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news › protein-akap8-suppresses-breast-cancer-metastasis
… found to suppress breast cancer metastasis in animal models of human tumors. Researchers led by Baylor College of … The findings, in the current edition of the journal Nature Communications , show that AKAP8 inhibits metastasis by … also regulated the alternative splicing of another protein called CLSTN1. In this case, of the two forms of CLSTN1, …
news › can-regulating-a-novel-brain-circuit-help-control-obesity
… food and it ends when satiation hits and the consumption of food is stopped. At Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Qi Wu … that connects a unique group of dopamine-producing neurons called DA-VTA with downstream target neurons known as … the animals stopped eating. When the researchers genetically inhibited these neurons, the animals prolonged their …
news › biologists-construct-a-periodic-table-for-cell-nuclei
… a system for classifying atoms based on the properties of their nuclei. This week, a team of biologists studying … squirts or coral, we kept seeing the same folding patterns coming up,” said Dr. Olga Dudchenko, co-first author of the … something unexpected. “I was doing experiments on a protein called condensin II , which we knew plays a role in how …
news › study-helps-explain-severe-graft-versus-host-disease-and-potential-solution
… The severity of immune-mediated intestinal diseases such as … but what leads to such disruption in the microbial community has remained a mystery. Researchers at Baylor … that follows immune-mediated intestinal damage. Pharmacologically reducing intestinal oxygen levels alleviated the …
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… uptake is a metabolic vulnerability in neuroblastoma . Nat Commun , 13(1): 3728. Kellman, B. P., Richelle, A., Yang, J. … Molina, T. L., Stoll, B., Mohammad, M. , Mohila, C. A., Call, L., Cui, L., Guthrie, G., Kunichoff, D., Lin, S., Welch-Jernigan, R., Nielsen, J., …
research › ... › body-composition-techniques
… device measures the gamma rays emitted from an isotope of potassium known as 40K, which exists naturally in the … a measurement of body volume obtained using instruments called a BOD POD® and a PEA POD®. Estimates of fat and … for longitudinal testing of a broad range of subjects. Both instruments require a small change in pressure in the …
research › ... › artificial-intelligence-in-health-lab
… being[1]. AI is not one technology but rather a collection of them: machine learning (neural networks and deep … language processing, rule-based expert systems, physical robots, and robotic process automation[2]. Since the Turing … and Health Care Using Machine Learning: JAMA Network Open Call for Papers. JAMA network open, 2018. 1(8): p. …
news › study-highlights-role-of-disordered-protein-interactions-in-gene-expression
… A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Czech Academy of Sciences has uncovered … reveal a novel mechanism that coordinates the assembly of components inside cells that control gene expression. The … protein interactions in leukemia and HIV infection, specifically those mediated by protein regions called TFIIS …
news › researchers-discover-novel-light-gated-potassium-channel
… the brain is to observe the behavioral effects of turning on specific populations of neurons. One of the … to controlling neuronal activity in model systems is called optogenetics and depends on expressing microbial … the first natural light-gated potassium (kalium) channelrhodopsins (KCRs). “A light-activated potassium channel has …
news › high-resolution-map-of-the-human-placenta-reveals-covid-virus-hideouts
… evidence has been inconclusive regarding the ability of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, to replicate in … of effective preventive and therapeutic strategies for both the mother and the baby. At Baylor College of Medicine … a detailed catalogue of the cell types in the placenta (called a spatial transcriptomic map), which shows their …
