Image of the Month: Defective sperm
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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Research
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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PKMYT1, a potential ‘Achilles heel’ of treatment resistant ER+ breast cancers with the poorest prognosis
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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2024 Michael E. DeBakey Excellence in Research Awards
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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CAR T cell therapy targeting HER2 antigen shows promise against advanced sarcoma in phase I clinical trial
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
Dr. Mohammad Hirzallah toggles between being an investigator in the Center for Space Medicine and providing neurocritical care for patients.
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ERR-gamma marks the road leading to acid-producing cells
The findings open new opportunities to regulate the function of acid-producing cells in the stomach in different disease settings.
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How gliding mammals happened
Comparing genomic sequences of gliding marsupials and non-gliding relatives revealed differences crucial to the development of gliding.
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Using AI to improve diagnosis of rare genetic disorders
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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A mechanism influencing the generation of new COVID variants
SARS-CoV-2 takes advantage of powerful biological mechanisms that allow it to evolve quickly, generating variants to adapt to and persevere in human populations.
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