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news › molecular-medicine-ross-price-huda-zoghbi
… Dr. Huda Zoghbi, director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research … Hospital , Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and professor at Baylor College of Medicine, has been … The Ross Prize is awarded annually by Molecular Medicine to scientists who have made a demonstrable impact in the …
news › zoghbi-receive-vanderbilt-prize-biomedical-science
… and human genetics at Baylor College of Medicine and director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research … at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor , has been named to receive the 2015 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science. … women scientists with a stellar record of research accomplishment who also have mentored other women in science. …
news › health-hazard-study-open-to-more-participants
… the questions about possible health effects from exposure to contaminated flood water and airborne health hazards such … awarded three grants from the National Institutes of Health to continue working to identify what dangers might have been … Prevention and Population Sciences of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center. “We also want to understand …
news › researchers-engineer-better-way-to-target-leukemia-cells
… common childhood cancer. While most children respond well to chemotherapy, some experience resistant or relapsed … with colleagues from multiple institutions, were able to engineer a new fighter T cell that more effectively … cells in preclinical studies. “Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, a form of immunotherapy, was …
news › brain-tumors-remodel-neuronal-synapses-to-promote-growth
… – glioma cells remodel the neuronal microenvironment toward hyperactivity, which in turn feeds back to the tumor, promoting its own growth.” … The original goal of this study was to develop an experimental system that would enable researchers to identify new cancer genes in mouse models of brain …
news › it-takes-cellular-teamwork-to-heal-the-intestine
… with rotavirus. A meticulous single-cell analytical approach to study the repair process in an animal model revealed that … often are associated with damage to the epithelium, which compromises its functions, including digestion of food and … To get a closer look at how the epithelium heals, the team applied a fairly new technology, single-cell …
healthcare › clinical-trials › h-44944
… Prospective Evaluation of Self-Testing to Increase Screening …
research › ... › integrator-complex-cleaves-nascent-mrnas-to-attenuate-transcription
… Cellular homeostasis requires transcriptional outputs to be coordinated, and many events post transcription … can dictate the levels and functions of mature transcripts. To systematically identify regulators of inducible gene … promoter. This surprisingly revealed that the Integrator complex, which has a well-established role in 3' end …
news › tips-to-fuel-your-vegetarian-or-vegan-child
… When pursuing a vegetarian or vegan diet, it’s important to be thoughtful about planning meals to ensure sufficient nutrient intake. Parents of vegetarian … Baylor. “If they’re eating enough food, their energy should come from carbs since carbohydrates are the fuel of …
news › trish-fellowship-seeks-to-train-space-health-scientists
… and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), announced today a fellowship opportunity for postdoctoral scientists … in TRISH’s Academy of Bioastronautics , a mentorship community for space health professionals, and receive a … should anticipate starting their project by December 2023. Applicants must submit research proposals together with an …