A Matter of Health
Training the next generation of scientists has to start in public schools now.
Briefs
One gene defect; two disorders
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Emory University School of Medicine think they have found the mechanism behind a disorder known as fragile X-associated tremor-ataxia syndrome, and it involves the same gene as another, more severe disorder fragile X syndrome.
Weight and heart
Weight and lifestyle may affect your heart in later years. A study by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine seeks to find out how.
Following the rule
How genes are arranged on a chromosome could follow rules, said a Baylor College of Medicine researcher.
Noses and longevity
Even the smell of food may decrease the life-lengthening effects of calorie restriction on fruit flies, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers.
Understanding cancer and immunity
A Baylor College of Medicine researcher's work may explain why breast and prostate cancers resist the effects of treatment vaccines.
