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news › an-early-start-to-spring-allergies
… Though it technically may still be winter, spring allergies in Houston are … force. An expert with Baylor College of Medicine gives an upcoming pollen and mold forecast and reviews how to properly … to take multiple tablets in a 24-hour period without supervision. Sinus rinses may be uncomfortable for some; …
news › using-ai-to-improve-diagnosis-of-rare-genetic-disorders
… intelligence. The team developed a machine learning system called AI-MARRVEL (AIM) to help prioritize potentially … gene candidates causing the rare disease. Researchers compared AIM’s results to other algorithms used in recent … cohort without any inclusion criteria, AIM has shown superior accuracy. Baylor Genetics is aiming to develop the …
news › new-cdkl-genes-linked-to-neurodevelopmental-disorders
… fruit fly, an animal model very well suited and studied to investigate how genes work,” said Kanca and Bellen, … Cdkl ,” Kanca said. “This was a surprise because generally seizures are associated with central nervous system … symptoms in affected individuals,” Kanca said. “Further studies will help elucidate the precise mechanisms mediating …
news › trish-research-on-fram2-mission-to-advance-space-health-research-exploration
… eXploration Platforms and ANalog Definition) Program, a commercial spaceflight health research program that collects … data, environmental parameters and biosamples from multiple commercial spaceflight missions and stores them in a … future spaceflight missions.” Fram2 will be the first all-civilian human spaceflight mission to launch into a …
news › mutated-blood-cells-define-clinical-risks-in-langerhans-cell-histiocytosis
… developing LCH-associated neurodegeneration,” said Dr. Carl Allen, co-corresponding author, co-director of the Pediatric Cancer Program at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor and co-director of the … LCH patients undergo bone marrow analysis, molecular studies are required to identify these rare disease cells, …
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… Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has a lifetime prevalence of 2-3% … by obsessions (i.e. unwanted intrusive thoughts) and compulsions (i.e. repetitive ritualistic behaviors), and exemplifies a pathologically avoidant phenotype where greater degrees of avoidance …
news › educational-leaders-recognized-at-baylor-college-of-medicine-0
… Children’s Hospital. “Our faculty are improving health outcomes, training the next generation of healthcare and biomedical research leaders, and serving our community and communities at large, nationally and globally,” said Dr. Biykem Bozkurt, senior dean of …
news › brain-stars-hold-our-memories
… have been explained by the activity of brain cells called neurons that respond to learning events and control … for Cancer Neuroscience , a member of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Cente r at Baylor and a principal … memory recall … The researchers began by developing a completely new set of laboratory tools to identify and study …
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… trainees in translational cancer research. The program is composed of five scientific themes: "Omics" sciences; Cancer … technologies into large-scale collaborative epidemiology studies and to become successful, cross-trained cancer … Baylor. The IMBS Cancer Biology Training Track provides an alluring breadth of cancer research opportunities for …
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… on integration of publicly available data After completion of analysis, review results with primary … core labs: Coding and noncoding transcriptomics: RNA-Seq, smallRNA-Seq Single cell transcriptomics scRNA-Seq Cistrome: … Integrative analysis typically involves pathway enrichment, computed using methods specific to each omics platform. …
