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Hispanic Heritage Spotlight: Interview with Dr. Juan Botas

From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 1d

New #WeightLoss Mechanism Could One Day Trick Your Body Into Thinking You've #Exercised. Yang He, YongXu, J. Long et al @bcmhouston.bsky.social @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social #lacPhe @natmetabolism.nature.com www.msn.com/en-us/health...

From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 1d

Meet Dr. Juan Botas: read about his journey from #Spain to the US and how he studies #neurologicalDisorders. #HispanicHeritageMonth @bcmgenetics.bsky.social @bcmhouston.bsky.social #TCHResearchNews blogs.bcm.edu/2020/10/29/f...

Dr. Juan Botas shared his challenging beginnings, his passion for neuroscience and how he is bringing science to a general audience.

Texas Children’s/Baylor researchers developed new tool to improve accuracy of genetic testing

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From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 1d

Researchers can now divide the #genome into #ancestry-specific segments for more accurate insights into #geneticDifferences. @egatkinson.bsky.social @pragskore.bsky.social M. Wilson et al @bcmhouston.bsky.social @bcmgenetics.bsky.social @natcomms.nature.com blogs.bcm.edu/2025/10/07/f...

The tool offers a new way to measure genetic variants in the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD), one of the world’s most widely used resources for understanding human genetics.

Fatty acids promote immune suppression and therapy resistance in triple negative breast cancer

From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 2d

Researchers reveal a mechanism that allows triple negative #BreastCancer (#TNBC) to become #resistant to #therapy.
#XiangZhangLab, L. Yu et al #ImmunityCP #fattyAcids #ImmuneSuppression #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth @bcmhouston.bsky.social blogs.bcm.edu/2025/04/22/f...

The researchers show that disrupting lipid formulation reverses treatment resistance and the immunosuppressive microenvironment.

Some human GII.4 norovirus are better than others at infecting cells

From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 2d

Texas Children's/Baylor College of Medicine Researchers Create Groundbreaking Tool to Improve Accuracy of #GeneticTesting @egatkinson.bsky.social @bcmgenetics.bsky.social @bcmhouston.bsky.social #TCHResearchNews #TexasChildrens @natcomms.nature.com tinyurl.com/jj6kyrrv

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From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 5d

Some human GII.4 #norovirus are better than others at infecting cells; V Ayyar, #EstesLab_BCM, V. Prasad, R. Atmar et al found an explanation. @bcmhouston.bsky.social #BCMDeptMedicine @pnas.org www.bcm.edu/news/some-hu...

Human noroviruses, GII.4 strains in particular, are the chief drivers of acute viral gastroenteritis around the world, a condition for which there are...

Need to optimize drug design? COOKIE-Pro can help.

From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 6d

With #COOKIEPro #drugDesigners can see for the first time not just if a drug binds off-target, but how well and how fast. @jinwanglab.bsky.social H. Lin et al @natcomms.nature.com @bcmhouston.bsky.social #BCMGradSchool blogs.bcm.edu/2025/10/02/f...

With COOKIE-Pro drug designers can see for the first time not just if a drug binds off-target, but how well and how fast.

From the Labs celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month: Interview with Dr. Carolina Jorgez

From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 6d

It's #HispanicHeritageMonth! Meet the scientist Dr. Carolina Jorgez and her journey studying #maleInfertility #bcm_urology @bcmhouston.bsky.social blogs.bcm.edu/2020/10/08/f...

From the Labs sat with Dr. Carolina Jorgez and learned about her research interests and what made it possible for her to be where she is today.

Heterogeneity of Diabetes - NIDDK

From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 7d

The Working Group of the #NIDDKgov published a strategic plan and report on heterogeneity of #diabetes and recommendations. Dr. M J Redondo at @bcmhouston.bsky.social is a member of the working group. #BCMDeptMedicine #pediatrics #TexasChildrens www.niddk.nih.gov/about-niddk/...

This Report outlines research Recommendations from the NIDDK’s Working Group of Council on Heterogeneity of Diabetes.

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Breast cancer clues hint at response to therapy in animal models

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Texas Medical Center Digestive Diseases Center @tmcddc.bsky.social · 7d

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Join us for a discussion about our #Gastrointestinal Experimental Model Systems (GEMS) Core! 🪩

This massive hub of GI intellect delivers incredible #organoid culture development for a variety of needs, as well as specialized #microbiome #murine models. 🐁

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From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 7d

Can #BreastCancer cells give clues on how they would likely respond to therapy? @bcmhouston.bsky.social researchers are making strides in that direction. #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth. blogs.bcm.edu/2025/09/18/f...

The findings bring us one step closer to improving ER+ breast cancer patients’ response to therapy.

Baking up Big Data: Proteome Scale Drug Profiles Enabled by COOKIE-Pro

From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 7d

The @jinwanglab.bsky.social Lab, H Lin et al developed a new analytical tool to optimize the potency and selectivity of drugs. #drugDesign @natcomms.nature.com @bcmhouston.bsky.social #GENbio www.genengnews.com/topics/drug-...

COOKIE-Pro precisely measures both the binding strength and reaction speed of drugs against thousands of potential targets simultaneously.

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Baylor College of Medicine to offer new clinical psychology degree program

From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 8d

Baylor College of Medicine @bcmhouston.bsky.social to offer new clinical #psychologyDegree program. www.bcm.edu/news/baylor-...

The Baylor College of Medicine Board of Trustees, Academic Council and Faculty Senate have approved a new Clinical Psychology Program, which will award...

A new analytical tool to optimize the potency and selectivity of drugs

From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 8d

The @jinwanglab.bsky.social, H Lin et al developed a new analytical tool to optimize the potency and selectivity of drugs. #drugDesign @natcomms.nature.com @bcmhouston.bsky.social www.bcm.edu/news/a-new-a...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have developed a powerful new data analysis method named COOKIE-Pro (Covalent Occupancy Kinetic Enrichment via...

After 60 years, researchers find hidden brain pathway behind metformin diabetes drug

From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 8d

September is #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth. Check the research by T. Werbowetski-Ogilvie Tamra et al showing how #geneSplicing gone wrong leads to aggressive #BrainTumor. #BCM_Pediatrics @bcmhouston.bsky.social #TexasChildrens blogs.bcm.edu/2024/08/27/f...

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From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 8d

Meet the scientists during #HispanicHeritageMonth! blogs.bcm.edu/2021/10/21/f... @bcmhouston.bsky.social #BCMTropicalMedicine

From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 8d

Researchers uncover a new player mediating #metformin’s anti-diabetic action. #diabetes #brain #MakotoFukuda et al www.earth.com/news/after-6... #ScienceAdvances

A new study reveals that metformin acts on the brain, not just the liver, revolutionizing diabetes treatment.

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NIH awards Baylor more than $15 million to fund two rare diseases consortia

From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 8d

NIH awards Baylor more than $15 million to fund two #rareDiseases consortia. @bcmhouston.bsky.social @bcmgenetics.bsky.social @rarediseasesint.bsky.social blogs.bcm.edu/2025/09/30/f...

The funding is to renew the Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium for five years and to launch the Rare Organic Acidemias Research Consortium.

Collaboration to Advance Immune-Targeted Drug Discovery at Baylor College of Medicine

From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 13d

Baylor College of Medicine and Site Tx, Inc. are collaborating to advance #drugDesign @damianyoung666.bsky.social M. Matzuk @bcmhouston.bsky.social blogs.bcm.edu/2025/09/25/f...

The collaboration to develop novel small-molecule drugs allows for the fine-tuning of immune responses in multiple diseases.

Technical Advances and Outcomes of Fetal Atrial Septal Intervention for Restrictive or Intact Atrial Septum | Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

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From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 15d

Novel surgical procedure increases positive outcomes in infants with serious heart condition. @bcmhouston.bsky.social #TexasChildrens www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

BACKGROUND: Infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome with severely restrictive or intact atrial septum (R/IAS) have low survival. In-utero creation of an atrial septal communication has been repor...

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From the Labs at Baylor College of Medicine @bcmfromthelabs.bsky.social · 15d

#Exercise helps burn more #calories and turns down #appetite. Here is how. Y. He et al @bcmhouston.bsky.social #TCHResearchNews #obesity #brain @natmetabolism.nature.com blogs.bcm.edu/2025/09/23/f...

Exercise is not just about burning calories; it also reduces appetite and here is how

The results suggest the exciting possibility of targeting this newly discovered mechanism for weight management.