Briefs
- March genetics seminar features hearing loss
- Guntupalli inducted as president of American College of Chest Physicians
- BCM researchers awarded NFL Charities grant
- BCM medical student elected to AMA board
- Gibbons, Lamb named to leadership roles in national group
- Young named president-elect of the Association of Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Out-of-this-world science experiment grabs international interest
Butterflies that hatched in space give new insights into weightless living while youngsters around the world follow their progress.
Genesis of children's brain tumor rests with the gene Math1
The master gene Math1 not only provides the impetus for the formation of critical brain cells, it also controls growth. When events go awry, a common brain tumor results.
Blocking enzyme benefits mice with myotonic dystrophy
Blocking an enzyme called protein kinase C reduces the death rate from heart disease in mice with myotonic dystrophy and provides clues to human treatment as well.
Loss of nicotinic receptor could cause developmental delay
Scanning the genomes of 10,000 people enabled a consortium of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine to link loss of a specific gene to an inherited constellation of learning and behavioral abnormalities in some families.
Complexin function varies with species
A group at Baylor College of Medicine collaborated to solve the puzzle of how a group of small proteins called complexins operate in different species. The answer? Differently.
A matter of health
Taking pills for the rest of your life is a burden, as many people with chronic diseases know. While researchers work in laboratories to relieve them of that chore and the side effects that go along with it, it is important to remember that those pills are themselves an advance.
