A bacterial signal activates the immune system against rotavirus
A bacterial signal activates the immune system against rotavirus By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. For three decades, Dr. Mary Estes, professor of molecular virology and microbiology
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From The Labs
The long research road
By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. When Viola Guerrero learned about the progress in Angelman’s syndrome made by Baylor College of Medicine’s Dr. Arthur Beaudet and his
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Heart injury marker can identify varying risks of blood pressure
By Graciela Gutierrez For years, physicians have used troponin T as evidence of the kind of heart damage that results from heart attack. Now, however,
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"Unmuting" a silenced gene may solve Angelman dilemma
By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. Most genes are inherited as two working copies, one from the mother and one from the father. However, in a few
Read MoreBaylor, Miraca Holdings agree to joint venture on clinical genetic testing
Baylor College of Medicine and Miraca Holdings Inc., today agreed on a joint venture in which the College will share ownership and governance of its
Read MoreControl of genesis of new neurons in the adult hippocampus by GABAergic interneurons impaired by dysfunctional amyloid precursor protein
By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. Amyloid precursor protein (APP) modulates the many processes through which newborn neurons are generated in the adult brain, said researchers from
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Ebola not the first disease to frighten the public
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. – George Santayana The current furor over Ebola, a viral infection, and the few
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Pupil dilation and the neural mechanisms they reveal
By Graciela Gutierrez Tiny fluctuations in pupil size can indicate a person’s emotional state. Scientist have known for years that the pupil changes size not
Read MoreBlocking a coactivator may be answer to androgen-resistant prostate cancer
By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. Treating advanced prostate cancer with drugs that block androgens or male hormones can result in resistance to the drugs, and is
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Fly genetics and genomics to speed identification of human neurological disease genes
By Glenna Picton Magnified and viewed close up, the fruit fly is beautiful, with delicate wings, a small body and huge compound eyes of varying
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