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The findings are big step toward developing targeted treatments and vaccines against noroviruses attacking the gastrointestinal tract.

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From the Labs top five most viewed posts of 2020

December 30, 2020December 29, 2020Alzheimer's, bile acids, COVID19, Diabetes, fat storage, herpes, Norovirus, Research, scents, top five most viewed posts

During 2020, research news on COVID-19 led the headlines, but significant contributions emerged in other fields as well.

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From my perspective: Victoria Tenge shares her experience as a graduate student at Baylor

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020bile acids, Graduate Student, Norovirus, public speaking, Research, Virology

From the Labs interviewed Victoria Tenge to learn about her experience as a graduate student at Baylor College of Medicine. She shared her love for

From The Labs

Come on in: Bile acids open the door to norovirus infection

January 28, 2020May 4, 2020bile acids, endocytosis, enteroids, foodborne illness, miniguts, Norovirus, Research

Some people call it the cruise ship virus, but norovirus can be found in many other places. People can catch this very contagious virus from

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‘Can you hear me, now?’ A new strategy ‘raises the volume’ of hard-to-detect gut-body communication

June 27, 2019June 27, 2019enteroendocrine cells, enteroids, gut-body communication, microbiome, neurogenin-3, Norovirus, Research, rotavirus, serotonin

Throughout the gastrointestinal tract there are specialized hormone-producing cells called enteroendocrine cells and, although they comprise only a small population of the total cells, they

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Baylor College of Medicine faculty members elected fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018Alzheimer's, Cancer, NAI, National Academy of Inventors, Norovirus, Research, Rett Syndrome, rotavirus

Drs. Mary K. Estes, Bert O’Malley and Huda Zoghbi of Baylor College of Medicine were three of the 148 renowned academic inventors named fellows of

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Image of the Month: Repairing rotavirus-damaged intestinal cells

March 1, 2018March 9, 2018gastroenteritis, intestinal stem cells, Mary Estes, Norovirus, Research, rotavirus

When rotavirus infects and damages intestinal cells, the small intestine fails to absorb nutrients and diarrhea develops. Rotaviruses and noroviruses are the major cause of

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A new era of norovirus research begins after successfully growing the virus in the lab

September 23, 2016January 28, 2020acute gastroenteritis, cruise ship virus, food-borne illness, human enteroids, Norovirus, Virology

Human noroviruses – the leading viral cause of acute diarrhea around the world – have been difficult to study because scientists had not found a

Norovirus

Naturally occurring antibodies recognize many different noroviruses

From the Labs top five most viewed posts of 2020

From my perspective: Victoria Tenge shares her experience as a graduate student at Baylor

Come on in: Bile acids open the door to norovirus infection

‘Can you hear me, now?’ A new strategy ‘raises the volume’ of hard-to-detect gut-body communication

Baylor College of Medicine faculty members elected fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

Image of the Month: Repairing rotavirus-damaged intestinal cells

2017 Michael E. DeBakey M.D. Award for Research Excellence

A new era of norovirus research begins after successfully growing the virus in the lab