Ana Rodríguez, Author at Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

“You are what you eat,” states a popular phrase. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine add that when you eat also can affect your health.

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COVID-19 vaccine development underway at Baylor and Texas Children’s Hospital

April 28, 2020 COVID-19 vaccine, receptor binding domain, Research, SARS, spike protein

The National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children’s Hospital, co-led by Dr. Maria

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Mystery solved, rotavirus VP3 is a unique capping machine

April 23, 2020 mRNA capping, Research, rotavirus, VP3

After eluding researchers for more than 30 years, the VP3 protein of rotavirus has finally revealed its unique structure and function to a team led

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Brain tumors trigger silencing of neuronal activity

April 21, 2020 brain tumors, epilepsy, Glioma, glutamate dysregulation, inflammation, Research, seizures, slow depolarization

Sudden episodes of confusion and seizures often are the first signs of a malignant brain tumor. At Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Jeffrey Noebels, director

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From my perspective: Amanda Brown shares her experiences as a graduate student at Baylor

April 16, 2020 Cerebellum, deep brain stimulation, Graduate Student, Purkinje cell, Research, Tremor

From the Labs interviewed Amanda Brown to learn about what drives her fascination with science, her interest in science communication and her future plans in

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Trading a spear for a trident is promising in the fight against leukemia

April 14, 2020 ALL, CART cells, CD19, CD20, CD22, pediatric leukemia, Research

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood cancer. While most children respond well to chemotherapy, some experience resistant or relapsed disease. Building on

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Watch that smell! Scents can regulate fat storage

April 9, 2020 C. elegans, fat metabolism, fat storage, odors, olfaction, Research, sense of smell

Dr. Ayse Sena Mutlu, a postdoctoral fellow at Baylor’s Huffington Center On Aging, had an intriguing question. Is it possible to change the body’s fat

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Solving the puzzle of Mitchell disease

April 7, 2020 ACOX1, glia, lipids, Mitchell disease, Neurodegeneration, rare disease, Research

When a patient with puzzling neurological symptoms enrolled in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network, researchers led by Dr. Hugo J. Bellen were set on solving the

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Image of the Month: Cerebellar Purkinje cells

April 2, 2020 deep brain stimulation, Image of the month, Purkinje cell, Research, Tremor

Purkinje cells are a type of neuron located in the cerebellar cortex of the brain. Purkinje cells are involved in the regulation of movement,

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Researchers identify and learn to control brain cell that triggers tremor

March 31, 2020 deep brain stimulation, optogenetics, Purkinje cell, Research, Tremor

Tremor is an involuntary, rhythmic shaking movement in one or more parts of the body. Available treatments are not always effective and the development of