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The Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center has a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. We have a team of highly-skilled physicians and

Progress Notes

Reexamining maternal mortality in Texas

October 18, 2016 maternal mortality, maternity, Research

MS4 and MPH student Jaden Schupp Kohn discusses the controversy surrounding a new report of rising maternal mortality rates in Texas and its implications for

From The Labs

Chromosome remodeler SETD2 also remodels the cytoskeleton in kidney cancer cells

August 30, 2016 Cancer, chromosome remodeler, cytoskeleton remodeler, epigenetics, kidney cancer, methyl tags, Research, SETD2

Kidney cancer begins when certain genes mutate and, as a result, alter how key molecules work. One of these key molecules is SETD2, which is

From The Labs

Mouse model shows that Notch activation can drive metastatic prostate cancer

August 23, 2016 Metastasis, metastatic prostate cancer, mouse model, Notch signaling pathway, Prostate Cancer, Pten gene, Research

Nearly 200 thousand men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. Most of the deaths associated with prostate cancer occur in advanced stages of the

Momentum

Understanding the biology of tumors

August 22, 2016 Cancer, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. David Rowley, Houston, Molecular and cellular biology, Research, tumor biology

When people hear “tumor” they typically, and immediately, associate the word with cancer. However, one of the most important points to remember is that a

Momentum

Celebrating Momentum’s 1,000th post!

August 16, 2016 Affiliates, Community, Education, Healthcare, History, Houston, Momentum, Nicole Blanton, Research, Student Life

Since 2013, the team here at Momentum has strived to bring you the latest in health care, research, education and community service from Baylor College

Momentum

Throwback Thursday: Breaking ground

July 7, 2016 Cancer, Cancer Moonshot Initiative, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, History, Houston, Nicole Blanton, pharmacology, protein research, Research, Throwback Thursday

Did you know that the nation’s first nuclear protein laboratory was organized at Baylor College of Medicine? In this 1972 photo from Inside Baylor Medicine

Momentum

A commitment to honor and medicine

July 5, 2016 Affiliates, Community, Dr. Daniel Musher, Dr. Timothy Porea, Dr. William T. Butler, Education, Healthcare, History, Houston, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Research

From our first affiliated hospital, to an accelerated wartime medical program, Baylor College of Medicine has supported the military for members both active and retired.

Policywise

Gene therapy: An out-of-body experience

July 1, 2016 Affiliates, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, David Vetter, Dr. Christopher Scott, gene therapy, Genetics, Healthcare, Houston, Research

On April 1, 2016, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved the first ex-vivo (outside the body) gene therapy in the Western Hemisphere. Diseased stem cells

Momentum

Immersive summer program shares world of science, medicine with undergrads

June 29, 2016 Community, Education, Houston, Research, SMART program, Technology, undergraduate

For nine weeks, undergraduate students from across the country join our doctors and researchers to get hands-on experience in science, healthcare and research. This year,