Ana Rodríguez, Author at Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

A multi-institutional team spanning Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, Stanford University, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has reported the first successful

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CRISPR/Cas9 : Disruptive or Innovative?

November 18, 2015

Stirring high-profile debates over the past few months, the controversial genome editing technique, CRISPR/Cas9, continues to make scientific headlines. The June 4, 2015 issue of

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Deep brain stimulation overcomes cognitive deficits in Rett mice

November 18, 2015

Deep brain stimulation — usually used to treat movement disorders – overcomes the learning and memory deficits in mice whose symptoms mimic those of Rett

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Image of the Month — Carbon black nanoparticles at fault in emphysema

October 15, 2015 lungs, nanoparticles

By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. Autopsies on smokers who died with severe emphysema reveal lungs that are black in appearance. These emphysematous lungs strain breathing structures

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A matter of health: How 2015 Nobel Prize drug might rid Africa of ancient scourges

October 15, 2015 Biomarkers, public health

By Dr. Peter Hotez The announcement that the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to three scientists who developed antiparasitic disease drugs has

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Novel epigenetic signature for tumor suppressors in normal cells found

October 15, 2015 Cancer, epigenetics

By Glenna Vickers An epigenetic feature that may help identify novel cancer driver genes has been identified by researchers in the Dan L. Duncan Cancer

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Second trimester screening still important

October 15, 2015 Prenatal

By Julia Parsons More than 11 percent of infants born with a neural tube defect such as spina bifida were not identified before birth, according

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Pegylated enzyme helps in mice with urea cycle disorder

October 15, 2015 Genetics

By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. A form of the enzyme arginase, which converts arginine to ornithine, reduces levels of arginine in the blood after both single

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Image of the Month – Cell-based trafficking of nanoparticles

September 22, 2015 nanoparticles, Surgery

Cell-based trafficking of nanoparticles is achieved through in situ uptake and transport of nanoparticles by myeloid cells. Shown here is the cell membrane of a

Author: Ana Rodríguez

Image of the Month: Organizing DNA

CRISPR/Cas9 : Disruptive or Innovative?

Deep brain stimulation overcomes cognitive deficits in Rett mice

Image of the Month — Carbon black nanoparticles at fault in emphysema

A matter of health: How 2015 Nobel Prize drug might rid Africa of ancient scourges

Novel epigenetic signature for tumor suppressors in normal cells found

Second trimester screening still important

Pegylated enzyme helps in mice with urea cycle disorder

Image of the Month – Cell-based trafficking of nanoparticles