Ana Rodríguez, Author at Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

The Hippo pathway: tailor of the developing heart

July 5, 2018 blood vessels, heart development, heart growth, Hippo pathway, Research, single cell transcriptomics

The Hippo pathway is an inhibitor of adult heart regeneration; if you take the Hippo pathway away, then the heart can regenerate. But, can the

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Image of the Month: ovarian cancer cells

July 3, 2018 Image of the month, ovarian cancer, Research, USP15

In her lab at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. JoAnn Richards, Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan, instructor of molecular and cell biology and their colleagues are exploring new ways to

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The Sixth Annual Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Resident Research Day Symposium

June 28, 2018 Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Research, Surgery Resident Research Day

June 5-6, 2018 The Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery presents the Annual Resident Research Day Symposium to celebrate the accomplishments of its research program

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There is more going on in DM1 than just alternative splicing

June 26, 2018 alternative splicing, AMPK-alpha, DM1, DMPK gene, myotonic dystrophy, PDGFR-beta, Research

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common adult-onset muscular dystrophy that affects multiple organ systems. People with this condition develop progressive muscle wasting

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Of fruit flies, genes and aortic aneurysms

June 21, 2018 aortic aneurysm, ari-1, fruit fly, parkin, Research

One of the goals of Dr. Hugo Bellen’s lab is to conduct genetic screens in the fruit fly to identify genes that cause neurodevelopmental and

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Absence epilepsy – when the brain is like ‘an orchestra without a conductor’

June 19, 2018 2-photon microscopy, absence epilepsy, childhood epilepsy, Research, seizures

At first, the teacher described her six-year-old student as absentminded, a daydreamer. The boy was having difficulty paying attention in class. As the teacher watched

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Crucial support to study rare diseases: hemostasis and thrombosis

June 14, 2018 Allison Mickey, blood clotting, hemostasis, Mary Rhodes Gibson Foundation, Research, thrombosis, von Willebrand factor

Disorders of hemostasis and thrombosis are serious blood conditions leading to excessive bleeding or clotting, respectively. Although our understanding of these conditions has advanced significantly

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David vs Goliath: how a small molecule can defeat asthma attacks

June 12, 2018 asthma, PM-43I, Research, small molecule, STAT6

An invisible particle enters your lungs. The next thing you know breathing becomes difficult. You are having an asthma attack. Asthma is one of the

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Unprecedented initiative will sequence genomes of all known species

June 7, 2018 Allison Mickey, Earth BioGenome project, Human Genome Sequencing Center, Research

In what is perhaps the most ambitious biological proposal since the initial Human Genome Project, an international group of researchers, including a team from Baylor

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Image of the Month: Aedes aegypti mosquitoes after a blood meal

June 5, 2018 Aedes aegypti, chikungunya virus, dangerous animals, Dengue Fever, mosquito-transmitted disease, Research, yellow fever, Zika virus

The mosquito Aedes aegypti is one of the most dangerous animals on the planet. It can transmit Zika virus, chikungunya virus, dengue virus and