We are interested in fundamental aspects of metabolic regulation, particularly how diet and environment influence the co-morbidities of obesity and other energy balance disorders. Recent efforts in ...

Golf maintains its popularity for the physical and social aspect of the game. While the leisure sport is low impact, injuries ...

Our paper "Cognitive performance and BMI: shared genetics between BMI and reaction time, but not response inhibition, across childhood" was selected as one of 6 winning entries to the society's annual ...

BCM Andrew B. Civitello, MD FACC is Medical Director of the Heart Transplant Program at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Co-director of the Advanced Heart Failure Center of Excellence and Program ...

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Dr. Alexis Shafii is a cardiothoracic surgeon with expertise in thoracic transplantation and adult cardiac surgery. His clinical focus includes thoracic organ failure, heart and lung transplantation ...

The Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Center on Aging spearheads breakthrough research and is committed to translating basic research discoveries into applications that promote healthy aging and ...

BCM Francesca Polverino’s research focuses on understanding the pathobiology underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is the third leading cause of death both in the USA and ...

Dr. Afshar is a well-trained and experienced electrophysiologist with double training in Iran and the U.S. He joined the faculty at Baylor College of Medicine, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital and Ben ...

BCM Dr. R. Taylor Ripley is a professor of Surgery and the Meyer-DeBakey Chair in Investigative Surgery. He serves as director of the Mesothelioma Treatment Center, Thoracic Surgical Research, and ...

Dr. Birnbaum is a physician-scientist working at Baylor College of Medicine. He has been in practice for more than 33 years treating patients with diverse cardiac diseases. Realizing the limited ...