Liu et al. identify a population of Lef1+ hypothalamic neurons that coordinates feeding and thermogenic adaptations to cold. Cold suppresses Kcnk2/TREK-1 function to enhance neuronal activity, reveali...

Meyer-Schuman et al. interrogate MECP2 cis-regulatory elements (CREs) using a high-throughput reporter assay. This work identifies transcription factor binding sites that regulate MECP2 expression and...

Baylor College of Medicine is collaborating with Phiogen Inc., a pre-clinical-stage biopharma company developing bacteriophages as first-in-class immunizing...

In this interview, Dr. Kathryn A. Patras discusses how maternal immune responses to UTIs may trigger preterm birth and how cytokine biomarkers could help predict risk.

Dr. Rahimzadeh discusses AI, genomics, data sharing and healthcare policy, and why trust is essential to the future of medicine.

Baylor College of Medicine scientists are working with United Therapeutics to study xenolivers, genetically modified pig livers for human organ transplants.

Franch et al. show that human hippocampal neurons encode the meanings of the words we hear through distributed, context-sensitive population activity that mirrors some features of large language model...

The teams say this method is more accessible and cost efficient

AI-MARRVEL helped identify rare BRSK1 variants linked to a neurodevelopmental disorder, with fruit fly studies revealing their effects on neurons.

A Baylor College of Medicine-led team has developed a strategy that combines the analysis of thousands of proteins with artificial intelligence (AI) to...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children’s Hospital, the Texome Project and...

Scientists have now identified a hormonal brain circuit that appears to make expectant mothers more forgetful during late pregnancy.

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children’s Hospital and collaborating institutions...

Kevin Mitchell talks with Huda Zoghbi about her work finding the MECP2 gene, dissecting the role it plays in the brain, and developing new therapies.

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A 7-year-old boy presents following a suspected seizure, with a history of progressive ataxia and tremor. An MRI offers an important clue but a seemingly reassuring blood result complicates the pictur

Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is linked to insulin resistance and cardiometabolic disorders. This review synthesizes current information on the epidemiology, pathoph...

Platinum-based drugs cause mutations and liver aging in children treated for cancer

Using home-cage monitoring, Mazumder et al. reveal behavioural abnormalities in a mouse model of developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. Deleting Egr3,

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children Hospital’s Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) have identified a rare genetic...

Many women usually say the same thing during pregnancy: They walk into a room and forget why, misplace their keys or struggle to follow a conversation....

Many women say the same thing during pregnancy: They walk into a room and forget why, misplace their keys or struggle to follow a conversation. This phenomenon, often called "pregnancy brain" or "momn...

Researchers have identified time-specific patterns of brain activity following ketamine treatment in older adults with treatment-resistant depression.

Chericoni et al. show that neurons in the human hippocampus track the positions of multiple agents in a simple pursuit-based video game. They identified place codes for each agent and for gaze. The co...

The 2026 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize is awarded to Dr. Huda Zoghbi and Dr. Adrian Bird for their pioneering work with Rett syndrome.

A new report in the New England Journal of Medicine by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital and Seattle Children’s...

A study published in Experimental Neurology provides new insights into the biological...

While many genetic variants have been associated with Parkinson’s disease, little is known about their underlying causal mechanisms. De-Paula et al. show t

While many can control asthma symptoms with inhaled steroid medications, about 10% develop a more severe form that does not respond well to these treatments.

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Asthma affects more than 300 million people worldwide, and while many can control their symptoms with inhaled steroid medications, about 10% develop a...

A collaboration between PATH, Baylor College of Medicine and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has made a monoclonal antibody...