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news › genomic-alterations-in-advanced-cancers-reveal-interactions-with-therapy
… A novel way to look at cancer treatment resistance offers the possibility for … and the possibility of preventing or minimizing outcomes with treatments. “Treatment resistance is a big … may help the cancer survive. For instance, the researchers found that patients treated with therapies that would target …
news › anti-aging-clues-lurk-in-lysosomes-the-recycling-centers-of-the-cell
… biology students have learned that lysosomes – tiny sacs found within nearly all cells – had a singular task: to … constantly,” said Wang, a member of Baylor’s Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center . “When we are young, everything … pre-doctoral fellowships R03AG070417, R01HG011633 and R01CA262623, Welch Foundation Q-1912-20190330, and HHMI …
news › oops-after-ten-years-and-1000-studies-epigeneticists-uncover-trouble-in-their-tool-box
… Twenty years ago, after the human genome was first sequenced, geneticists began conducting … researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reveals that the commercial tool that has been the workhorse for these … results with those of the largest previous study, “what we found was somewhat of a shock,” said first author Dr. …
news › a-novel-instructive-role-for-entorhinal-cortex-discovered
… A longstanding question in neuroscience is how mammalian brains, … to its changing environment and spatial cues. Neurons communicate with one another by transmitting electrical … for our survival and growth and forms the neurochemical foundation for learning and memory. … Mammalian brain …
news › glynac-supplementation-improves-cognitive-decline-and-brain-health
… underpinnings of age-associated cognitive decline and developing nutritional strategies to promote healthy … in the journal Antioxidants that supplementing GlyNAC – a combination of glycine and N-acetylcysteine as precursors of … lower levels of brain-supporting factors. Importantly, we found evidence that there was a shortage of transporters …
news › protein-eif4a-emerges-as-a-potential-achilles-heel-for-triple-negative-breast-cancer
… Improving treatments for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), an aggressive tumor with very poor prognosis … in TNBC that could lead to novel therapies and improved outcomes for this devastating condition. The team reports in … chemotherapy drug carboplatin,” Zhao said. “In addition, we found that the combination treatment also modified the …
news › new-technology-uncovers-mechanism-affecting-generation-of-new-covid-variants
… COVID has the unsettling ability of often generating variants of itself. Other viruses also mutate, but as SARS-CoV-2 … analysis,” said Herman, a member of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center. “We have developed a technique … both in cell cultures in the lab and clinical samples. “We found that the mutation rate was higher than originally …
news › dr-hugo-bellen-named-recipient-of-the-2024-gruber-genetics-prize
… The Gruber Foundation at Yale University has named eminent geneticist, … Dr. Hugo Bellen, Distinguished Service Professor and March of Dimes Chair in Developmental Biology at Baylor … to how disruptions in these pathways lead to rare and common brain disorders and, finally, to finding new ways to …
news › researchers-at-bcm-and-tch-create-mouse-model-to-mimic-parkinsons-disease
… Researchers at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) at … in the U.S. by 20% by 2030, according to the Parkinson’s Foundation . There is no cure available for Parkinson’s … disease is still largely a mystery. Scientists believe a combination of genetic and environmental factors is most …
news › baylor-rice-research-detects-hazardous-chemicals-in-human-placenta-with-speed-and-precision
… Research Program (SRP), scientists from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have demonstrated a new … unprecedented speed and precision. The research team used a combination of light-based imaging techniques and machine … with very high resolution at the trace concentrations found in biological and environmental samples. The …
