Five DeBakey Excellence in Research Award winners showcase breadth of Baylor College of Medicine research
Five scientists whose recent research demonstrates the breadth and depth of basic science at Baylor College of Medicine received the 2013 Michael E. DeBakey Excellence in Research Award, named in honor of the College’s first president. (Source: Baylor College of Medicine News)
Source: Baylor College of Medicine News - July 12, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Pediatric oncologist receives grant for neuroblastoma research
Dr. Jason Shohet, a pediatric oncologist with Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Cancer Center, has received a grant from Braden's Hope for Childhood Cancer, to support his research to find treatments for high-risk neuroblastoma, an aggressive cancer of young children. (Source: Baylor College of Medicine News)
Source: Baylor College of Medicine News - July 10, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Study shows relationship between magnesium, bone mineral content
Researchers at the USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Center at Baylor College of Medicine found that the magnesium content of a diet is significantly related to bone mineral content and density. (Source: Baylor College of Medicine News)
Source: Baylor College of Medicine News - July 9, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Love Foundation Award recipient touts mentors, colleagues
Dr. Martha Mims, chief of the hematology and oncology section in the NCI-designated Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine, is receiving the Love Foundation Award, and honors her mentors. (Source: Baylor College of Medicine News)
Source: Baylor College of Medicine News - July 8, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Researchers study benefits of blueberries
Researchers in the USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine conducted a study to find out what happens to blueberries, nutritionally, after they're cooked in a variety of different ways. (Source: Baylor College of Medicine News)
Source: Baylor College of Medicine News - July 2, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Pooled genome-wide associated studies could simplify treating drug-resistant bacteria
Baylor College of Medicine researchers describe a technique of pooling drug-resistant bacteria with similar antibiotic resistance and sequencing the DNA of those pools. (Source: Baylor College of Medicine News)
Source: Baylor College of Medicine News - July 2, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Baylor College of Medicine recognized for superior educational fundraising
Baylor College of Medicine’s Office of Development and Alumni Affairs has been honored as one of the top fundraising programs in higher education and will receive a 2013 CASE Educational Fundraising Award. (Source: Baylor College of Medicine News)
Source: Baylor College of Medicine News - June 28, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Gene deletion affects early language, brain white matter
BCM researchers identify the genetic change responsible for expressive language delay and brain changes in children, predominantly from Southeast Asia. (Source: Baylor College of Medicine News)
Source: Baylor College of Medicine News - June 27, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Johnson named dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at BCM
Dr. Deborah Johnson has been named dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine. (Source: Baylor College of Medicine News)
Source: Baylor College of Medicine News - June 27, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Genome vs. exome: Which works best?
Baylor College of Medicine researchers discovered that they could identify the genetic variation behind the genetic disease Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease by sequencing the exome. (Source: Baylor College of Medicine News)
Source: Baylor College of Medicine News - June 27, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Hepatitis C virus infection screening recommendations
Baylor College of Medicine experts are supporting the latest recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding screening for hepatitis C virus infection. (Source: Baylor College of Medicine News)
Source: Baylor College of Medicine News - June 26, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Study shows long-term weight maintenance in school-based interventions
Researchers at the USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital found that a six-month weight management program for adolescents resulted in weight loss and long-term weight maintenance. (Source: Baylor College of Medicine News)
Source: Baylor College of Medicine News - June 24, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Metabolism, chromatin state gene implicated in common kidney cancer
The Cancer Genome Atlas consortium led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine’s Human Genome Sequencing Center find that alterations in gene pathways that govern cellular metabolism and those that maintain the DNA and proteins that make up chromatin contribute to development of the most common form of adult kidney cancer. (Source: Baylor College of Medicine News)
Source: Baylor College of Medicine News - June 21, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Grant supports discovery of new uses for existing molecules
A Baylor College of Medicine professor has been awarded a grant to study a new treatment for lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a progressive lung disease with no current cure. (Source: Baylor College of Medicine News)
Source: Baylor College of Medicine News - June 18, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Whole genome sequence gives shape to picture of human traits
A report on whole genome sequencing published by a consortium of researchers, including those from Baylor College of Medicine, says that the architecture of the genome can define traits that affect our health, including cholesterol levels. (Source: Baylor College of Medicine News)
Source: Baylor College of Medicine News - June 17, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
