Posts by Baylor College of Medicine
Novel gene variants modify risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers identify 216 new gene variants that modify risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. …
Read Full ArticleTreatment shows reduction in heart failure after myocardial infarction
A potential preventative therapy for heart failure after a heart attack has shown promising results in mice. …
Read Full ArticleFighting cancer with rejection-resistant, ‘off-the-shelf’ therapeutic T cells
Researchers engineered rejection-resistant therapeutic T cells for cancer immunotherapy. …
Read Full ArticlePremature epigenomic aging acts like a ‘sleeper cell’ that is awaken by Western-style diet
A new study found that even brief exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals while the liver is developing, prematurely aged the liver epigenome and caused metabolic dysfunction in adulthood. …
Read Full ArticleA promising new treatment for recurrent pediatric brain cancer
A novel approach in the treatment of pediatric brain cancer delivers appropriately-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy directly into the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds the tumor. …
Read Full ArticleForm of severe childhood malnutrition linked to DNA modification
Researchers have identified significant differences at the epigenetic level between two clinically distinct forms of acute childhood malnutrition. …
Read Full ArticleScientists create ‘epigenetic couch potato’ mouse
Researchers found that changes in DNA methylation in neurons within a part of the brain called the hypothalamus have a major impact on levels of voluntary exercise behavior. …
Read Full ArticleMeningioma molecular profile reliably predicts tumor recurrence
Although typically benign, about one-fifth of meningiomas, the most common primary brain tumors, recur despite complete surgical removal. …
Read Full ArticleGut-brain connection helps explain how overeating leads to obesity
A new study by a multi-institutional team reveals a previously unknown gut-brain connection that helps explain how those extra servings lead to weight gain. …
Read Full Articlep53 mutations in 10,000 cancer patients shed new light on gene’s function
Researchers have conducted the most comprehensive study of TP53 mutations to better understand the processes leading to the inactivation of this important gene in cancer. …
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