Baylor College of Medicine Women of Science
From the Labs celebrates Women’s History Month with a series of posts highlighting the work of Baylor Women of Science.
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From The Labs
Understanding the cell waste disposal problems in Lou Gehrig’s disease
Building up cellular waste is bad news for cells, and particularly for neurons. Such excessive build up can lead to
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SHANK3: the good, the bad and the hopeful
Some neuropsychiatric conditions may boil down to how well brain cells communicate with each other. This can be affected by
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Image of the Month: Trachea and Vasculature of the Mouse Lung
In his lab at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Joshua D. Wythe and his colleagues conduct cardiovascular research covering the
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Tuberous sclerosis: it’s not all about mTORC1
mTORC1, a protein complex that regulates cell metabolism, has long been considered the major driving force behind tuberous sclerosis. New
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A worm’s lessons for living a longer, healthier life
Caenorhabditis elegans is a seemingly unimpressive worm. It is as long as a penny is thick, it lives in the
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CD44 variants prompt different cancer cell behaviors
Imagine fighting enemies that differ in their susceptibility to the weapon you are using against them. Some will perish, but
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This brain circuit allows the feeding and memory centers to talk to each other
It was not what the researchers were expecting to find when they set out to investigate how the protein complex
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Research that celebrates Heart Month
From the Labs celebrates Heart Month and Valentine’s Day with a selection of posts about the heart. We feature research
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Genome sequencing reveals baboon evolution, and more
Can baboon genome sequencing give a hint at human evolution? “Baboons have long attracted scientific attention because they evolved within
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