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t m c » p u l s e | a p r i l 2 0 1 6 1 TMC | PULSE//TABLE of CONTENTS a p r i l 2 0 1 6 5 12 14 24 TMC at SXSW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Children's Hospital and nine TMCx companies take over down- town Austin at this year's SXSW Interactive Festival. On Medicine and Mars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . From putting man on Mars to mending telomeres here on Earth, the benefits to NASA's Twins Study are— much like space itself—limitless. Screening Made Simple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A collaboration between multiple TMC institutions leads to the creation of an inexpensive, easy-to-use paper screening test for sickle cell disease that could save millions of lives in Angola and beyond. 31 Understanding Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As the large population of baby boom- ers enter their golden years, Baylor's Huffington Center on Aging is working toward increasing the number of geri- atricians and learning more about the overall process of getting older. 32 Delivering Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . After an annual mission trip to Haiti, a team of medical professionals arranged for one special patient to travel back to Houston for lifesaving surgery. 36 Accolades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Short Takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CENTER STAGE // p. 22 Student Superheroes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A group of University of Houston stu- dents join forces with a national apparel brand to lend their support to children battling cancer. ROUGHLY 14 MILLION VIEWERS TUNED IN TO TELEMUNDO AND CNN TO WATCH AS FIVE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TOOK THE STAGE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON'S MOORES OPERA HOUSE FOR THE 10th REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DEBATE. THE STUDENT BODY AND LOCAL COMMUNITY ALSO GOT IN ON THE ACTION, TAKING PART IN VARIOUS CAMPUS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK LEADING UP TO THE DEBATE. on the cover: NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly is pictured inside a Soyuz simulator at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia. The photo was taken in March 2015, just prior to his one-year mission in space. (Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls) (Credit: University of Houston)

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