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news › src-1-gene-variants-linked-to-human-obesity
… of how the body regulates appetite could help tip the scale toward the healthy side. Contributing toward this goal, a … the University of Cambridge reports in the journal Nature Communications that the gene SRC-1 affects body weight … and Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow. Working together, Xu, Sadaf Farooqi and their colleagues found that …
news › mechanism-reprograms-breast-cancer-become
… A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Harvard Medical School has unveiled a novel mechanism that helps explain how endocrine-resistant breast cancer … cancer cells by turning on certain genes that were turned off before and turning off other genes. The new gene …
news › baylor-chinese-developers-to-create-medical-center
… Baylor College of Medicine welcomed a delegation from China to discuss the introduction of advanced medical technology … agreement, a memorandum of understanding (MOU), to work together to explore an effective development path for the … driven business, management and technology innovation. Mr. Wayne Keathley, president of Baylor Global Health Group, …
news › resistance-to-immunosurveillance-favors-cluster-cancer-metastasis
… Scientific evidence suggests that cancer can metastasize to other organs when either a single cell or a cluster of … to eliminate circulating cancer cell clusters may provide a complementary approach to cancer therapy. “We were working … investigating why tumor clusters seemed to be better at forming lung metastases than single cells, when we …
news › dr-chatterjee-appointed-to-jtcvs-editorial-board
… Dr. Subhasis Chatterjee, assistant professor of surgery in … Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (JTCVS). Dr. Chatterjee joins five other surgeons from the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, on this board including, Drs. Joseph Coselli, Ourania Preventza, Bryan Burt, Sean …
news › kidney-stones-what-you-need-to-know
… half a million people – both men and women – will head to the emergency room this year for issues related to kidney stones. A Baylor College of Medicine expert … “Kidney stones are hard crystalline deposits that are made from the … in urine, and the size can range from a grain of sand to a golf ball,” said Dr. Wesley Mayer , assistant professor …
news › neurocritical-care-conference-returns-houston
… The second Neurocritical Care Research Conference is coming to Houston. Founded by a Baylor College of Medicine … by St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, the conference brings together a diverse group of academic scientists from around … day conference will be held May 18-20 at the Houston Marriott at the Texas Medical Center, 6580 Fannin St., …
news › poorly-controlled-diabetes-bad-to-the-bone
… a special fusion of bone marrow and nerve cells that lead to nerve death and dysfunction – proving that diabetes is … sugar levels in diabetes cause the bone marrow cells to become promiscuous, traveling to nerve and other tissue cells … insulin. Proinsulin production turned out to be a biomarker for the "bad" bone marrow cells. If that fraction of cells …
news › spina-bifida-topic-of-monthly-genetics-series
… Spina bifida, a birth defect that involves the incomplete development of the spinal cord, will be the topic of discussion in a public forum Wednesday, July 14, at The Health Museum of Houston . … Spina bifida topic of monthly genetics series …
news › baylor-faculty-members-named-to-endowed-chairs
… by the Baylor College of Medicine Board of Trustees to endowed chairs – Dr. Chadi Abdallah, Dr. Ricardo Jorge, … Dr. Chadi Abdallah has been appointed to the Beth K. and Stuart C. Yudofsky Chair in the … his medical degree from Lebanese University in Beirut. He completed his residency at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences …