Research News
- Protein expression gets the heart pumpingYesterday
- Baylor researchers find the days and weeks following birth are full of cellular changes that play a role in the structure and function of the heart.
- Environmental health focus of new collaborative centerYesterday
- Center for Translational Environmental Health Research is a collaboration between Baylor, Texas A&M University and the University of Houston.
- New study finds outpatient diagnostic errors affect 1 in 20 U.S. adultsApr 17, 2014
- Diagnostic errors occur in about 5 percent of adults in the United States, according to a new study led by a researcher at Baylor.
- Enzyme presents drug target to rare lung disease Apr 1, 2014
- Baylor researchers find an enzyme may provide a new way to attack lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a rare lung disease predominately affects women.
- McNair Symposium gives research the spotlightMar 28, 2014
- The third annual McNair Symposium will be held at Baylor College of Medicine featuring lectures by two Baylor McNair Scholars and three other guest lectures, Wednesday, April 2.
- Researchers find anti-suicidal properties of ketamineMar 27, 2014
- A low dose of the anesthetic ketamine helped to rapidly relieve suicidal thoughts in treatment resistant depression patients.
- Scientists, parents join forces to identify new genetic disease in childrenMar 21, 2014
- The discovery was unusually fast thanks to a combination of modern gene-sequencing techniques, social media and old-fashioned detective work.
- Research on rare blood disorder leads to diagnostic test, potential new therapiesMar 20, 2014
- A recent study by researchers, including those from Baylor and the Histiocytosis Program at Texas Children’s Cancer Center, has uncovered important advances in the understanding of a rare blood disorder called Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
- Study profiles parents’ attitudes on genomic studies, data sharing and privacyMar 11, 2014
- Baylor researchers find parents are more concerned about the future risk to their child, when considering enrollment in genetic studies.
- Energy toll of muscular dystrophy can play havoc with growthMar 6, 2014
- Consortium of researchers finds duchenne muscular dystrophy takes a significant protein and energy toll, often at the expense of growth in a critical period in the lives of the youngsters and infant animals.