Gene therapy: An out-of-body experience
On April 1, 2016, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved the first ex-vivo (outside the body) gene therapy in the Western Hemisphere. Diseased stem cells
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Curing Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus
You’ve seen crowdfunding used to raise money to bring things like technology, movies, video games and more to life. Now, researchers at Baylor College of
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Discovery of the new hormone asprosin could have potential implications in treatment of diabetes
By Dipali Pathak When Dr. Atul Chopra began studying a rare genetic condition called neonatal progeroid syndrome (NPS) he did not suspect that his discoveries
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Ryan middle school students poised for academic success
Studying neuroscience and biotechnology in middle school may sound ambitious, but for the inaugural graduating class of 8th graders at the Baylor College of Medicine
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Crystal structure of PKGI suggests a new activation mechanism
By Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D. Kinases form a large family of proteins that seem to be involved in nearly every aspect of cell life. Faulty
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What you need to know about infertility
Discussing infertility can be difficult, even though it’s an issue that many people experience. National Infertility Awareness Week kicked off on April 25, and physicians
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Surgeons volunteer to help girls find passion in STEM fields
Hundreds of middle school girls had the chance to tie surgical knots, suture and practice laparoscopic surgery April 9 with the assistance of volunteers from
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Deep brain stimulation and the era of scientific psychiatry
MS3 David Mathai discusses the history of a functional neurosurgical procedure and how the technology plays into the evolving landscape of mental health. He became
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Understanding obesity from the inside out: new lab method reveals roles of GABA in the control of appetite and metabolism
By Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D. The average American is more than 24 pounds heavier today than in 1960. Around the world, obesity has more than
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Social amoeba cast wide, lethal DNA nets to kill invading bacteria
By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. The amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum begins as a soil-dwelling single cell organism. When stressed, many individual cells coalesce to form first a slug
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