news › early-environmental-exposure-impacts-liver-epigenome
… liver is developing, making the organism more vulnerable to diet-triggered metabolic dysfunction later in life.  The findings, published in  Nature Communications , show how early life chemical exposure … EDC, we were able to see this process accelerated. So a 6-day old rat had the same epigenome we would normally see in …
news › solving-the-cnl6-mystery-in-batten-disease
… while a doctorate student in the laboratory of Dr. Marco Sardiello at Baylor. Bajaj is currently a post-doctoral … that break down waste products into its constituent components that the cell can recycle or discard. In Batten … di Ronza, Pengcheng Zhang, Aiden Eblimit, Rituraj Pal, Dany Roman, John R. Collette, Clarissa Booth, Kevin T. …
news › huda-zoghbi-awarded-gruber-neuroscience-prize
… Dr. Huda Y. Zoghbi, director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas … Neuroscience Prize of The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation for her pioneering work in unlocking the genetic and … leads a team of researchers from diverse biological and computational backgrounds in the world's first basic …
news › new-triggers-rare-food-allergy-in-infants
… of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine researches an uncommon food allergy known as ‘food protein-induced … food triggers, an unusual observation for FPIES-related studies. “It is difficult to ascertain why we see different … “We suspect that this observation is related to different dietary and weaning habits, with certain foods preferred as …
news › dna-fracturing-rewires-gene-control-in-cancer
… Understanding the mechanisms that mediate widespread DNA damage in the cancer genome is of great interest to cancer … co-director of Cancer Bioinformatics of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine. … include the same information from non-cancerous tissues for comparison. Working with so many patient samples gave more …
news › trial-shows-promise-treating-neuroblastoma
… Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid cancer in children, and patients … killer T cells (NKTs). The findings were presented today at the annual American Society of Cell & Gene Therapy … College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, have studied NKTs and neuroblastoma for years with the goal of …
news › bacteria-help-discover-cancer-causing-protein
… bacteria to discover human proteins that can lead to DNA damage and promote cancer. Reported in the journal Cell , … has accumulated several mutations in particular genes becomes likely to turn into a cancer cell.” Mutations that … the importance of these events, they have not been studied extensively. “One way proteins can cause DNA damage is …
news › how-keep-germs-out-classrooms
… medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, said it is most common for students to catch an illness at the start of the … of germs and have a healthy school year: Promote everyday hand washing Valdez explains that encouraging hand … of sleep and nutrition Encouraging good sleep, hygiene and diet is essential for your child’s immunity and growth. …
news › molecular-profile-predicts-tumor-recurrence
… typically benign, about one-fifth of meningiomas, the most common primary brain tumors, recur despite complete surgical removal. The current meningioma … researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas …
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… furthers an understanding and appreciation of our diverse community. … DeBakey High School for Health Professions is recognized today as one of the strongest college preparatory high schools … Language Arts/Reading, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Top 25 percent Student Progress, Top 25 percent …
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