Baylor College of Medicine8 天
Monitor your medical devices during cold weather
Cold weather can bring unexpected power outages, so ensuring you have an emergency plan for your at-home medical devices is ...
Baylor College of Medicine7 天
Researchers discovered replication hubs for human norovirus
Human norovirus, the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis accounting for an estimated 685 million cases and approximately ...
Baylor College of Medicine9 天
Researchers uncover risk of shoulder injury during and after spaceflight
While existing data on the effect of spaceflight on the bones and tendons is available, there is little information about how ...
Baylor College of Medicine8 天
Integrating GABA and dopamine signals to regulate meal initiation
When you are feeling hungry, the brain takes the necessary steps toward consuming a meal. Many of these steps are not well ...
Baylor College of Medicine4 年
Botox for Excessive Sweating
At Baylor Medicine, our specialized dermatology team understands that excessive perspiration can be embarrassing and may cause emotional, professional and social problems. Although bothered by ...
Baylor College of Medicine5 年
Age-based Pediatric Blood Pressure Reference Charts
Why monitor blood pressure (BP)? Hypertension (high blood pressure) is an important health issue in children, because of its association with obesity. High blood pressure is considered a risk factor ...
Baylor College of Medicine10 年
Facial Plastic Surgery
Considering facial cosmetic surgery or just feel like rejuvenating yourself? Experts at the Center for Plastic Surgery and the Facial Plastic Surgery Center offer a range of treatments for the ...
Baylor College of Medicine4 年
Organ of Corti
The hearing organ in mammals is a spiraling structure called the "cochlea" from the Greek word for snail. It spirals out from the saccule (one of the balance organs). There are two and a half turns in ...
Baylor College of Medicine1 年
Introduction to Infectious Diseases
Infectious diseases are disorders that are caused by organisms, usually microscopic in size, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites that are passed, directly or indirectly, from one person to ...
Baylor College of Medicine4 年
Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Mosquito-borne diseases are those that are transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. The diseases spread by mosquitoes can be caused by a parasite, as in the case of malaria, or ...
Baylor College of Medicine15 天
Spending the holidays alone, together
While the holidays can feel like a jolly time to celebrate with loved ones, many face this time of year feeling isolated and ...
Baylor College of Medicine6 个月
Human Microbiome Project
In a healthy human adult, bacterial cells outnumber human cells, but the identity and degree of diversity of these bacteria in a single individual, their variability from person to person, and their ...