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A promising new strategy for treating dry eye disease

May 21, 2026 dry eye disease, eye drops, inflammation, macrophages, NEt-3IB, Research, rexinoid, steroids

The findings support conducting human studies to assess the safety and efficacy of this treatment that could potentially benefit millions of people with dry eye disease.

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Baylor recognizes research excellence with DeBakey Awards

May 19, 2026 DeBakey Excellence in Research Awards, Research

The Michael E. DeBakey M.D. Award for Excellence in Research recognizes outstanding published scientific contributions over a three-year period.

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Dr. Mary Estes named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

May 14, 2026 American Academy for Arts & Sciences, gastrointestinal viruses, Norovirus, organoids, Research, rotavirus

Estes is a leader in virology whose work has shaped the understanding of viruses that cause gastrointestinal disease.

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A body’s response that protects from atherosclerosis

May 12, 2026 atherosclerosis, cholesterol-lowering drugs, disturbed blood flow, DNA damage, DNA repair, endothelial injury, purine synthesis, Research

Damaged endothelial cells in blood vessels are not passive bystanders, their response can potentially slow down atherosclerosis progression.

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A safe house for tumors: method reveals cellular makeup of tissues that favor metastatic cancer growth

May 7, 2026 bone metastasis, estrogen receptor alpha, fatty acids, macrophage, metastatic cancer, Research, T cell

The findings suggest that disrupting the cellular makeup of pro-metastatic niches could help treat metastases across multiple cancer types, in both women and men.

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Beyond DNA sequence and into 3D shapes: how bacteria manage DNA

May 5, 2026 cryoEM, DNA 3D shapes, DNA gyrase, Research, supercoiled DNA

The findings offer a more complete understanding of how DNA gyrase and perhaps other enzymes interact with DNA.

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Method reveals 3D structures of RNA-protein complexes in living cells

April 30, 2026 3D structures, lab methods, msDMS-MaP, Research, RNA, RNA folding

This method helps researchers better understand how RNAs work in normal cellular processes and how things go wrong in disease.

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Multipronged approach distinguishes gene function changes that promote Parkinson’s disease from those that confer protection

April 23, 2026 alpha-synuclein, dopamine neurons, ESCRT, fruit fly model, large-scale data, Parkinson's Disease, phosphatidylinositol cycle, Research

The researchers show in an animal model that it is possible to change the course of the disease by reprogramming the recycling and waste-disposal system of neurons.