Briefs

• Global grants awarded to improve health outcomes
• Angelaki receives National Academy of Sciences award
• Scholars program named for BCM physician
• Cervical cancer screening program for under-, uninsured focus of grant
• Foundation gives consortium $998,132 grant for childhood cancer research

Estrogen receptor in two kinds of neurons fights obesity, infertility

Obesity might be seen as a problem of hips, bellies and thighs, but it begins in the brain, said a researcher from Baylor College of Medicine.

Evolution's constraints provide roadmap to mammalian biology

Certain elements in the genome remain constant throughout mammalian evolution. Understanding them can be key to survival, said an international consortium that includes Baylor College of Medicine.

Blocking cancer, inflammation may mean 'getting into the groove'

Too much of an enzyme that coordinates production of long chain fatty acids is associated with cancer and inflammation, said BCM researchers.

Baylor receives $1.35 million from Ovarian Cancer Research Fund

Two three-year grants totaling $1.35 million from the Ovarian Cancer Research fund will enable teams led by BCM scientists to look for ways to detect the disease earlier.

Experts propose new unified genetic model for human disease

A more unified way of considering the genetic and genomic mutations and variations associated with human disease may lead to new understanding, said four BCM experts.

A matter of health

Influenza researchers have decided to take a pause on new controversial research to look at the risks and benefits.