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E-cigarettes disrupt lung function and raise risk of infection

September 10, 2019 E-Cigarettes, infection, lung disease, pneumonia, Research, smoking, Tobacco, Vaping

A study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine raises health concerns about the use of electronic cigarettes. Some e-cigarette-related studies have reported negative

From The Labs

Ataxin-1: One gene, two different neurodegenerative diseases

September 5, 2019 Alzheimer's Disease, amyloid beta peptide, Ataxin-1, BACE1, Research, SCA1

Certain variants of the ataxin-1 gene cause a rare neurodegenerative disease called spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1). Years ago, the lab of Dr. Huda Zoghbi

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Image (movies) of the Month: Amoebae’s feeding frenzy

September 3, 2019 amoeba, CadA, Dictyostelium discoideum, Image of the month, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Research

From the Labs presents the movies of the month, featuring the soil-dwelling single-celled amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum interacting with Gram-negative bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae, courtesy of the lab

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Congratulations to the awardees of CPRIT grants supporting cancer research!

August 29, 2019 cancer research, CPRIT awards, Research

Baylor College of Medicine has been awarded more than $17.4 million by the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to support new cancer

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A roadmap for coordinating future efforts in precision medicine

August 27, 2019 BCM Human Genome Sequencing Center, clinical reporting, personalized medicine, precision medicine, Research

Baylor College of Medicine is part of a National Institutes of Health four-year study to harmonize and standardize clinical genetic reporting. The study has produced

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A new gut-brain connection that keeps weight off (or on) the scale

August 22, 2019 appetite, Brain, GIP, gut, high-fat diet, hypothalamus, leptin, Obesity, overnutrition, Research

Eating extra servings typically shows up on the scale later, but how this happens has not been clear. In his lab at Baylor College of

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What’s at the ‘heart’ of a heartbeat?

August 20, 2019 atrial fibrillation, calcium, calcium handling super complex, heart disease, PPP1R3A, Research

In the confines of the thoracic chamber, a heart has lost its rhythm. Its two upper chambers, the atria, are beating out of sync with

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Getting to know TP53 better

August 15, 2019 Cancer, Cancer Genome Atlas, chromosomal deletion, gene duplication, Research, TP53

TP53 is well known for its role as a tumor suppressor. It senses cellular stress or damage and in response stops cell division or initiates

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New undiagnosed disease linked to variants of WDR37 gene

August 13, 2019 fruit fly, neurological disease, Research, undiagnosed diseases, WDR37

A new undiagnosed neurological syndrome that is characterized by brain malformations and a range of symptoms including visual impairment, epilepsy, developmental delays and intellectual disability

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CadA shields help amoebae survive in more than one way

August 8, 2019 agglutinin, amoeba, bacteria, CadA, D. discoideum, K. pneumoniae, lectin, Research

In some respects, animals and amoebae are not that different. For instance, both are at risk of potentially deadly attacks by bacteria and have evolved