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Analytical tool predicts genes that can cause disease by producing altered proteins
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have conducted a  study of TP53 mutations to better understand the processes leading to the inactivation of…
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Fruiting bodies of the social amoeba, dictyostelium discoideum.
Researchers report that Dictyostelium discoideum, the soil-dwelling single-celled amoeba that feeds on bacteria, builds a barrier around its colonies…
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This image captures some of the geologic diversity of Mars. There are hills of ancient terrains on the floor of Juventae Chasma, surrounded by younger sediments, including dark sand sheets and dunes that are likely active today.
The Translational Research Institute for Space Health has awarded postdoctoral fellowships to six outstanding early career scientists working in…
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Gastrulation-staged zebrafish embryos
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine suspected that folic acid could be a part of the puzzle of dolutegravir’s negative side effects.
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Huda Y. Zoghbi, M.D.
The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has honored Dr. Huda Zoghbi with the 2019 Victor A. McKusick Leadership Award.
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A team of researchers have discovered several methods that individuals use to get antibiotics without a prescription.
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A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found an association between diet quality and microbiome composition in human colonic mucosa.
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HIV, the AIDS virus (yellow), infecting a human cell
The prevalence of anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions, which precede anal cancer, is much higher in women living with HIV than…
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In a new study, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine recommend strategies for managing EHR inbox notifications.
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A team of researchers found that a newly described form of stress called chromatin architectural defect triggers a response in cells that could lead…
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A bottle of cannabidiol (CBD), a THC-free product derived from the cannabis plant.
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Medterra CBD announced a collaborative study to explore the verifiable effects of cannabidiol (CBD).
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In collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles and Second Sight, Baylor College of Medicine is testing the Orion in the first-ever…
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Olga Dudchenko, genomics researcher and postdoctoral associate at Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University, has been named to MIT Technology…
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Brain
Working with animal models of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers discovered that seizures that are associated with the disease both in animal models…
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Understanding brain activity when you name what you see
A report shows that a reliable sequence of neural interactions occurs in the human brain that corresponds to the visual processing stage, the…
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A genomic strategy implemented by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine can efficiently increase the molecular diagnostic rate of undiagnosed…
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