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Take a look back at 2017 at Baylor

December 29, 2017 Community, Education, Healthcare, Nicole Blanton, Research, Year in Review

Can you believe 2018 is almost here? While you may be finalizing your New Year’s resolutions, it’s important to reflect on the year that was.

Policywise

My mental illness and my research

October 4, 2017 ADHD, Anxiety, bioethics, Depression, Gabriel Lazaro-Munoz, medical ethics, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Neuroethics, Neuroscience, Research

I know what is going on in my brain. I have a Ph.D. in neuroscience. I still cannot control it. I constantly have intrusive thoughts,

From The Labs

A 12-hour biological clock coordinates essential bodily functions

August 31, 2017 12-hour biological clock, Biological clocks, circadian rhythm, circatidal rhythm, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, Research

It’s not a good idea to disturb the circadian rhythm on a regular basis. For instance, experimental evidence shows that night-shift workers who periodically change

Policywise

Intelligence and genetic essentialism

June 16, 2017 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Cody Brannan, Discrimination, DNA, Genetic Essentialism, Genetics, Genomics, Health Policy Program, Neuroethics, Neuroscience, Research, Science Policy

In 1869, Francis Galton reasoned that if human intellect was determined to be hereditary, then it “would be quite practicable to produce a highly-gifted race

Momentum

A look back at 2016 at Baylor

December 30, 2016 2016, Community, Education, Healthcare, Nicole Blanton, Research, Year in Review

Believe it or not, 2017 is upon us – but we still have time to reflect on a year filled with milestones, celebrations and achievements

Momentum

Thankful for a year of advancements in cancer research

November 23, 2016 Cancer, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Kent Osborne, Research

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