Research Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network https://blogs.bcm.edu/tag/research/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:49:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://blogs.bcm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2d904ab48738e474191a678dceb72b07.png Research Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network https://blogs.bcm.edu/tag/research/ 32 32 122339384 We really all are in this together: Using community-based participatory research methods in youth mental health https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/27/we-really-all-are-in-this-together-using-community-based-participatory-research-methods-in-youth-mental-health/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/27/we-really-all-are-in-this-together-using-community-based-participatory-research-methods-in-youth-mental-health/#respond Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:30:24 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44689 When people think about research, they often picture scientists in white coats, pipette in hand, working in labs and often far removed from the communities

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/27/we-really-all-are-in-this-together-using-community-based-participatory-research-methods-in-youth-mental-health/feed/ 0 44689 Image of the Month: Breast cancer cell clusters https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/26/from-the-labs-breast-cancer-cell-clusters/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/26/from-the-labs-breast-cancer-cell-clusters/#respond Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:00:43 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44672 The Image this month shows a mechanism that mediates the formation of breast cancer cell clusters and promotes cancer metastasis.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/26/from-the-labs-breast-cancer-cell-clusters/feed/ 0 44672 Connecting the dots between cause-effect events in Alzheimer’s disease https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/24/from-the-labs-connecting-the-dots-between-cause-effect-events-in-alzheimers-disease/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/24/from-the-labs-connecting-the-dots-between-cause-effect-events-in-alzheimers-disease/#respond Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:00:34 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44658 This cross-species approach reveals that some paths seem to aggravate the disease while others may protect against it.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/24/from-the-labs-connecting-the-dots-between-cause-effect-events-in-alzheimers-disease/feed/ 0 44658 A ‘sticky situation’ boosts triple negative breast cancer’s ability to metastasize https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/17/from-the-labs-a-sticky-situation-boosts-triple-negative-breast-cancers-ability-to-metastasize/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/17/from-the-labs-a-sticky-situation-boosts-triple-negative-breast-cancers-ability-to-metastasize/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:00:44 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44599 These finding highlight new possibilities for developing clinical interventions to treat metastatic TNBC patients for whom there are no specific therapies.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/17/from-the-labs-a-sticky-situation-boosts-triple-negative-breast-cancers-ability-to-metastasize/feed/ 0 44599 Partners in crime – genes ATP13A2 and GBA1 interact to drive neurodegeneration https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/12/from-the-labs-partners-in-crime-genes-atp13a2-and-gba1-interact-to-drive-neurodegeneration/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/12/from-the-labs-partners-in-crime-genes-atp13a2-and-gba1-interact-to-drive-neurodegeneration/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:05:19 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44547 The findings reveal promising biological pathways that could be explored in future therapies.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/12/from-the-labs-partners-in-crime-genes-atp13a2-and-gba1-interact-to-drive-neurodegeneration/feed/ 1 44547 From lab bench to bedside – research in mice leads to answers for undiagnosed human neurodevelopmental conditions https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/10/from-the-labs-from-lab-bench-to-bedside-research-in-mice-leads-to-answers-for-undiagnosed-human-neurodevelopmental-conditions/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/10/from-the-labs-from-lab-bench-to-bedside-research-in-mice-leads-to-answers-for-undiagnosed-human-neurodevelopmental-conditions/#respond Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44565 Doctor examining a child's neck.The findings have provided answers to families that until now had no diagnosis for their child's condition.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/10/from-the-labs-from-lab-bench-to-bedside-research-in-mice-leads-to-answers-for-undiagnosed-human-neurodevelopmental-conditions/feed/ 0 44565 Breakthrough in human norovirus research: scientists overcome major obstacle to grow and study the virus https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/05/from-the-labs-breakthrough-in-human-norovirus-research-scientists-overcome-major-obstacle-to-grow-and-study-the-virus/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/05/from-the-labs-breakthrough-in-human-norovirus-research-scientists-overcome-major-obstacle-to-grow-and-study-the-virus/#respond Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:00:05 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44515 Growing and maintaining norovirus strains in the lab allows researchers to advance studies of viral structure, antiviral drug screening and vaccine development.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/05/from-the-labs-breakthrough-in-human-norovirus-research-scientists-overcome-major-obstacle-to-grow-and-study-the-virus/feed/ 0 44515 These 22 genes could put people at risk of long-term health conditions following common viral infection https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/03/from-the-labs-these-22-genes-could-put-people-at-risk-of-long-term-health-conditions-following-common-viral-infection/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/03/from-the-labs-these-22-genes-could-put-people-at-risk-of-long-term-health-conditions-following-common-viral-infection/#respond Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:00:58 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44460 Differences in these genes help explain why Epstein-Barr Virus can have lasting health effects in some people but not others.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/02/03/from-the-labs-these-22-genes-could-put-people-at-risk-of-long-term-health-conditions-following-common-viral-infection/feed/ 0 44460 New cell markers to track the most aggressive breast cancer in blood https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/29/from-the-labs-new-cell-markers-to-track-the-most-aggressive-breast-cancer-in-blood/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/29/from-the-labs-new-cell-markers-to-track-the-most-aggressive-breast-cancer-in-blood/#respond Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:00:55 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44448 Tumor cells that were frequently undetectable using standard markers became clearly visible when the team applied the new marker combination.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/29/from-the-labs-new-cell-markers-to-track-the-most-aggressive-breast-cancer-in-blood/feed/ 0 44448 How too much of a good thing leads to neurodegenerative disease https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/27/from-the-labs-understanding-how-a-quality-control-protein-causes-neurodegenerative-disease/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2026/01/27/from-the-labs-understanding-how-a-quality-control-protein-causes-neurodegenerative-disease/#respond Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:24:37 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44392 This study opens the door to new strategies for potentially slowing or preventing VCP-linked neurodegeneration.

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