E-cigarettes disrupt lung function and raise risk of infection
A study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine raises health concerns about the use of electronic cigarettes. Some
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From The Labs
Ataxin-1: One gene, two different neurodegenerative diseases
Certain variants of the ataxin-1 gene cause a rare neurodegenerative disease called spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1). Years ago, the
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Image (movies) of the Month: Amoebae’s feeding frenzy
From the Labs presents the movies of the month, featuring the soil-dwelling single-celled amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum interacting with Gram-negative bacteria
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Congratulations to the awardees of CPRIT grants supporting cancer research!
Baylor College of Medicine has been awarded more than $17.4 million by the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas
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A roadmap for coordinating future efforts in precision medicine
Baylor College of Medicine is part of a National Institutes of Health four-year study to harmonize and standardize clinical genetic
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A new gut-brain connection that keeps weight off (or on) the scale
Eating extra servings typically shows up on the scale later, but how this happens has not been clear. In his
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What’s at the ‘heart’ of a heartbeat?
In the confines of the thoracic chamber, a heart has lost its rhythm. Its two upper chambers, the atria, are
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Getting to know TP53 better
TP53 is well known for its role as a tumor suppressor. It senses cellular stress or damage and in response
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New undiagnosed disease linked to variants of WDR37 gene
A new undiagnosed neurological syndrome that is characterized by brain malformations and a range of symptoms including visual impairment, epilepsy,
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CadA shields help amoebae survive in more than one way
In some respects, animals and amoebae are not that different. For instance, both are at risk of potentially deadly attacks
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