Ana Rodríguez, Author at Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

From The Labs

FROM THE LABS: Breast cancer clues hint at response to therapy in animal models

September 18, 2025 CDK4/6 inhibitor, endocrine therapy, ER+ breast cancer, neurofibromin, NF1, Research

The findings bring us one step closer to improving ER+ breast cancer patients’ response to therapy.

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Baylor researchers uncovered how physical activity helps improve memory in Alzheimer’s disease

September 16, 2025 Alzheimer's Disease, EGF, Exercise, HB-EGF, hippocampus, Memory, Research

The findings open new possibilities for future treatments to prevent or treat the condition.

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Ask Me About My Research with Dr. Felipe Andrés Piedra

September 11, 2025 AMAMR, Environment, plastic contamination, plastic-eating bacteria, Research

Dr. Felipe Andrés Piedra shares with a student from BCM Biotech Academy at Rusk his work training bacteria to eat plastic, aiding in the effort to create a cleaner, healthier world.

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AI connects mutations, protein modifications and disease

September 9, 2025 AI, Cancer, DeepMVP, drug development, gene mutations, heart disease, neurological conditions, post-translational modifications, PTMAtlas, Research

The new AI tool, called DeepMVP, significantly outperforms previously published models and has implications for the development of novel therapeutics.

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Food odors don’t just trigger cravings – when they persist, they can suppress appetite

September 4, 2025 apetite control, brain circuit, food smells, liver disease, Obesity, Research

Their findings suggest that smells play a more complex role in feeding behavior and regulation of food intake than was previously understood.

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It’s not only genes, gene-diet interactions also regulate circadian rhythms

September 2, 2025 chronotherapy, circadian rhythm, ESRRgamma, gene-diet interactions, liver disease, Obesity, Research

The findings show that diet interacts with an individual’s genetic makeup, influencing daily patterns of gene activity in the liver, especially those related to fat metabolism.

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Neural progenitor cells have been elusive – now researchers have found a way to ID them

August 28, 2025 Digital Sorting Algorithm, molecular signature, NEURAL STEM CELLS, Neurological disorders, new adult neurons, Research

The findings illustrate the power of simple computational frameworks to uncover meaningful, novel disease-relevant biology that could help treat neurological conditions.

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Ask Me About My Research with Dr. Jennifer Leonard

August 26, 2025 AMAMR, bariatic surgery, injury and immune system, Research

Dr. Jennifer Leonard shares with a student from BCM Biotech Academy at Ryan her work as a physician-scientist and the study of the immune system’s response to injury.