Throwback Thursday: Celebrating our grads

Throwback Thursday: Celebrating our grads

In 1935, staff of Baylor University’s Round Up yearbook honored their College of Medicine peers in a special way. Nearly 80 years can pass, and you can see students still like to give each other a hard time. Though, we admit, these aren’t names you hear every day. This Throwback Thursday, we recognize our past … Continue reading »

Baylor College of Medicine 2013 graduation festivities

Baylor College of Medicine 2013 graduation festivities

Graduation festivities began yesterday at lunchtime at Baylor College of Medicine, with a luncheon celebrating the 2013 graduating students. Soon-to-be-graduates mixed and mingled with peers and faculty members while feasting on Tex-Mex. Browse through snapshots from the luncheon below, and get a reminder of the details for graduation tonight, which takes place at 7 p.m. … Continue reading »

Spotlighting BCM student accomplishments

Spotlighting BCM student accomplishments

Tomorrow evening, Baylor College of Medicine students will graduate and start the next chapter of their lives. Our students have had countless accomplishments during their time here and we know they have many more in their futures. One student accomplishment that we’d like to spotlight here is soon-to-graduate Carmelle Tsai’s award-winning essay, which won first … Continue reading »

Throwback Thursday: Graduations past

Throwback Thursday: Graduations past

Since we are just five short days away from graduation for our students, a look back at graduations past seemed appropriate for this Throwback Thursday. This week we take a little departure from our normal jaunt back to time. Up until today our photos hadn’t progressed past the Herbert Hoover administration. However, it wasn’t until … Continue reading »

Tips to soothe sinus infection symptoms

Tips to soothe sinus infection symptoms

Soothing a sinus infection is simply a matter of knowing what tool to use to help relieve your symptom. A sinus infection is a swelling or inflammation of the tissue lining the sinuses caused by a blockage of bacteria, viruses or fungi. “Most of the time, sinus infections can be managed without antibiotics,” said Isabel … Continue reading »

Throwback Thursday: A camel mystery

Throwback Thursday: A camel mystery

This week’s Throwback Thursday is a bit of a mystery wrapped in an enigma. It’s 1921 and Baylor University College of Medicine students are in a photograph with a camel. Unfortunately, the 1921 Baylor University Round Up yearbook doesn’t shed much light on the topic, or even the basic what or why. However, this is … Continue reading »

Reduce damage from strokes with FAST action

Reduce damage from strokes with FAST action

May is Stroke Awareness month and with it comes a chance to learn how to prevent or deal with a stroke. Your chance of stroke can be reduced with lifestyle choices – eat well, exercise regularly, consume less alcohol – and don’t miss any medications, but what can we do if we suspect stroke symptoms?

In case you missed it: Travel, health, breast feeding and vitamin D

In case you missed it: Travel, health, breast feeding and vitamin D

Welcome back to BCM Momentum’s rundown of exciting news, events and announcements that you may have missed. Travel internationally, stay healthy While yesterday was chilly in Houston, the normal creep of the thermometer’s mercury typically turns everyone’s attention to summer and possible travel destinations. Considering international travel in the coming months? Our experts at Baylor … Continue reading »

Throwback Thursday: Student life in 1929

Throwback Thursday: Student life in 1929

It’s Thursday and you know what that means: A trip into the past for a revealing look of what Baylor College of Medicine was like. This week, our students are on display. Explore this collage of student life from the 1929 Baylor University Round Up yearbook. (Just a reminder – the College was called Baylor … Continue reading »

Parkinson’s Awareness: The healing power of art

Parkinson’s Awareness: The healing power of art

The art installation in the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Clinic at Baylor College of Medicine might be more than a year old but its bursts of color and energy haven’t faded. Local photographer Robert Flatt gave more than 30 nature photographs, taken in Houston and around the world, to the clinic. Flatt’s goal was … Continue reading »

2013 Baylor College of Medicine graduation

2013 Baylor College of Medicine graduation

Graduating M.D. and Ph.D. students will have the opportunity to celebrate their commencement Tuesday, May 21 at 7 p.m. at Jones Hall for the Performing Arts. Commencement speaker Dr. Harold Varmus, who was the co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for studies of the genetic basis of cancer in 1989, will speak at BCM’s 2013 commencement. … Continue reading »

Watch, experience the Human Genome Project journey

Watch, experience the Human Genome Project journey

The foundation In 1969, the Baylor College of Medicine started work unraveling the mystery of the double helix. Today the College’s Department of Molecular and Human Genetics ranks nationally. But it all had to start somewhere. The breakthrough Mouse genetics and the establishment of automated gene sequencing transformed the way BCM looked at genes. Victory! … Continue reading »

BCM and the BP MS 150

BCM and the BP MS 150

Among the thousands of bike riders taking part in the BP MS 150 this past weekend were a group of BCM riders, including Dr. George Hutton, director of the Maxine Mesinger MS Comprehensive Care Center. While the ride raises millions of dollars for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, BCM does benefit from those funds locally. … Continue reading »

The Human Genome Project: Celebrating its successes

The Human Genome Project: Celebrating its successes

The Human Genome Project was one of the great scientific achievements in history—an international research effort to sequence and map the human genome. The Human Genome Project was completed in April 2003. This week, BCM is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its completion, commemorating all of the successes of BCM researchers and all of the … Continue reading »

BCM celebrates Earth Day 2013

BCM celebrates Earth Day 2013

Today, BCM celebrated Earth Day with a lively outdoor event focused on conservation, recycling, and “earth-friendly” products. Music was provided by the High School for Visual and Performing arts. Earth Day is part of the BCM Resource Stewardship and Sustainability Program, which works to help BCM integrate conservation practices. Recently, BCM was ranked No. 1 … Continue reading »

The autism journey: One family’s story

The autism journey: One family’s story

This April, Autism Awareness Month, we’ve got autism spectrum on the mind—what we know about it, what we still don’t know about it, and how it affects so many people and families. The autism spectrum varies hugely from mild to severe, but the numbers of individuals diagnosed with autism—particularly on the mild side of the … Continue reading »

Coping with tragedies: BCM expert offers advice

Coping with tragedies: BCM expert offers advice

Watching tragedies such as those at the Boston Marathon and at the plant explosion in West, Texas, can leave many people feeling overwhelmed, helpless and upset. Experts at Baylor College of Medicine offer a few tips and resources to cope with these difficult times. “Those who have already endured a painful event may be re-traumatized. … Continue reading »

Throwback Thursday: Army interns

Throwback Thursday: Army interns

A decade marked by wealth and excess, the Roaring Twenties, is drawing to a close. Wall Street took a nose dive during the 1929 Academic Year. The first Academy Awards for film was held in Los Angeles and in Switzerland the international community was meeting to detail how prisoners of war were treated at the … Continue reading »

Q&A on ricin: What is it and what are its effects?

Q&A on ricin: What is it and what are its effects?

In light of yesterday’s scare in Washington, DC after letters to President Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, showed positive results for the poison ricin, Dr. Anthony Maresso, assistant professor of molecular virology and microbiology at BCM, explains ricin in this Q&A: What is ricin? Ricin is a protein toxin.  It is not an infectious … Continue reading »

BCM recycling rankings and Earth Day 2013

BCM recycling rankings and Earth Day 2013

BCM has some exciting news to share…. See more information about RecycleMania, which was a national competition, and stay up-to-date on BCM’s green efforts with the BCM Resource Stewardship and Sustainability Program. Don’t miss Earth Day 2013 On Monday, April 22, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., BCM will be joining campuses across the nation … Continue reading »

Autism Awareness: New insights and research

Autism Awareness: New insights and research

This April, Autism Awareness Month, you might see the familiar ribbon with colorful puzzle pieces on shirts, bumper stickers, social media and more. The pattern represents the mystery and complexity of the autism spectrum, but new theories and research may help put some of those puzzle pieces in the right places. A recent Baylor College … Continue reading »

Coping through connection: Rare disease support communities

Coping through connection: Rare disease support communities

Ben Munoz, a first-year medical student at Baylor College of Medicine, isn’t a typical student. His experiences led him to create an online support group, which turned into nonprofit organization Ben’s Friends. Ben’s story In 2006, Munoz suffered a rare kind of stroke, caused by cerebral arteriovenous malformation. Although he survived the stroke, he had … Continue reading »