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Study explores connection between autism spectrum disorder and anxiety

August 8, 2019 Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Healthcare, Mental Health, pediatrics, Psychiatry, Research

Anxiety, in the right doses, actually serves an important function. For example, anxiety can help us respond to a dangerous situation, or motivate us to

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Nutritional deficiencies, HIV and DTG brew a ‘perfect storm.’ The good news? There is a simple solution.

August 6, 2019 AIDS, doluteglavir, folate, folic acid, HIV, neural tube defects, Research

A preferred medication for treating HIV infection has been recently linked to a 6- to 9-fold increase in the risk for neural tube defects among

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IMAGE OF THE MONTH: The finite nature of brain regeneration

August 1, 2019 Alzheimer's Disease, neuroregeneration, non-convulsive seizures, Research

ON THE COVER! The finite nature of brain regeneration. Image by Jeannie Chin. In normal mice, neurogenesis occurs throughout life and decreases as the animals

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Your microbiome is what you eat

July 30, 2019 Colorectal Cancer, diet, Fusobacteria, microbiome, Research

When you eat, you also feed your microbiome and influence the structure of the microbial community in the gut. Understanding how all this is connected

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Chromatin stress: ‘What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger’

July 25, 2019 aging cells, C. elegans, chromatin stress, Longevity, Research, Saccharomyces cerevisiae

An unsuspected form of stress has surprised researchers with the unforeseen consequence of extending life. In his lab at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Weiwei

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Immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer shows promise

July 23, 2019 Conference, Immunotherapy, pancreatic cancer, Research, T cell therapy

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most challenging types of cancer to treat, but new therapy using the body’s own immune system is providing new

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Connecting seizures, neurogenesis and cognitive functions in Alzheimer’s disease

July 18, 2019 Alzheimer's Disease, neurogenesis, Research, seizures

Whether the normal adult human brain produces new neurons, much less those with Alzheimer’s disease, is a controversial topic in the field. While some groups

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This is your brain activity when you name what you see

July 16, 2019 brain activity, Brain dynamics, Research

It’s an apparently simple activity: you see an object, you think of its name and then you say it. This sequence of events engages a

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Orion shines a light in the dark for the blind

July 11, 2019 blindness, clinical trial, Orion device, Research, vision

In a dark room inside Baylor College of Medicine, study participants are asked to look at a blacked out computer screen and point to a

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What are you doing this summer? SMART students honed their communication skills in the first elevator pitch competition

July 9, 2019 elevator pitch, Research, science communication, SMART students

Meet this summer’s SMART students, the next generation of scientists in the works. These undergraduate students in the Summer Medical and Research Training, or SMART