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Could weight loss medication prevent breast cancer recurrence?

There are so many physical changes people experience after breast cancer treatment: fatigue, joint pain, bone loss, hormonal fluctuations and weight gain. A groundbreaking new study might offer hope on two fronts—both for your weight management and your cancer recovery...
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Unlocking the power of biomarker testing for cancer early detection

In the fight against cancer, early detection makes a difference. That’s why researchers are hard at work every day innovating new ways to detect cancer more accurately and earlier than ever before. That’s the goal of an exciting new initiative...
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How robotic devices are helping people walk again after spinal cord injuries

Walking is a safe, low impact and cost-effective way to exercise and stay healthy. But for people who’ve experienced a spinal cord injury (SCI), walking becomes incredibly difficult, if not impossible. And depending on the injury, many people after SCI...
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Unlocking the potential of biomarkers for colorectal cancer

1 in 23. Those are the odds in 2022 for men of developing colorectal cancer in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. The odds only slightly improve for women, with the current risk rate at 1 in 25.For...
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Could exercise hold the key to improving “long COVID” symptoms? Baylor Scott & White researchers explore

Though the spread of COVID-19 has thankfully waned, many people are still feeling the after-effects of what is referred to as “long COVID.” The cases of long COVID are becoming so common that lawmakers introduced a bill to fund research...
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How researchers are empowering traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors to realize a brighter future

Traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, are injuries that occur after some type of external trauma to the brain. Incidents like car accidents, sports injuries and falls are common causes for TBIs, a fact that makes them far more common than...
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Empowering dementia caregivers with life-changing support

Empowering dementia caregivers with life-changing support

The population of elderly adults in the U.S. continues to grow, leaving many families with the often difficult job of caring for them as they age. In fact, 83 percent of long-term care provided to older adults comes from family...
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Innovating heart health by connecting research and clinical care

Innovating heart health by connecting research and clinical care

Meet Drs. Gray and Mack — two physicians who have dedicated their lives to taking care of people’s hearts. They’re part of a cardiovascular research team that’s woven across Baylor Scott & White and has for years spearheaded changes and...
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A day in the life of a cancer researcher

A day in the life of a cancer researcher

The idea of “working in research” likely conjures up images of sitting in a lab all day or spending countless hours assessing data. While those responsibilities are often involved, they by no means reflect the full scale of what a...
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Researchers launch new study to understand how face masks impact exercise

Researchers launch new study to understand how face masks impact exercise

As research continues to advance our collective knowledge around care and treatment options for COVID-19, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute (BSWRI) is also opening avenues of research aimed at helping people adapt their everyday activities to the “the new...
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Can we slow COVID-19 progression? New trial explores

Can we slow COVID-19 progression? New trial explores

As researchers continue to explore treatment options for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, trials for individuals with mild enough symptoms to not need hospitalization have also moved toward activation in recent months. These trials seek to tackle COVID-19 earlier in the...
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Antibodies: What are they and how are they used in COVID-19 research and treatment?

Antibodies: What are they and how are they used in COVID-19 research and treatment?

Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, the term “antibodies” was tucked into the various conversations about vaccines and treatment options that swirled through public and scientific communities alike. Could they help treat the sick? When could they be retrieved from...
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Caring for frontline healthcare workers in times of crisis

Caring for frontline healthcare workers in times of crisis

COVID-19 has put clinical research under a global spotlight as we all look for answers to this pandemic that has uprooted our lives. The research community is putting a full-court press on this pandemic and those efforts have understandably captured...
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Amid global pandemic, research reminds us that hope comes in all shapes and sizes

Amid global pandemic, research reminds us that hope comes in all shapes and sizes

As COVID-19 affects populations worldwide, researchers around the globe have mobilized their forces to fight the virus in real time. Baylor Scott & White Research Institute is among those leading the charge in Texas. We brought together a brain trust...
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Clinical trials: Why they matter and how 12 sailors started it all

Clinical trials: Why they matter and how 12 sailors started it all

We often talk about clinical trials as the future of medicine—and rightly so—but let’s take a moment to appreciate their past. It might surprise you to learn that the first clinical trial ever recorded took place more than 270 years...
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Pioneering the past, present and future of research

Pioneering the past, present and future of research

Each year, Baylor Scott & White Health dedicates a week-long observance to celebrate our long-standing role as a leader in research and our ongoing efforts to continually improve patient care. This year, for the fifth annual Research Week at Baylor...
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Research examines impact caregiving can have on your health

Research examines impact caregiving can have on your health

Nearly half of American adults have at least one chronic health problem —and whether their disease worsens rapidly or over time, many have spouses or children who tend to their needs.But how badly do those problems emotionally affect otherwise healthy...
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Engagement rings carry dangerous bacteria, nurse researchers find

Engagement rings carry dangerous bacteria, nurse researchers find

Nurse researchers are encouraging healthcare workers not to wear jeweled rings to work after research from The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano finds that jeweled rings have a high risk of carrying harmful bacteria — from MRSA to VRE.20 percent of...
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