Baylor College of Medicine researchers set the foundation for novel rare disease treatment
The story behind the discovery that led to the novel treatment revealed that scientific breakthroughs can sometimes happen in unexpected ways.
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Coping through virtual connection: rare disease support communities
Former Baylor student turned entrepreneur Ben Munoz was inspired by his experiences with online support groups to form Ben’s Friends.
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Expanding the diagnosis for Xia-Gibbs Syndrome
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have validated a new type of genetic mutation that causes Xia-Gibbs Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder.
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Solving the puzzle of Mitchell disease
When a patient with puzzling neurological symptoms enrolled in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network, researchers led by Dr. Hugo J. Bellen were set on solving the
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Image of the Month: Nervous tissue of the fruit fly embryo
The fruit fly is a valuable animal model to unravel the genetic causes of both rare and more common human diseases. This Image of the
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To better serve patients, Baylor researchers pioneer and improve reanalysis of clinical molecular data
Many physicians and scientists think that the molecular diagnostic rate of undiagnosed diseases has room for improvement. Inspired by this need, a team at Baylor
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Image of the Month: Art meets science to visualize the fruit fly’s brain
Studying the brain of the fruit fly helps understand the human brain, both in health and disease. Working in the lab of
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