IMAGE OF THE MONTH: Layers of blood vessels in the retina
The image this month shows the three vascular layers of the retina that are important for normal visual function. Vision begins in the retina,
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From The Labs
It’s Heart Month!
From the Labs wraps up Heart Month highlighting a selection of posts about heart-related research at Baylor. The following articles posted in 2019 reveal novel
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Congratulations to the recipients of CPRIT grants for cancer research!
Baylor College of Medicine has been awarded nearly $2.7 million by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to support new cancer research.
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An unprecedented look at endometrial cancer
Which therapy will benefit this particular patient the most? Dr. Bing Zhang and his colleagues offer insights that might help physicians better answer this question
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Scientists get up close and personal with breast cancer
“Patients die from cancer because, at a sufficiently fundamental level, we have not been able to work out what kind of cancer we are treating,”
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Not in sync: single cells and genes show unanticipated response to estrogen
When experimental findings are not compatible with the textbook view, scientists know they have quite a challenge in their hands. Dr. Fabio Stossi, Dr. Michael
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A closer look at severe malnutrition
More than two million children die worldwide each year of severe malnutrition. Severe acute childhood malnutrition presents in two clinically distinct forms: edematous severe acute
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The herpes virus dilemma in Alzheimer’s disease
There is currently a debate about whether herpes virus infections play a role in Alzheimer’s disease and Baylor College of Medicine researchers are actively contributing
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Image of the Month: Human breast epithelial cells
Epithelial cells line the lobules (small lobes) and terminal ducts of the breast and carry out the important function of making milk. Cancer scientists, such
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From my perspective: Victoria Tenge shares her experience as a graduate student at Baylor
From the Labs interviewed Victoria Tenge to learn about her experience as a graduate student at Baylor College of Medicine. She shared her love for
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