Whether traveling or attending crowded indoor events, it's important to be prepared for common illnesses that may be ...

Modern day drug discovery is shifting from single end point assays to more complex phenotypic assays that query single cell ...

A new study published in the journal Nature reports results of the first-in-human phase 1 clinical trials of a novel ...

The holidays are a time for gathering and gift giving, but whether you’re buying gifts for yourself or family and friends, ...

Baylor College of Medicine (Baylor) and The Texas Heart Institute (THI) have signed an agreement to form a premier ...

Baylor College of Medicine welcomed nine new members to its Board of Advisors. The Board of Advisors, a non-fiduciary ...

The holidays are near, and so is the season of eating decadent meals – and sometimes, overeating. Overindulging on food is ...

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 ...

The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), a consortium led by Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for ...

All values must be entered in order to calculate percentiles for Blood Pressure and Height. A percentile shows the relative position of the child's measurement (such as Blood Pressure or Height) among ...

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 ...

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a commonly used index of relative weight. BMI is calculated as weight (kilograms) divided by height (meters) squared. The index is often used to assess obesity in individuals.