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From The Labs

hnRNPM, a guardian of the integrity of cellular protein synthesis

June 6, 2024 Cancer,  cryptic splicing,  hnRNPM,  Interferon,  protein synthesis,  Pseudo splice sites,  Research

A connection with cancer cells suggests that hnRNPM may hold clinical promise.

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From The Labs

Image of the Month: Defective sperm

June 4, 2024 defective sperm,  male infertility,  Research

Alterations in normal sperm shape and motility led to infertility in an animal model and inspired work to develop a reversible birth control pill for men.

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From The Labs

Baylor College of Medicine researchers set the foundation for novel rare disease treatment

May 30, 2024 arginase deficiency,  clinical trial,  Medical Treatment,  rare disease,  Research

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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From The Labs

PKMYT1, a potential ‘Achilles heel’ of treatment resistant ER+ breast cancers with the poorest prognosis

May 28, 2024 Breast Cancer,  CDK4/6,  kinases,  KIPA,  p53,  PKMYT1,  Research,  treatment resistant

The challenge was to identify the kinase among hundreds of kinases in these treatment-resistant tumors that would help turn the tide in the fight against this cancer.

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From The Labs

2024 Michael E. DeBakey Excellence in Research Awards

May 23, 2024 DeBakey Research Awards,  Research

The Michael E. DeBakey Excellence in Research Awards recognize our faculty’s outstanding published scientific contributions to clinical and basic science research over the past three years.

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From The Labs

CAR T cell therapy targeting HER2 antigen shows promise against advanced sarcoma in phase I clinical trial

May 21, 2024 CARTcell therapy,  HEROS clinical trial,  Research,  sarcoma

The HEROS 2.0 trial showed that this therapeutic approach is safe and is associated with clinical benefit.

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Meet one of Baylor’s space medicine pioneers and rising stars

May 21, 2024 Center for Space Medicine,  neurocritical care,  Research

Dr. Mohammad Hirzallah toggles between being an investigator in the Center for Space Medicine and providing neurocritical care for patients.

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From The Labs

ERR-gamma marks the road leading to acid-producing cells

May 16, 2024 acid-producing cells,  ERR-g,  indigestion,  parietal cells,  Research,  stem cells,  stomach cancer

The findings open new opportunities to regulate the function of acid-producing cells in the stomach in different disease settings.

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From The Labs

How gliding mammals happened

May 14, 2024 Emx2,  enhancers,  Evolution,  gliding mammals,  Research,  sugar glider

Comparing genomic sequences of gliding marsupials and non-gliding relatives revealed differences crucial to the development of gliding.

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From The Labs

Using AI to improve diagnosis of rare genetic disorders

May 9, 2024 AI,  artificial intelligence,  exome reanalysis,  genetic diagnosis,  MARRVEL,  Mendelian disorders,  Rare Diseases,  Research

AIM narrows the differential genetic diagnoses down to a few genes and can potentially guide the discovery of previously unknown disorders.

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From the Labs: Image of the Month

Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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