, Student Life, Students

Medical school becomes such a whirlwind that students rarely have the time to sit back, reflect and put their experiences into perspective. Eventually after hours

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In Case You Missed It: Preventing pertussis, sequencing DNA and more

October 26, 2013 Dementia, Dr. Carol Baker, Dr. Mark Kunik, Dr. Richard Gibbs, Genetics, Pertussis, Sequencing, Vaccination, Whooping Cough

Hope that your weekend is off to a good start! Thanks for joining us for your weekly roundup of news you may have missed from

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By the Numbers: Sequencing the human genome through the cloud

October 25, 2013 Andy Phifer, Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Jeffrey Reid, Genetics, Human Genome Sequencing Center, Technology

A collaboration of research minds and cloud technology lead to the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center’s recent completion of the largest cloud-based

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Throwback Thursday: 'Ideas worth spreading'

October 24, 2013 Audrey M. Marks, Baylor College of Medicine, Center for Space Medicine, Dr. David Eagleman, Dr. JOnathan Clark, History, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Throwback Thursday, Videos

This Thursday we take a departure from sharing photos from our rich archive, and try something new. This week we explore our not so distant

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Dr. Brendan Lee is Baylor’s newest IOM member

October 23, 2013 Awards and Honors

When Congress wants answers about biomedical research or healthcare in the United States, it goes to the Institute of Medicine, a private nonprofit organization established

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Is my food still safe? Decoding food labels

October 22, 2013 Andy Phifer, Expirations, food safety, Kristi King, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness

Knowing if your food is safe to eat doesn’t have to be confusing if you know the terminology. And there’s one rule that’s easy –

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Improving quality of life, management of breast cancer care

October 21, 2013 Breast Cancer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Clinical research, Dr. Julie Nangia, Dr. Kent Osborne, Glenna Picton

Throughout their journey, breast cancer patients and survivors may face a number of challenges as they steward through diagnosis, treatment and prevention of recurrence. In