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Sneaky Sodium: Check your foods for hidden salt

February 20, 2015 American Heart Month, Dr. Guilherme V. Silva, Heart Health, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, salt, sodium

Face it… Americans love salt and eat plenty of it. Most of us consume too much salt – on average 9–12 grams per day, or

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Throwback Thursday: Road trip!

February 19, 2015 Aesculapian Yearbook, alcohol, History, Mardi Gras, Student Life, Throwback Thursday

Mardi Gras was Tuesday, so for today’s Throwback Thursday we’re getting out of town and taking a trip to Pat O’Brien’s Bar in New Orleans,

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And the (lab) Grammy goes to…

February 17, 2015 Awards, Awards and Honors, Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Erez Aiden, Genetics, Houston, human genome, molecular and human genetics, Research, Technology

While you may have tuned into the Grammy awards this month, a smaller group waited at their keyboard to see who would win the 2015

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Tasty and Nutritious: Try These Five Heart Healthy Foods

February 16, 2015 American Heart Month, diet, Heart Health, Molly Gee, Nutrition and Wellness

Heart experts agree. Diet and exercise are a key part of maintaining a healthy heart. If you’ve decided to start an exercise routine and you’re

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Aphrodisiac or not: Foods to avoid this Valentine’s Day

February 13, 2015 aphrodisiac, Dr. Dolores Lamb, Dr. Joseph Sellin, Dr. Suneal Agarwal, Gastroenterology, Valentine's Day

This Valentine’s Day, if you are planning a menu of aphrodisiacs, Baylor College of Medicine gastroenterology experts Dr. Suneal Agarwal and Dr. Joseph Sellin say

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Throwback Thursday: A pair of “Lovairs”

February 12, 2015 Comic Strips, History, Houston, Throwback Thursday, Valentine's Day, Yearbook

Love is in the air, and you’ve got two days left to catch it. For some romantic inspiration, we found a nice-looking couple in our

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Cytomegalovirus: What you should know

February 12, 2015 Baylor College of Medicine, Congenital CMV Disease Research Clinic & Registry, Cytomegalovirus, Houston, Maddie's Mission, pediatrics, Pregnancy, Women's Health

Have you ever heard of cytomegalovirus (CMV)? Odds are that you have not. I first learned about CMV one year ago, but it was too

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Exploiting cancer’s Achilles’ heel

February 11, 2015 Awards and Honors, biochemistry and molecular biology, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Dr. Trey Westbrook, Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award, Genetics, Houston, molecular and human genetics, Research, The Academy of Medicine Engineering & Science of Texas, triple-negative breast cancer

What drives innovation? For Dr. Trey Westbrook it’s a personal mission to find new treatments for invasive breast cancer. His work focuses on the genetic

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Measles: What you should know

February 9, 2015 Autism, Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research, Dr. Camille Leugers, Dr. Carol Baker, Dr. Peter Hotez, Education, Family and community medicine, Healthcare, Houston, infectious disease, measles, Men's Health, MMR, molecular virology and microbiology, mups and rubella vaccine, National School of Tropical Medicine, pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Vaccines, Women's Health

With the recent measles outbreak in California, many people have questions about the illness and vaccinations. Experts at Baylor College of Medicine have answers.

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A gut feeling: Unlocking the mysteries of autism

February 6, 2015 Autism, Autism Speaks, Dr. James Versalovic, gastrointestinal, gut, Healthcare, Houston, Pathology, pediatrics, Ph.D., Research, Ruth Ann Luna, Texas Children's Microbiome Center

Autism spectrum disorders are one of the true medical mysteries of our time. From the scientists trying to discover the underlying cause, to the parents