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Family helps advance research into rare disease

July 16, 2014 Dr. Hamed Jafar-Neiad, Dr. Huda Zoghbi, Dr. Matthew Bainbridge, Genetics, Genome Sequencing, Healthcare, Human Genome Sequencing Center, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, molecular and human genetics, NGLY1 deficiency, pediatrics, Research

Baylor College of Medicine’s genetics program continues to break barriers in diagnosing rare diseases through the use of advanced genome testing. Often the diagnosis is

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Quality of meals shouldn't change during summer

July 15, 2014 Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Teresia O'Connor, Healthy Eating, healthy eating habits, Healthy Lifestyle, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, pediatrics, Teresia O'Connor

Don’t close the door on healthy eating habits during the summer, says a Baylor College of Medicine pediatrician. “Certainly it is just as important to

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Top hats & swords: Chiu receives prestigious award at unique ceremony

July 14, 2014 Awards and Honors, Dr. Wah Chiu, honorary degree, Molecular and cellular biology, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, molecular virology and microbiology, University of Helsinki

With top hat and sword in hand, Dr. Wah Chiu, the Alvin Romansky Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Baylor College of Medicine, marched through

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5 simple tips to protect against swimmer’s ear

July 11, 2014 Dr. Jeffrey Vrabec, Healthcare, Nutrition and Wellness, otolaryngology, Summer, swimmer's ear

When you get ready to hit the pool to get in a few last cannonballs this summer, be sure to protect yourself against swimmer’s ear.

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Throwback Thursday: 71 years and counting

July 10, 2014 Audrey M. Marks, Baylor College of Medicine, Community, History, Houston, Throwback Thursday

For nearly 71 years, Baylor College of Medicine has called Houston home. This Throwback Thursday we travel back to the 1940s, to explore the transformation

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Recipe: No guilt in these oatmeal cookies

July 9, 2014 Audrey M. Marks, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Nutrition and Wellness, Recipes, Sugar Heart and Life

Looking for a recipe to satisfy your sweet tooth without packing on at your waistline? Look no further than this recipe, from Baylor College of Medicine’s Sugar,

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Camp puts smiles on faces of patients at cleft clinic

July 8, 2014 Camp Keep Smiling, Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic, Community, Dr. Laura Monson, Events, pediatrics, plastic surgery, Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital

Summer camp is a rite of passage for kids, a place where they forge friendships, develop independence and participate in new activities and interests. For patients

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Best of both worlds

July 7, 2014 Awards and Honors, Cancer, Dr. Maria Monica Gramatges, Healthcare, patient care, pediatrics, Research, VIICTR

This feature is part of an ongoing series that focuses on VIICTR.org, highlighting clinical and translational research at Baylor College of Medicine. Ever wonder what it takes

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Hurricanes pose threat to medication availability

July 3, 2014 Dr. Norman Sussman, Healthcare, Hurricane Season, Medications, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, safety, Surgery

The summer months bring lots of things – heat, sun and hurricanes. With Arthur on its way to becoming a hurricane off the east coast,

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National collaboration seeks to solve most difficult, rare medical cases

July 2, 2014 Awards and Honors, Dr. Brendan Lee, Genetics, Healthcare, molecular and human genetics, National Institutes of Health, Research, Texas Children's Hospital, Undiagnosed Diseases Network

Clinicians and scientists from Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital will become part of a new national network joining forces to address prolonged