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From The Labs

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

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Genetic signature may identify mothers at risk for preeclampsia

March 26, 2020 CD46,  complement system,  eclampsia,  preeclampsia,  Research

For years, researchers have looked for single gene mutations that could be strongly associated with risk of preeclampsia, but the results have not been encouraging.

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From The Labs

Losing neurofibromin is good news for breast cancer

March 24, 2020 Breast Cancer,  ER-corepresor,  estrogen receptor-positive,  fulvestrant,  MEK inhibitor,  neurofibromin,  Ras,  Research

It is well known that neurofibromin (NF1), a tumor suppressor produced by the NF1 gene, keeps cancer growth in check by repressing the activity of

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From my perspective: Dr. Ethan Roy shares his experiences as a graduate student at Baylor

March 19, 2020 Alzheimer's Disease,  Graduate Student,  inflammation,  Research

From the Labs interviewed Dr. Ethan Roy to learn about his challenging beginnings in the lab, his fascination with neurodegenerative diseases and his plans to

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From the labs to bedside: Genomics can drive precision medicine

March 17, 2020 Cardiovascular Disease,  genetic risk factors,  HeartCare study,  Research

You can’t escape your genetics, but with a little help, you can be proactive and intervene. That is why researchers at Baylor College of Medicine’s Human

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Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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