A Matter of Health
The diverse field of biomedical science could be compared to a dance. Just as dance partners move away from each other and then reunite in step, scientists often pursue their own goals and then find those goals begin to merge with those of their colleagues.
Briefs
'Silent seizures' could explain confusion in Alzheimer's
Research by scientists at Baylor College of Medicine and the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease may have identified the cause of intermittent periods of confusion experienced by Alzheimer's patients.
Visual perception determined by visual cerebral cortex
Your eyes and your brain are both involved in interpreting the images you see. This process, called visual perception, occurs throughout the part of the brain called the visual cerebral cortex, report Baylor College of Medicine researchers.
Cell membrane tethers offer clues to hearing loss
To study mechanical functions in the ear that affect hearing, Baylor College of Medicine's William Brownell, Ph.D., made a tether out of the structure of the ear itself.
Social amoeba shows ancient origins of immunity
Research by Adam Kuspa, Ph.D., chair of biochemistry and molecular biology at Baylor College of Medicine, has led to an important clue about what is needed for an organism to become multicellular.
Lithium improves function in mice with form of ataxia
After more than a decade researching the neurodegenerative disease spinocerebellar ataxia type 1, Baylor College of Medicine professor Huda Zoghbi and her colleagues have found that an old drug – lithium – could improve the symptoms of the disorder in the mice.
