Baylor College of Medicine and Biological E sign licensing pact to develop Covid-19 vaccine
BE in a statement on Thursday said it will leverage its experience to develop and commercialise the vaccine candidate, which currently is produced using a proven yeast-based expression technology. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - August 12, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
PolyA-miner assesses the effect of alternative polyadenylation on gene expression
(Baylor College of Medicine) Meet PolyA-miner, a new computational tool that enables scientists to evaluate the contribution of alternative polyadenylation to gene regulation in health and disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 23, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
More Mesothelioma Cancer Centers Using Tumor Treating Fields
Tumor Treating Fields is one of the newest treatments on the market for pleural mesothelioma cancer patients with metastatic disease. The device is also available to patients with locally advanced cancer who are not candidates for mesothelioma surgery.
Clinical trials of the treatment, previously known as NovoTTF-100L, extended the survival of mesothelioma patients by more than six months compared to those receiving only chemotherapy.
The device is now called Optune Lua and has been available outside of clinical trials for over a year. More physicians and treatment centers are becoming certified to prescribe the treatmen...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - July 21, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Source Type: news
Combating drug resistance in age-related macular degeneration
(Baylor College of Medicine) An international team of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine and Houston Methodist has discovered a strategy that can potentially address a major challenge to the current treatment for age-related macular degeneration, (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 16, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Immunotherapy with CAR T cells results in exceptional patient recovery
(Baylor College of Medicine) In a clinical trial, a child with rhabdomyosarcoma, a form of muscle cancer, that had spread to the bone marrow, showed no detectable cancer following treatment with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells that were engineered to target the HER2 protein on the surface of the cancer cells. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - July 15, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
New androgen receptor structure suggests prostate cancer treatment options
(Baylor College of Medicine) Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reveal for the first time the complete 3-D structure of the active, full-length androgen receptor-coactivator complex as it interacts with DNA. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - July 14, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Nano-radiomics unveils treatment effect on tumor microenvironment
(Baylor College of Medicine) Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital have developed a novel noninvasive approach called nano-radiomics that analyzes imaging data to assess changes in the tumor microenvironment that are not detected with conventional imaging methods. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - July 10, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
No NELL2, no sperm motility; novel protein is essential for male fertility
(Baylor College of Medicine) An international team of researchers has identified a chain of events that matures the sperm and triggers their motility. The findings have implications for diagnostic and therapeutic research in male infertility and male contraceptive development. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Metabolomics meets genomics to improve patient diagnosis
(Baylor College of Medicine) Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have improved their ability to identify the genetic cause of undiagnosed conditions. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Solving the CNL6 mystery in Batten disease
(Baylor College of Medicine) Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine uncover how mutations in the human gene CLN6 can lead to a form of Batten disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 29, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
New U.S. Coronavirus Infections Return to Levels at Peak of Outbreak
(HOUSTON) — A coronavirus resurgence is wiping out two months of progress in the U.S. and sending infections to dire new levels across the South and West, with hospital administrators and health experts warning Wednesday that politicians and a tired-of-being-cooped-up public are letting a disaster unfold.
The U.S. recorded a one-day total of 34,700 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, the highest level since late April, when the number peaked at 36,400, according to a count kept by Johns Hopkins University.
While newly confirmed infections have been declining steadily in early hot spots such as New York and New Jersey, seve...
Source: TIME: Health - June 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 News Desk overnight wire Source Type: news
Slow-growing rotavirus mutant reveals early steps of viral assembly
(Baylor College of Medicine) A serendipitous observation led researchers at Baylor College of Medicine to uncover new insights into the formation of rotavirus viroplasms. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - June 23, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Premature epigenomic aging acts like a 'sleeper cell' that is awaken by Western-style diet
(Baylor College of Medicine) Exposure to certain chemicals early in life can reprogram the liver epigenome so that the organism becomes more vulnerable to diet-triggered metabolic problems later in life. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - June 16, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
A novel mechanism that triggers a cellular immune response
(Baylor College of Medicine) Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine present comprehensive evidence that supports a novel trigger for a cell-mediated response and propose a mechanism for its action. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - June 11, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
How To Keep Your Skin Healthy While Constantly Wearing A Face Mask
BOSTON (CBS) – If you go out nowadays and you can’t social distance, you’re supposed to wear a mask. But they’re not always comfortable and they can irritate your skin.
Across the country, front line health care workers are sharing stories about what happens after wearing a mask for hours at a time.
Some get little bumps all around their mouth or they have breakouts on their chins. There’s also the itchiness and redness.
Some nurses have coined the term “co-zits” and others are calling it “maskne.”
Dermatologist Dr. Rajani Katta at Baylor College of Medicine says when selecting a mask, it’s importan...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - June 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Covid-19 Boston, MA Health Healthcare Status Healthwatch Syndicated Local Coronavirus Dr. Mallika Marshall Source Type: news
