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What does your baby’s smile mean to you?

June 13, 2018 Dr. Robin Kochel, Father's Day, pediatrics, Psychology, Research

Children don’t come with an instruction manual, but thankfully for them, we are hardwired to respond to infants. During the transition to parenthood, hormonal and

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David vs Goliath: how a small molecule can defeat asthma attacks

June 12, 2018 asthma, PM-43I, Research, small molecule, STAT6

An invisible particle enters your lungs. The next thing you know breathing becomes difficult. You are having an asthma attack. Asthma is one of the

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Unprecedented initiative will sequence genomes of all known species

June 7, 2018 Allison Mickey, Earth BioGenome project, Human Genome Sequencing Center, Research

In what is perhaps the most ambitious biological proposal since the initial Human Genome Project, an international group of researchers, including a team from Baylor

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Image of the Month: Aedes aegypti mosquitoes after a blood meal

June 5, 2018 Aedes aegypti, chikungunya virus, dangerous animals, Dengue Fever, mosquito-transmitted disease, Research, yellow fever, Zika virus

The mosquito Aedes aegypti is one of the most dangerous animals on the planet. It can transmit Zika virus, chikungunya virus, dengue virus and

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Searching for supplements that prevent folic acid-resistant neural tube defects

May 31, 2018 environmental health, folic acid supplement, formate, neural tube defetcs, Research, Slc25a32 gene

Folic acid supplementation is considered one of the most significant public health breakthroughs in recent years. By providing mandatory folic acid fortification, as 87 countries,

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Eliminating p63 gene could convert scar tissue into heart muscle

May 29, 2018 cardiomyocytes, cellular reprogramming, fibroblasts, heart attack, p63, Research

After a heart attack, the parts of the heart muscle that die do not regenerate into new heart tissue; instead, they are replaced by scar

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The McNair Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Xaq Pitkow

May 24, 2018 Dr. Xaq Pitkow, McNair scholar, Neuroscience, Research

From the Labs sat down with McNair Scholar Dr. Xaq Pitkow to learn more not only about his research but also about him, what motivated

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Fruit flies: ‘living test tubes’ to rapidly screen potential disease-causing human genes

May 22, 2018 fruit fly, Model organisms, Research, TBX2, undiagnosed diseases

It all began with one young patient; a 7-year old boy who was born without a thymus, an important organ of the immune system, and

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This is what the Warburg pathway can do for breast cancer growth

May 17, 2018 Breast Cancer, glucose metabolism, Metastasis, PFKFB4, Research, SRC-3, Warburg pathway

To generate energy from glucose, cells can use one of two pathways. One of them takes place in the mitochondria, energy-producing structures inside cells, and

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Special delivery of IL-7 signaling makes all the difference for CAR T cells fighting solid tumors

May 15, 2018 brain tumor, CAR T cells, IL7, Immunotherapy, Research, solid tumors

Since he was in college, Thomas Shum wanted to pursue a career in cancer research. As he advanced in his studies, he was able to