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Two out of five medical students have an unconscious bias against obese people, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The study is published online ahead of print in the Journal of Academic Medicine.

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center neuroscientist Dwayne Godwin, Ph.D., explains how brain freeze works.

New research suggests that human kidneys rejected for transplant can potentially be "recycled" to help solve the critcal shortage of donor organs.

Wexford Science & Technology Makes $150 Million Investment in Wake Forest Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – May 9, 2013 – Wexford Science & Technology, LLC, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s development partner in the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter , tod

Scientists have identified a set of tests that could help identify whether and how Huntington’s disease (HD) is progressing in groups of people who are not yet showing symptoms. The latest findings from the TRACK-HD study, published Online First in The Lancet Neurology, could be used to assess whether potential new treatments are slowing the disease up to 10 years before the development of noticeable symptoms.

For many people who have fibromyalgia, even the thought of exercising is painful.
Yet a new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center shows that exercise does not worsen the pain associated with the disorder and may even lessen it over time. The findings are published in the current online issue of the journal Arthritis Care & Research.

Regenerative Medicine Team Wins Edison Award for Innovation WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - April 26, 2013 - A research team at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine has won a gold Edison Award for innovations in bioprinting. The Edison Awards™, which recognize

A new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that it is nearly impossible for patients to determine the true cause of their migraine episodes without undergoing formal experiments.

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center today announced new business developments related to its commercialization enterprise, Wake Forest Innovations, as well as a new brand for Piedmont Triad Research Park.
 
 

Research Supports Promise of Cell Therapy for Bowel Disease WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Feb. 28, 2013 -  Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and colleagues have identified a special population of adult stem cells in bone marrow that have the natural ability to migrate to the intes

Inadequate Food Facilities in NC Migrant Camps Could Cause Illness WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Jan. 17, 2013 - Farmworkers are at potential risk from food and waterborne illnesses because of the condition of cooking and eating facilities available to them, according to a new study from Wake F

New research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center shows that patients suffering from aggressive brain tumors can be effectively treated with smaller radiation fields to spare the rest of the brain and preserve cognition.