A potential Achilles’ heel of breast cancer bone metastasis
Researchers have found that the bone microenvironment can promote the growth and progression of breast cancer micrometastasis, a small group
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Author: Ana Rodríguez
Most viewed images of 2018
Our last post of the Image of the Month of 2018 celebrates the most viewed images of the year. Click
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Sugars in mother’s milk influence neonatal rotavirus infection
Rotavirus infection causes diarrhea and vomiting primarily in children younger than 5, with the exception of babies younger than 28
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Connecting mTOR and Src, two major players in cancer growth
The protein complex known as mTORC1 is essential for the survival of all cells. It is at the heart of
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A potential new purpose for an old drug
When it comes to finding new drugs to treat breast cancer, some scientists are taking an approach that could expedite
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Making moves and memories, are they connected?
It is known that certain areas of the brain are responsible for certain functions of the body. The cerebellum, a
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Solving the mystery of NPM1 in acute myeloid leukemia
Although it has long been recognized that mutations of gene NPM1 play an important role in acute myeloid leukemia, no one
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Sample size matters in multisensory integration studies
The accuracy and reproducibility of research studies are a major concern of the scientific community. At Baylor College of Medicine,
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Tracking down microRNA candidates that can contribute to disease
What started as Ninad Oak’s side project turned out into something much larger, his doctorate thesis. “The project started as
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Image of the Month: Snapshot of eye development in the fruit fly
In his lab at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Hugo Bellen and his colleagues work with the fruit fly, Drosophila
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