04/21/2023
This Saturday, we are hosting a free food distribution for those in need in our community. Free pet food will be available as well in partnership with the Houston Humane Society!
Saturday, April 22, 2023
10:00 AM
RL and Cora Johnson Park
(Carverdale Community Center)
9920 Porto Rico
Houston, Texas 77041
Thanks to the Houston Food Bank and Houston Parks - HPARD.
09/23/2021
The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine, with consortium partners California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), are seeking exceptional proposals from postdoctoral fellows ready to help solve the challenges of space exploration.
TRISH offering postdoctoral fellowship to train future scientists
The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine, with consortium partners California Institute of Technology...
09/23/2021
Baylor College of Medicine and Stanford University received an award for more than $25 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health to continue building the Clinical Genome (ClinGen) Resource, an effort to create expert curated knowledge about clinically relevant genes and genomic variants for use in precision medicine.
Baylor awarded NIH funding for Clinical Genome Resource
Baylor College of Medicine and Stanford University received an award for more than $25 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health to...
09/23/2021
Dr. Edward Reece is professor and chief in the Division of Adult Plastic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, and chief of adult surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital. In the following Q&A, he discusses common misconceptions about aesthetic surgery and factors that made it popular last year.
What’s behind the increase in plastic and cosmetic surgery?
Dr. Edward Reece discusses common misconceptions about aesthetic surgery and factors that have made it popular in recent years.
09/22/2021
"The different types of pneumonia can sometimes require very different treatments," Thomas Monaco, MD, assistant professor of medicine-pulmonary at the Baylor College of Medicine, tells Health.
The 6 Different Types of Pneumonia, Explained by Doctors
Here's what to know about each one—including treatment options.
09/22/2021
From the Labs celebrates National Postdoc Appreciation Week with a sample of the work conducted by Baylor postdocs. Join us in congratulating all Baylor postdocs for their exceptional work!
NATIONAL POSTDOC APPRECIATION WEEK 2021
From the Labs celebrates National Postdoc Appreciation Week with a sample of the work conducted by Baylor postdocs.
09/21/2021
Baylor College of Medicine (BCM): BCM will engage researchers from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups, to use the All of Us data resources to advance precision medicine
‘All of Us’ Program Partners to Diversify Cohort
NIH program awards $8.7 million to seven national community partners to strengthen recruitment
09/21/2021
Resonance podcast: What is hematopoietic stem cell differentiation?
With Dr. Margaret Goodell is professor and chair of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Baylor College of Medicine
Resonance podcast: What is hematopoietic stem cell differentiation?
Dr. Margaret Goodell discusses her research on hematopoietic stem cell differentiation on the Resonance podcast.
09/21/2021
To better understand these molecular triggers of oncogenesis in the context of PDAC, a large international collaborative team led by scientists from Washington University, St. Louis, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, have analyzed the proteomes and genomes of 140 pancreatic cancers and compared the data to 67 normal surrounding tissues, and 9 pancreatic ductal tissues.
Pancreatic Cancer Signatures Revealed in Large-Scale Multiomic Study
To identify better therapeutic targets and biomarkers for early detection of Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), a highly aggressive form of cancer with poor prognosis, scientists have taken a multiomic approach. They utilized methylation studies, whole-genome and whole-exome sequencing, and RN...
09/20/2021
Dr. Katherine King, a pediatric infectious disease physician scientist who works at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas, has seen cases surge in her area, just as she was preparing for the new school year.
Pediatricians with kids speak out about delta surge fears
Pediatricians who have children of their own speak out on how they're feeling during delta surge.
09/20/2021
Flor M. Munoz, an associate professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and an investigator in the trial, “we have a different pandemic now than the pandemic we had in 2020.”
Pfizer says its Covid vaccine generates robust antibody response in kids
The company reported no serious safety issues and said it would file for authorization of the vaccine in children 5 to 11.
09/20/2021
.."they were also recommending potentially for folks who have increased exposure to COVID, such as people who are on the frontlines taking care of patients for example,” said Dr. Prathit Kulkarni, Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases at Baylor College of Medicine.
FDA advisory panel backs Pfizer boosters only for elderly, high-risk people
The FDA advisory panel rejected a broad plan to give Pfizer boosters to most Americans, then voted to recommend booster shots for people 65 and older and those at high risk. “In addition, they were also recommending potentially for folks who have increased exposure to COVID, such as people who...
09/20/2021
A panel of experts has recommended people over 65 get a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Dr. Hana El Sahly, a researcher at Houston’s Baylor College of Medicine, discusses the implications of the FDA panel’s recommendation
More Data Required to Determine Broader Need for Third Dose, Doctor Says
A panel of experts has recommended people over 65 get a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Dr. Hana El Sahly, a researcher at Houston’s Baylor College of Medicine, discusses the implications of the FDA panel’s recommendation.
09/20/2021
Heroux's experience "really highlights the need for people to be more aware of the experiences others are dealing with," Connor Sullivan, Au.D., an audiologist at Baylor College of Medicine
This Deaf Woman's Tearful Video Is Going Viral After She Was Refused Service at Dunkin' Donuts
"I've never been refused service before. It hurts."
09/20/2021
The CDC says that antivirals can also be given to other family members who aren't yet sick to prevent the flu," notes Flor Munoz, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics and infectious diseases at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, in Houston
7 Flu Treatments for Kids at Home
Sometimes there's no escaping the seasonal flu—even if you received the vaccine. These tips from doctors and experts can make a bout with influenza more bearable.
09/20/2021
A testicular tumor is a space-occupying lesion in the testicle that will destroy some of the s***m-producing tissue in that space and consequently decrease s***m production, explains Dr. Larry I. Lipshultz, a professor of urology and chief of the Scott Department of Urology’s Division of Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
What Patients With Testicular Cancer Should Know About Fertility
Despite a testicular cancer diagnosis, men have options when it comes to starting or growing their family.
09/20/2021
By Sarah Del Olmo, 2021 Baylor College of Medicine Tropical Medicine Summer Institute participant and a Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology student in the Class of 2023 at Baylor University
The canary in a coal mine: Measles as an indicator of humanitarian progress
How do we address the underlying conditions that prevent complete measles eradication?
09/18/2021
Dr. Klotman's Video Message - Week 78
Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Paul Klotman takes a deep dive into the topic of herd immunity.