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The mammalian brain is a complex tissue composed of diverse cell types. However, despite rapid advances in the field of neuroscience, only a limited number

From The Labs

Mutant PPM1D gives stem cells a survival advantage

January 8, 2019 Cancer, Chemotherapy, clonal hematopoiesis, PPM1D, Research, secondary leukemia

Scroll down to watch the video summary of this work. Although chemotherapy can fight back cancer, it also has been associated with increased risk of

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Image of the Month: Assembling a rotavirus factory

January 3, 2019 CK1 alpha, NSP2, phsophorylation, Research, rotavirus, rotavirus factory

Making new viruses requires assembling intracellular replication factories via a complex, little known process that involves both viral and cellular components. New insights into this

Momentum

Best of Momentum in 2018

December 28, 2018 Baylor College of Medicine, Community, Education, Healthcare, Momentum, Nicole Blanton, Research

Perseverance though great personal odds, childhood cancer research advances and medical education journeys at Baylor College of Medicine are some of the stories we shared

From The Labs

Coaching the immune system to delay type 1 diabetes

December 20, 2018 B cells, McNair scholar, Research, type 1 diabetes

In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin. Without this hormone, cells cannot use sugar in the bloodstream to fuel their activities. In

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Baylor College of Medicine faculty members elected fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

December 18, 2018 Alzheimer's, Cancer, NAI, National Academy of Inventors, Norovirus, Research, Rett Syndrome, rotavirus

Drs. Mary K. Estes, Bert O’Malley and Huda Zoghbi of Baylor College of Medicine were three of the 148 renowned academic inventors named fellows of

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The power of the microbiome: A microbe-based treatment reverses social deficits in mouse models of autism

December 13, 2018 autism spectrum disorders, L. reuteri, microbial-based treatment, microbiome, Mouse models, Research, social deficits

An unconventional bacteria-based approach has successfully reversed deficits in social behaviors associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in genetic, environmental and idiopathic mouse models of

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An integrated approach to finding new treatments for breast cancer

December 11, 2018 DPYSL3, Metastasis, proteogenomics, Research, triple-negative breast cancer, vimentin

Unraveling the complexity of cancer biology can lead to the identification new molecules involved in breast cancer and prompt new avenues for drug development. And

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A potential Achilles’ heel of breast cancer bone metastasis

December 6, 2018 Achilles' heel, bone metastasis, bone-in-culture, Breast Cancer, calcium, mTOR, Research

Researchers have found that the bone microenvironment can promote the growth and progression of breast cancer micrometastasis, a small group of cancer cells that separates

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Most viewed images of 2018

December 4, 2018 heart. retina. ovarian cancer, Image of the month, mosquito, Research, rotavirus, space

Our last post of the Image of the Month of 2018 celebrates the most viewed images of the year. Click on the titles below the