Ana Rodríguez, Author at Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

Out of sync, out of health: Social jet-lag linked to liver cancer in mice

February 14, 2017 bile acids, CAR gene, circadiam rhythm, circadian disruption, circadian rhythm, liver cancer, social jet lag

Our bodies are in sync with the planet’s day-and-night cycle thanks to an internal timekeeper, the circadian clock that regulates practically all the functions of

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Collaboration matters when looking for answers to undiagnosed diseases

February 10, 2017 data sharing, de novo mutation, developmental delay, Human genetics, NACC1, Rare Diseases, undiagnosed diseases, whole exome sequencing

It used to be that identifying genes involved in a particular disease was like finding a needle in a haystack. Nowadays, scientists still have to

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Opening a window into the world of tumors

February 8, 2017 Breast Cancer, cancer cells, Cancer Genome Atlas, computational analysis, epigenome, International Human Epigenome Consortium, transcriptome

A tumor behaves like a community in which cancerous and normal cells interact with each other. In some cases, these interactions result in tumor growth,

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The hunger-satiety switch

February 6, 2017 AgRP/NPY neurons, anorexia, appetite control, behavior, control of appetite, Diabetes, Obesity, overeating, potassium channel, SK3

When we are hungry, we eat; when we are full, we stop. Most of the time. Breaking this rule, however, can lead to overeating, obesity

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One more reason to focus on prenatal care – stronger muscles for newborn babies

February 3, 2017 cortisol, fetal muscle growth, glucocorticoids, low-birth rate, muscle development, Nutrition, poor growth, premature birth, Prenatal, prenatal care, Stress

Born too soon, she weighed just over 1 pound at birth and spent the first three months of her life in the neonatal intensive care

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Image of the Month: the Human Heart

February 1, 2017 cardiovascular research, Heart month

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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How do muscles grow up? Check alternative splicing

January 30, 2017 alternative splicing, Genetics, heart muscle, muscular disorders, muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy, skeletal muscle

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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Surviving bodily defenses: human rotavirus manipulates immune response to maintain infection

January 24, 2017 evasion of immune response, Gastrointestinal diseases, human intestinal enteroids, Interferon, model of human gut, rotavirus

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

January 18, 2017 Alzheimer's Disease, fruit fly model, Genetics, mouse model, Nuak1, Parkinson's Disease, tau

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