Ana Rodríguez, Author at Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

Post-operative outcomes in the VA improved in the last 15 years

November 4, 2016 A Matter of Health, ACS NSQIP, post-operative outcomes, VA, VASQIP, Veterans Health Administration

The Veterans Health Administration is the largest integrated health system in the US providing care for nearly 9 million veterans. In a recent past, the

From The Labs

Image of the Month: Artist’s rendition of antigen recognition

October 31, 2016 HLA, MHC, organ rejection, solid organ transplantation

In organ transplantation the main target of the immune response is the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) which is expressed on the surface of donor cells.

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Two Baylor College of Medicine faculty members named to the National Academy of Medicine

October 26, 2016 Honors, National Academy of Medicine;

Dr. Malcolm Brenner, founding director of the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital and Houston Methodist Hospital,

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$27.9 million from NIH to support Baylor’s Knockout Mouse Project

October 24, 2016 Award, Genetics, Human genetics, International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium

Nearly $28 million has been awarded to Baylor College of Medicine’s Knockout Mouse Project led by Dr. Arthur Beaudet, professor of molecular and human genetics,

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Variations in gene ATAD3A can result in distinct neurological syndromes

October 21, 2016 ATAD3A, fruit fly, Human genetics, mitochondria, miyophagy, neurodevelopmental disorders

Research has revealed that a group of rare neurological syndromes for which there was no cause can be the result of variations in the gene

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Rap1, a potential new target to treat obesity

October 19, 2016 diet, high-fat diet, leptin, Obesity, Rap1

Understanding how the body keeps a healthy weight is like solving a puzzle with pieces still missing. Some of the unknown pieces are genes located

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SON mutations linked to human neurodevelopmental disorder

October 17, 2016 Human genetics, SON gene; neurodevelopmental disorder; genetic testing

[See video below] A neurodevelopmental disorder for which there was no known cause has been linked to SON, a gene that is involved in essential

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A new mechanism to explain benign prostatic hyperplasia

October 14, 2016 androgen-targeting therapy, bening prostatic hyperplasia, Il-1, inflammation, prostate

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate, affects about half the men between 51 and 60 years of age, and nine out

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New oncogene MNX1 contributes to higher incidence of prostate cancer among African American men

October 12, 2016 African American men, AKT, lipid metabolism, oncogene MNX1, Prostate Cancer, testosterone

Genetic factors can explain, at last in part, the higher incidence of prostate cancer among African American men compared with men of other ethnic groups.

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'Leaky calcium' gene linked to sudden cardiac death in epilepsy

October 10, 2016 epilepsy, leaky calcium gene, Neuroscience, RyR2, spreading depolarization, sudden cardiac death

[See video below] Epilepsy is an extremely common disorder affecting people of all ages, from infants through teenagers to older adults. One of the most