Image of the Month: the Human Heart
In the month of February, From the Labs celebrates the human heart. At Baylor College of Medicine, researchers are carrying out pioneering basic cardiovascular research that
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Author: Ana Rodríguez
How do muscles grow up? Check alternative splicing
Growing up is a complex affair, even for muscles. In the mouse, for instance, newborn muscles grow into adult muscles within the first three weeks
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Making the case for global genomic data sharing
The scientific community may be overlooking a significant barrier to international collaboration reflected in a series of recent surveys: potential public resistance to sharing of
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Surviving bodily defenses: human rotavirus manipulates immune response to maintain infection
The gut of a child infected with rotavirus is like a battleground. On one side, the virus invades the epithelial cells that form the lining
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A pill to prevent Alzheimer’s disease might someday be a reality
Taking a pill that prevents the accumulation of toxic molecules in the brain might someday help prevent or delay Alzheimer’s disease, according to scientists at
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Improving the view on the genetic causes of retinitis pigmentosa
Progressive development of night blindness and tunnel vision, sometimes from the early age of 2, are trademarks of retinitis pigmentosa. Being the most common inherited
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“Freeze-frame” synthetic proteins capture DNA events leading to cancer
Cancer scientists have focused on identifying signature genetic changes present in cancerous cells and understanding how these changes lead to cancer. Although this approach has
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How breast cancer can become resistant to hormone therapy
Despite the overall success of hormone therapy, breast cancer tumors in patients with metastatic disease often fail to respond. One new mechanism that can explain
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Future scientists inspired by recipients of Breakthrough Prize
Since being honored with the prestigious Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine’s Dr. Huda Zoghbi has been busy, but not just with
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Image of the Month: Neuron-muscle synapses in the fruit fly
Certain human gene variants of ATAD3A can cause rare neurological syndromes characterized by global developmental delay, low muscular tone and visual, neurological and heart problems. The
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