news › three-new-mcnair-scholars-join-baylor-college-of-medicine-as-the-college-hosts-the-12th-annual-mcnair-symposium
… McNair Scholars program at Baylor College of Medicine has announced three new scholars focusing on how cell and neural … research. Established by The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation and managed by the McNair Medical Institute, the … Scholars and a keynote talk titled “Toward a General Brain-Computer Interface,” by Dr. Thomas Reardon, a neuroscientist …
news › how-mothers-adapt-to-the-metabolic-demands-of-nursing
… Nursing poses major metabolic demands on mothers, to which they respond by eating more and … leading to increased hunger and reduced fat-burning to compensate for extra energy demands posed by milk production … professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. “We found that brain cells called estrogen receptor α (ERα) …
news › researchers-discovered-mechanism-driving-immune-perturbations-after-severe-infections
… Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have discovered a mechanism … that cause tuberculosis, became immune tolerant. They also found that patients diagnosed with both sepsis and TB have … are leading to increased morbidity and mortality. From there, they would like to determine which individuals would …
news › how-molecular-dynamics-in-car-t-cells-explain-their-cancer-killing-behavior
… A study published in Science Advances shares new insights into how two of the most common types of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells kill … work at the molecular and cellular levels to lay the foundation for designing CAR molecules that maximize …
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… Posttranslational modification of transcription factors … ovarian cancer detection … Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer in women and is responsible for the most … at menopause is largely determined by the number of oocytes found in the non-growing pool of oocytes (the "ovarian …
news › how-maternal-zika-infection-results-in-newborn-microcephaly
… of Medicine revealed how in utero Zika virus infection can lead to microcephaly in newborns. The team discovered … … The fruit fly helps clarify the mystery … The team found that fruit fly larvae with mutations in ANKLE2 gene … of the neuroblast and the other is a cell programmed to become a different type of cell, such as a neuron or glia. …
news › mayo-clinic-and-baylor-study-drug-gene-testing-improves-patient-care
… in Genetics in Medicine , investigators from Mayo Clinic and Baylor College of Medicine found that targeted genomic information can play an … chose to apply targeted DNA sequencing to capture less common genomic variants that could by themselves, or in …
departments › ... › allergy-and-immunology-fellowship
… The Allergy and Immunology Fellowship provides a diverse and … Significant cross-training in both tracks achieves excellent and well-rounded clinical training in both …
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… View a list of clinical trials by topic: Genetic and Rare Diseases – Observational and Gene Discovery Genetic … the mammalian genome. … The Pamela and David Ott Center of Excellence in Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue and … cores in the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics complement the Baylor College of Medicine Advanced …
departments › ... › neuropsychiatry
… The Beth K. and Stuart C. Yudofsky Division of Neuropsychiatry provides … conditions through clinical care, research, education, and community service as our mission. We strive to be the … view of mind-brain. … This philosophical perspective is foundational for the division’s faculty in their clinical, …