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Momentum

Shaping the future of healthcare through biodesign

May 3, 2017 biodesign, Dr. Farzad Soleimani, Emergency Medicine, innovation, Texas Medical Center, TMCx

When you hear the word “biodesign” what comes to mind? The Texas Medical Center (TMC) Biodesign Program is an initiative within the TMC Innovation Institute

From The Labs

No SOX9, no cartilage; and how DDRGK1 causes a rare human skeletal dysplasia

April 11, 2017 cartilage, DDRGK1, dwarfism, Genetics, SEMD, Skeletal dysplasia, SOX9

SEMD, Shohat-type spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, is a rare type of skeletal dysplasia that affects the development of cartilage and results in a form of dwarfism with a

Policywise

Big data, brain science and mental health care

April 7, 2017 bioethics, Brain science, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, clinical ethics, Dr. Gabriel Lazaro-Munoz, ethics, Mental Health, Neuroscience

The Atlantic recently ran a fascinating article about improving the effectiveness of psychotherapy by using big data to inform practice. In it, the author notes that there

Momentum

Sharing innovative prosthetics research with tomorrow’s healthcare leaders

April 4, 2017 Baylor Global Health, Orthotics and Prosthetics, prosthetics, School of Allied Health

While many high school students went on vacation during spring break in March, one group of students spent time learning about global health challenges and

From The Labs

Image of the Month: Close and personal with bacteriophage P22

April 3, 2017 bacteriophage P22, cryo-electron microscopy, imaging, Nanotechnology, P22 virus, protein chemistry

For nearly 30 years the laboratory of Dr. Wah Chiu, Distinguished Service Professor and Alvin Romansky Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Baylor has

Policywise

What genetically modified mosquitoes and soda bans can teach us about framing health issues

March 31, 2017 Arguments, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, College Student, Framing, health policy, Policy Research, Rice University, soda ban, soda tax, zika

Genetically modified mosquitoes recently provided a case study in the importance of understanding how opposition groups frame arguments. The tactics of a small but vocal

Momentum

Tackling tuberculosis both at home and abroad

March 24, 2017 Dana Benson, Dr. Anna Mandalakas, Dr. Jeffrey Starke, Global Tuberculosis Program at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, pediatrics, tuberculosis, World TB Day

Tuberculosis knows no boundaries. It is a life-threatening disease in the United States and around the world – especially for children. Although there has been