Frame shift defines molecular diagnosis in rare disease
By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. In 1969, Dr. Meinhard Robinow and colleagues identified what they called a “dwarfing” syndrome – a genetically dominant trait
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From The Labs
Improve patient safety by reducing hazards of health information technology
Improve patient safety by reducing hazards of health information technology By Julia Parsons As the use of electronic health records expands, new opportunities and challenges
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Image of the Month — Love for Vaccine Development
This is an image showing a heart-shaped aggregate of microparticles, which were formulated for the development of a vaccine against Chagas disease at the Sabin
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MiMIC proves versatile tool for fruit fly research
By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. The “Swiss Army Knife” of the fruit fly laboratory – dubbed MiMIC (Minos-mediated integration cassette) – provided the basis for
Read MoreA matter of health — Naming disorders brings order to nomenclature
By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. Ever wonder how diseases or disorders get their names? Why aren’t diseases caused by gene mutations named after the gene involved?
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Baylor College of Medicine to develop Emergency Smart Pod
By Dipali Pathak Baylor College of Medicine’s Emergency Smart Pod was one of 12 ideas selected for President Barack Obama’s challenge to find innovative tools
Read MoreFusion gene provides a biological marker and clue for ovarian cancer
By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. When two separate parental genes fuse through abnormal chromosomal rearrangement to make a particular fusion gene, it may provide a
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Image of the Month: Carbon nanotubes as cancer-fighting tools
This image courtesy of Scott Holmes, Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine.
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Komodo dragon puts right foot forward with Baylor College of Medicine help
By Dipali Pathak In the book The Hobbit, helping the dragon Smaug was the furthest thing from the mind of band of heroes
Read MoreShould ads featuring athletes promoting unproven stem cell treatments at for-profit clinics be subject to oversight?
In an editorial that appears on the website of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy — Baylor College of Medicine Joint Program in Health
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