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Rearranging genomic structure rewires gene control in cancer

November 14, 2019 Cancer, cancer genetics, Cancer Genome Atlas, DNA methylation, epigenetics, genomic structural variation, immune infiltration, Research

Widespread DNA damage is common in the cancer genome. Understanding the mechanisms that lead to it is of great interest to cancer physicians and scientists

The Stitch

Washed out: Addressing hand hygiene in healthcare

November 13, 2019 Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Research

As a medical student, institutional signage competes for your attention every day: flyers about upcoming fire drills, seating assignments for an exam, or lunch specials

From The Labs

‘Give me the calcium!’ Tulane virus takes over cellular calcium signaling to replicate

November 12, 2019 gastrointestinal virus, human norovirus, NS1-2, Research, rotavirus, Tulane virus, viroporin

Some gastrointestinal viruses need calcium. They need calcium ions to carry out several essential aspects of viral life, such as entry into host cells, genome

From The Labs

Learning to stop cancer at its roots

November 7, 2019 chronic myeloid leukemia, CML, DYRK2, Research, stem cell renewal, stem cells, tyrosine kinase inhibitors., vitamin K3

Why do some cancers come back? Sometimes, a treatment can effectively eliminate cancer cells to undetectable levels, but, if the treatment stops, cancer may return.

From The Labs

Image of the Month: cardiac fibroblasts

November 5, 2019 cardiac fibroblasts, heart attack, heart failure, Hippo pathway, LATS 1/2, Research

This Image of the Month features the cardiac fibroblast, a cell that is central to heart failure, the leading cause of mortality in the U.S.

From The Labs

Molecular profiling of meningioma hints at tumor behavior

October 31, 2019 DREAM, meningioma, molecular profiling, Research, WHO

Meningiomas, the most common primary brain tumors, are typically benign. One-fifth of them, however, recur despite complete surgical removal. Reliably predicting whether a patient’s tumor

From The Labs

Congratulations Dr. Peggy Goodell, Baylor’s new member of the National Academy of Medicine!

October 29, 2019 NAM, National Academy of Medicine;, Research

Dr. Margaret “Peggy” Goodell, chair of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Baylor College of Medicine, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

From The Labs

From my perspective: Dr. Joshua Adams shares his experiences in Baylor College of Medicine’s M.D./Ph.D. program

October 24, 2019 Alagille syndrome, MD/PhD program, Research

From the Labs interviewed Dr. Joshua M. Adams to learn about his experiences during his training in Baylor College of Medicine‘s M.D./Ph.D. program. He has

From The Labs

IQSEC1 gene mutations cause new intellectual disability syndrome

October 22, 2019 consanguineous marriages, intellectual disability, IQSEC1, Research, schizo gene

It used to take several years or sometimes decades to unequivocally identify the genes that cause rare human syndromes that affect very few individuals. Nowadays,

From The Labs

When tau tangles, RNA errors can happen in Alzheimer’s disease

October 17, 2019 Alzheimer's Disease, Research, RNA splicing errors, spliceosome, tau protein, tau tangles

The tau protein is a key player in Alzheimer’s disease. It tangles and accumulates inside brain cells and this, in combination with increasing cell death,