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PreSeek can complement genetic disease prenatal screeningJan 28, 2019: PreSeek can provide valuable molecular information for the detection of a wide spectrum of dominant monogenic diseases, according to an initial study.
Global grants aim to help scientists understand tumor behaviorJan 23, 2019: A multidisciplinary, international team of scientists has been awarded Cancer Research UK’s Grand Challenge, an ambitious series of £20 million global grants tackling some of the toughest questions in cancer research.
Fungi cause brain infection and memory impairment in miceJan 4, 2019: Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has developed a mouse model to study the short-term consequences of fungal infection in the brain.
Volunteers needed for Alzheimer’s researchDec 11, 2018: Researchers are seeking clinical trial volunteers for new Alzheimer’s disease prevention and treatment studies.
FDA recognizes database of clinically relevant genetic variantsDec 5, 2018: The database created by the Clinical Genome Resource program (ClinGen) has been recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
DPYSL3 an outlier gene in triple-negative breast cancerNov 26, 2018: Researchers have developed an entirely new therapeutic hypothesis on how to treat an aggressive form of triple-negative breast cancer.
Parents, researchers work to find cause of neonatal epilepsyNov 19, 2018: A shared goal to raise awareness and develop better treatments for neonatal-onset epilepsy has brought Baylor College of Medicine researchers together with three U.S. families.
Repurposing FDA-approved drugs to fight breast cancerNov 16, 2018: A team of researchers shows Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved compounds can stop cancer growth and can potentially lead to the discovery of drugs in a way that is quicker and less expensive than traditional drug development strategies.
Researchers seek new approach for youth with autism, anxietyNov 15, 2018: Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine are working on developing a flexible, parent-led cognitive-behavioral intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder and anxiety.
Statins combined with new treatment reduces cardio eventsNov 10, 2018: Researchers have shown that a particular treatment significantly reduced cardiovascular events, including cardiovascular death, in patients who continue to have high triglyceride levels on statin therapy.