Ana Rodríguez, Author at Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network https://blogs.bcm.edu/author/fromthelabsblog/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:59:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://blogs.bcm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2d904ab48738e474191a678dceb72b07.png Ana Rodríguez, Author at Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network https://blogs.bcm.edu/author/fromthelabsblog/ 32 32 122339384 Breakthrough in human norovirus research: scientists overcome major obstacle to grow and study the virus https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/05/from-the-labs-breakthrough-in-human-norovirus-research-scientists-overcome-major-obstacle-to-grow-and-study-the-virus/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/05/from-the-labs-breakthrough-in-human-norovirus-research-scientists-overcome-major-obstacle-to-grow-and-study-the-virus/#respond Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:00:05 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44515 Growing and maintaining norovirus strains in the lab allows researchers to advance studies of viral structure, antiviral drug screening and vaccine development.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/05/from-the-labs-breakthrough-in-human-norovirus-research-scientists-overcome-major-obstacle-to-grow-and-study-the-virus/feed/ 0 44515 These 22 genes could put people at risk of long-term health conditions following common viral infection https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/03/from-the-labs-these-22-genes-could-put-people-at-risk-of-long-term-health-conditions-following-common-viral-infection/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/03/from-the-labs-these-22-genes-could-put-people-at-risk-of-long-term-health-conditions-following-common-viral-infection/#respond Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:00:58 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44460 Differences in these genes help explain why Epstein-Barr Virus can have lasting health effects in some people but not others.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/03/from-the-labs-these-22-genes-could-put-people-at-risk-of-long-term-health-conditions-following-common-viral-infection/feed/ 0 44460 New cell markers to track the most aggressive breast cancer in blood https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/29/from-the-labs-new-cell-markers-to-track-the-most-aggressive-breast-cancer-in-blood/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/29/from-the-labs-new-cell-markers-to-track-the-most-aggressive-breast-cancer-in-blood/#respond Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:00:55 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44448 Tumor cells that were frequently undetectable using standard markers became clearly visible when the team applied the new marker combination.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/29/from-the-labs-new-cell-markers-to-track-the-most-aggressive-breast-cancer-in-blood/feed/ 0 44448 How too much of a good thing leads to neurodegenerative disease https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/27/from-the-labs-understanding-how-a-quality-control-protein-causes-neurodegenerative-disease/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/27/from-the-labs-understanding-how-a-quality-control-protein-causes-neurodegenerative-disease/#respond Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:24:37 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44392 This study opens the door to new strategies for potentially slowing or preventing VCP-linked neurodegeneration.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/27/from-the-labs-understanding-how-a-quality-control-protein-causes-neurodegenerative-disease/feed/ 0 44392 Fruit fly pigmentation helps researchers discover genes that control brain dopamine and sleep https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/22/from-the-labs-fruit-fly-pigmentation-helps-researchers-discover-genes-that-control-brain-dopamine-and-sleep/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/22/from-the-labs-fruit-fly-pigmentation-helps-researchers-discover-genes-that-control-brain-dopamine-and-sleep/#respond Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:15:59 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44359 The findings offer new possibilities to restore in people disruptions in dopamine that have been associated with disorders such as addiction, depression, sleep disorders and schizophrenia.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/22/from-the-labs-fruit-fly-pigmentation-helps-researchers-discover-genes-that-control-brain-dopamine-and-sleep/feed/ 0 44359 TAMEST 2026 High-risk, High Impact Hill Prize awarded to Baylor faculty https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/20/from-the-labs-tamest-2026-high-risk-high-impact-hill-prize-awarded-to-baylor-faculty/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/20/from-the-labs-tamest-2026-high-risk-high-impact-hill-prize-awarded-to-baylor-faculty/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:43:16 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44347 Rosenberg’s proposal was chosen for her groundbreaking strategy to combat antibiotic resistance by targeting the evolutionary process itself.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/20/from-the-labs-tamest-2026-high-risk-high-impact-hill-prize-awarded-to-baylor-faculty/feed/ 0 44347 Immunotherapy honing in on multiple targets shows promise in pancreatic cancer https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/15/from-the-labs-immunotherapy-targeting-multiple-antigens-shows-promise-in-pancreatic-cancer/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/15/from-the-labs-immunotherapy-targeting-multiple-antigens-shows-promise-in-pancreatic-cancer/#respond Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:50:19 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44318 This novel immunotherapy may help the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells in a way that other immunotherapies have not been able to do thus far.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/15/from-the-labs-immunotherapy-targeting-multiple-antigens-shows-promise-in-pancreatic-cancer/feed/ 0 44318 Mouse model reveals unsuspected effects of muscular dystrophy in the GI https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/13/from-the-labs-mouse-model-reveals-unsuspected-effects-of-muscular-dystrophy-in-the-gi/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/13/from-the-labs-mouse-model-reveals-unsuspected-effects-of-muscular-dystrophy-in-the-gi/#respond Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:00:25 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44224 woman-stomach-painThis study not only uncovered a key mechanism but points at new ways to develop treatments that could make a difference in people living with DM1.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/13/from-the-labs-mouse-model-reveals-unsuspected-effects-of-muscular-dystrophy-in-the-gi/feed/ 0 44224 From the Labs’ most viewed posts of 2025 https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/08/from-the-labs-most-viewed-posts-of-2025/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/08/from-the-labs-most-viewed-posts-of-2025/#respond Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:00:13 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44277 These are the top five science posts selected by our viewers in 2025.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/08/from-the-labs-most-viewed-posts-of-2025/feed/ 0 44277 Most viewed 2025 Image of the Month https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/06/from-the-labs-most-viewed-2025-image-of-the-month/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/06/from-the-labs-most-viewed-2025-image-of-the-month/#respond Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:24:42 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44273 This microscopy view of the condition shows that an affected esophagus may show both normal tissue and diseased tissue with distinctive cellular characteristics.

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