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When proteins fail at doing their job, disease usually follows. To perform their job, proteins need to maintain a particular structure and specific motions,

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Understanding obesity from the inside out: new lab method reveals roles of GABA in the control of appetite and metabolism

April 15, 2016 Genetics, molecular biology

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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Celebrating World Autism Awareness Day

April 1, 2016 Arthur Beaudet, Autism, Autism Speaks, Dr. Peter Hotez, Dr. Sherry Vinson, Genetics, Healthcare, Houston, National Autism Awareness Month, National School of Tropical Medicine, Nicole Blanton, pediatrics, Research, Vaccines

April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day, and we want to recognize and acknowledge those who are on the front lines battling and treating autism

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Supporting those with rare diseases

February 26, 2016 Community, Dr. Brendan Lee, Events, Genetics, Healthcare, Houston, molecular and human genetics, pediatrics, Rare Disease Day, Rare Diseases, Texas Children's Hospital, The Health Museum

In the United States, a disease is considered rare if it affects less than 200,000 Americans. With almost 7,000 diseases classified as rare, the National Institutes

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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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City of Houston recognizes Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day

October 13, 2015 Breast Cancer, Cancer, City of Houston, Community, Genetics, Glenna Vickers, Healthcare, Houston, Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Susan G. Komen Houston, Theresa's Research Foundation, Women's Health

The City of Houston has recognized today, Oct. 13, as Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day, a day to honor those dedicated to helping individuals impacted

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Too much N-Ras promotes aggressive breast cancer

August 17, 2015 Cancer, Genetics

By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. Usually, scientists consider the gene N-Ras a cancer causer only when it is mutated, but researchers led by those at Baylor

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A miracle in a medical odyssey

June 29, 2015 Alexis Beery, Dr. James Lupski, Dr. Richard Gibbs, Genetics, Healthcare, Hope Knows No Boundaries, Houston, Human Genome Sequencing Center, Noah Beery, Research, Retta Beery

Miracles. From the day they were born, with all of their medical challenges, delays, life threatening and mysterious ailments, we knew they were absolute miracles.

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Diet at conception could have long-lasting effects

June 15, 2015 Cancer, diet, epigenetics, Genetics, Nutrition, preconception, Prenatal

By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. What a mother eats around the time of conception can have a lifelong effect on how certain of her child’s genes

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Autophagy: Protector against lung inflammation and fibrosis

June 15, 2015 autophagy, Genetics, lungs, pulmonary fibrosis, sepsis

By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. When bacteria or viruses invade the body, a process called autophagy, or “self-eating,” springs into action to take the invaders to