Image of the month Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

Image of the Month: Plasticity of adult-born neurons

September 5, 2023September 6, 2023 adult-born neurons, brain plasticity, Image of the month, olfactory bulb, oxytocin, Research

Oxytocin drives the development and synaptic integration of new neurons within the adult mouse brain contributing to brain plasticity.

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Image of the Month: The greenhouse inside the lab

July 5, 2023July 5, 2023 agriculture, better foods, crops, food securiry, greenhouse, Image of the month, nutritional studies, Research

In addition to conducting groundbreaking biomedical research, Baylor College of Medicine is also creating better foods to address global food security issues.

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Image of the Month: The Liver’s biliary tree

May 2, 2023May 2, 2023 Alagille syndrome, bile, biliary tree, Image of the month, Research

A healthy mouse liver typically shows a well-developed biliary tree through which bile flows into the intestine to help absorb fats and eliminate toxins.

A stylized image depicting adult-born neurons in multiple colors, stretching out across a black background like branches from a tree.

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Image of the Month: Adult-born neurons made the cover

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 adult-born neurons, brain plasticity, Image of the month, journal cover, oxytocin, Research

Congratulations to Brandon Pekarek, Benjamin Arenkiel and colleagues for making the cover of Genes & Development!

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Throwback Thursday: The first Image of the Month

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 DNA-dependent protein kinase, estrogen receptor alpha, Image of the month, Research, science cartoon, Throwback Thursday

For years after the first one was posted, we have continued to feature amazing research images from Baylor labs every month.

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Image of the Month: Neural tracts involved in speech recovery after stroke

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 Image of the month, neural paths, Research, speech, Stroke

This work helps predict the types of brain damage and behavior that lead to chronic language loss, thus informing both psychological theories and treatment approaches to language.

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Image of the Month: Visualization of an easier, more effective way to study gene function

November 2, 2021November 4, 2021 fruit fly, gene function screening, Image of the month, Research

The image represents a visual perspective of a more efficient technology to study gene function in the laboratory fruit fly.

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Image of the Month: Human airway organoids infected with SARS-CoV-2

August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 Coronavirus, COVID, Image of the month, organoids, Research, SARS-CoV-2

Immunofluorescence staining of human nose organoid cultures infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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Image of the Month: Brain of a mouse model of Huntington’s Disease

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 Alzheimer's, Huntington disease, Image of the month, mouse model, Parkinson disease, Research

This confocal microscopy image shows a section of the brain of a mouse model of Huntington’s disease, with the astrocytes in green and cell nuclei in blue.

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Image of the Month: The laboratory worm, C. elegans

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 Aging, bacteria, C. elegans, Image of the month, lipid signaling, mitochondria, Research

What is transparent, as long as a credit card is thick and helps solve science mysteries? The laboratory worm, C. elegans.

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