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Policywise

How to survive and thrive: Labor and friendship among early humans

April 2, 2021 Ancestors, Friendship, Gender, Labor, norms, Partnership, Survival

A closer look at friendships among early humans and how they led the way into how we think about gender, societal norms and policies.

Policywise

How we got here: The origin and function of friendship

March 29, 2021 companion, Cultures, Evolution, Friend, Friendship, human behavior, Love

Editor’s note: This is the first post in a three-part series on friendship. Why do humans across many cultures value and celebrate friendship? In many

From The Labs

Identifying rare genetic variants that increase risk for lung cancer

March 18, 2021 ATM, DNA damage, DNA repair, exome sequencing, genomic instability, lung cancer, MLNR, Pomc, Research

Exome sequencing identified new variants that lead to higher levels of DNA damage, which increases the susceptibility for multiple cancers.

Policywise

Pandemic, power outages, and…policy on child poverty?

March 5, 2021 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Child, Child Allowance, policy, Poverty, Tax credit

There is is growing interest in a policy change that would have enormous health benefits for children, families, and our society.

From The Labs

Hispanic Heritage Spotlight: Interview with Dr. María Elena Bottazzi

November 19, 2020 COVID, Hispanic Heritage, Latinamerica, neglected diseases, Research, StarTrek, Vaccines

Dr. Bottazzi strives to lift the burden of tropical diseases from underserved populations while empowering young generations.

Progress Notes

Beyond resilience: The importance of community and personal identity

November 16, 2020 Education, Medical Education

Fourth-year medical student Jackie Olive discusses medical training, burnout, and how to cultivate community resilience.

Progress Notes

Psychiatry and COVID-19: Q&A with Dr. Mollie R. Gordon

October 28, 2020 Education, Medical Education, Mental Health, Psychiatry and COVID-19

Dr. Mollie R. Gordon reflects on her career in psychiatry and shares advice on how to get through hard times.

From The Labs

Glutathione precursor GlyNAC reverses premature aging in people with HIV

October 15, 2020 Aging, glutathione, GlyNAC, HIV, Research

Twenty years of research support the role of antioxidant glutathione in reversing premature aging in people with HIV.

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The future of mobile medicine in Houston: SmartPods

October 12, 2020 Baylor Global Health, Community, Healthcare

Baylor Global Health and Harris County have revealed the nation’s first portable and adjustable SmartPod clinic, “Access2Health.”

Lung cancer, illustrated here as round masses inside the lungs, the second most common cancer in both men and women.

From The Labs

The unexpected effect of an ATM genetic variant in lung cancer

May 28, 2020 Ashkenazi Jewish populations, ATM gene, lung cancer, Research

“There’s something unusual about this ATM genetic variant and how it acts,” said Dr. Chris Amos. “It was really unexpected to see such a strong genetic

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