Connecting interferon, neuroinflammation and synapse loss in Alzheimer’s disease
When immunologist Dr. Wei Cao joined Baylor College of Medicine three-and-a-half years ago, her first project was to investigate how
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Research
IMAGE OF THE MONTH: Layers of blood vessels in the retina
The image this month shows the three vascular layers of the retina that are important for normal visual function.
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It’s Heart Month!
From the Labs wraps up Heart Month highlighting a selection of posts about heart-related research at Baylor. The following articles
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Congratulations to the recipients of CPRIT grants for cancer research!
Baylor College of Medicine has been awarded nearly $2.7 million by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
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An unprecedented look at endometrial cancer
Which therapy will benefit this particular patient the most? Dr. Bing Zhang and his colleagues offer insights that might help
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Scientists get up close and personal with breast cancer
“Patients die from cancer because, at a sufficiently fundamental level, we have not been able to work out what kind
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Not in sync: single cells and genes show unanticipated response to estrogen
When experimental findings are not compatible with the textbook view, scientists know they have quite a challenge in their hands.
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A closer look at severe malnutrition
More than two million children die worldwide each year of severe malnutrition. Severe acute childhood malnutrition presents in two clinically
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The herpes virus dilemma in Alzheimer’s disease
There is currently a debate about whether herpes virus infections play a role in Alzheimer’s disease and Baylor College of
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Image of the Month: Human breast epithelial cells
Epithelial cells line the lobules (small lobes) and terminal ducts of the breast and carry out the important function of
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