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Keep it safe while breaking a sweat

August 2, 2016 Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, CROWD, Exercise, Fitness, GoWoman, Healthcare, Houston, Stephanie Silveira, Summer

Concerns about safety can be a real barrier to exercise for people with physical disabilities. Knowing what your safety risks are can open possibilities for

Momentum

Care beyond hospital doors: Volunteer program provides rehabilitation resources

July 27, 2016 Community, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dr. Sunil Kothari, Houston, Rehabilitation Services Volunteer Project, RSVP

Extensive rehabilitation care is often needed for those who suffer catastrophic disabilities such as stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury or amputation. For many patients

Momentum

Know your risk for developing head and neck cancer

July 27, 2016 Cancer, Dr. Vlad Sandulache, Head and Neck, head and neck cancer, Healthcare, Houston, Jeannette Sanchez, otolaryngology, World Head and Neck Cancer Day

You can never prepare yourself to hear the words, “you have cancer.” However, for some types of cancer, there are screenings you can get to

From The Labs

A single species of gut bacteria can reverse autism-related social behavior in mice

July 25, 2016 autism spectrum disorders, behavior, developmental disorders, diet, high-fat diet, microbiome, Pregnancy, Prenatal

The absence of one specific species of gut bacteria causes social deficits in mice. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine report June 16 in Cell

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Twinning linked to genes tied to reproductive fitness traits

July 20, 2016 dizygotic twins, fraternal twins, FSHB, Genetics, reproductive fitness, SMAD3, Twinning

Bearing fraternal twins, or dizygotic (DZ) twinning, runs in families, is potentially influenced by more than one gene and is linked to a maternal factor.

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Growing Up Baylor: Dr. Jaime Rueda

July 20, 2016 Affiliates, Ben Taub Hospital, Dr. Jaime Rueda, Education, Family and community medicine, Growing Up Baylor, Houston, Martin Luther King Jr. Health Center, Premedical Honors College

Imagine studying, training and eventually teaching at the same institution during the span of your career. A special group of physicians, faculty members and researchers

Policywise

Zika virus and public policy

July 19, 2016 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, Healthcare, Houston, infectious disease, policy, Stephanie Morain, Tropical Diseases, zika

Zika virus, a mosquito-borne infection, has captured international attention after news of devastating complications in pregnant women. While early attention focused on events in Brazil,

Momentum

Battling pediatric AIDS: Restoring hope, health to communities

July 19, 2016 Baylor Pediatric AIDS Initiative, Community, Dr. Mark Kline, Global Health, Healthcare, HIV/AIDS, pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital

For more than a decade, Baylor College of Medicine has helped make lifesaving treatment available for thousands of children suffering from HIV and AIDS around

GoWoman

Blubber control!

July 15, 2016 autoimmune disease, Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, CROWD, Fitness, GoWoman, Healthcare, Houston, Meena Dhanjal Outlaw, myasthenia gravis, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness

In hindsight, my spinal cord injury sustained in 2000 seems so easy now. It was challenging to stay fit following the injury, but my aerobics

Momentum

Theatre monologues, art car help promote cancer awareness and nutrition education

July 12, 2016 Cancer, Community, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Maria Jibaja-Weiss, Education, Healthcare, Houston, Office of Outreach and Health Disparities, outreach, Toni the Healthy Eating Cart

Encouraging cancer awareness in a city as diverse as Houston requires a range of educational tools and cultural understanding. From its Theatre Outreach Program to

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