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Zika virus's non-structural protein NS1 (red) and mitochondria (green) travel through the tunneling nanotube (TNT, gray) from infected to uninfected placental cells.
Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to…
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A microscopy image of a typical neuroblastoma
An 18-year survivor of neuroblastoma, a solid childhood tumor that develops in immature nerve cells, is believed to represent the longest reported…
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A colored liquid being placed in modules on a tray for research purposes.
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital,…
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Human Cells
A study published in Science Advances reveals a novel strategy that allows tumors to evade the body’s immune response critical for their elimination…
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Closed up illustration of cancer cells
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, University of California at Irvine and Ben Taub Hospital in Houston are the first to report molecular…
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Artist interpretation of a brain and soundwaves to represent neural activity and hearing
When we hear sounds, specialized cells in the cochlear nucleus are the first to process that information, enabling our brains to understand speech,…
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Picture of a cabbage cut to look like a brain.
When you are feeling hungry, the brain takes the necessary steps toward consuming a meal. Many of these steps are not well known, but a new study…
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drawing of brain
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children’s Hospital and…
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DNA double helix
Large-scale protein and gene profiling have massively expanded the landscape of cancer-associated proteins and gene mutations, but it has been…
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Scientists working in a lab filled with containers of blue liquid
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University have received a $2.3 million Breakthrough Award from the Department of Defense…
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Image of a glowing computer screen and a glowing keyboard
Modern day drug discovery is shifting from single end point assays to more complex phenotypic assays that query single cell and population responses…
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Photo of a lab counter showing test tubes and jars with liquid.
A new study published in the journal Nature reports results of the first-in-human phase 1 clinical trials of a novel immunotherapy approach for solid…
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Brain
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine and collaborating institutions report in the journal Cell the…
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Photo of a woman taken from behind of her working in a lab.
An international team of researchers has provided a genetic diagnosis for 30 individuals whose condition was undiagnosed for years despite extensive…
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Silhouette of children running on beach at sunset.
Baylor College of Medicine is conducting a research study with the Harris Center to provide evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to…
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Artists rendition of a brain in pink and blue with what looks like stars inside and outside of the brain to represent activity and memory.
A study published in Nature by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine changes the way we understand memory. Until now, memories have been…
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