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Preventing “identity theft” in prostate cancer cells re-sensitizes them to therapy: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/october-prostate-cancer-cells.html
UTSW study suggests combination therapy might help prostate cancer patients overcome resistance to current treatments.
New drug combination offers hope for improved treatment of cervical cancer: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/december-new-drug-combination.html
A new combination of drugs slowed the growth of cancer cells by an unexpected mechanism that may one day lead to improved treatment of cervical cancer, a UT Southwestern-led study published in Molecular Cancer Research suggests.
UT Southwestern immunologists uncover obesity-linked trigger to severe form of liver disease: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/december-obesity-linked-trigger.html
UT Southwestern immunologists have uncovered a key pathogenic event prompted by obesity that can trigger severe forms of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and potential liver failure.
International policy adviser, epidemiologist Dr. Saad Omer selected inaugural dean for UT Southwestern’s O’Donnell School of Public Health: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/january-omer-inaugural-dean.html
Internationally recognized epidemiologist Saad B. Omer, M.B.B.S, Ph.D., who currently directs the Yale Institute for Global Health, has been appointed the inaugural Dean of the Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
E-cigarette use climbing among cancer patients and cancer survivors: Newsroom, UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2019/e-cigarette-use-climbing.html
Usage of e-cigarettes, also called “vaping,” has medical experts concerned because of the addictive nicotine and potentially harmful toxins they deliver.
Regenerating cells that keep the beat: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/regenerating-cells-that-keep-the-beat.html
Specialized cells that conduct electricity to keep the heart beating have a previously unrecognized ability to regenerate in the days after birth, a new study in mice by UT Southwestern researchers suggests.
Reminder: Clean your phone: Newsroom, UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2019/clean-phone.html
Your cell phone can harbor bacteria-causing infections, so remember to properly clean it.
Preoperative immunotherapy could enhance breast cancer cure rates: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2025/feb-preoperative-immunotherapy.html
A phase three clinical trial co-led by a researcher at UT Southwestern Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center showcases the promise of administering immunotherapy along with chemotherapy before surgery in patients with breast cancer at high risk of spreading. The findings, published in Nature
UT Southwestern orthopedic surgeon first in Texas to use AR shoulder replacement surgery: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/ar-shoulder-replacement-surgery.html
UT Southwestern Medical Center is one of just 15 surgical centers in the world using next-generation augmented reality (AR) in the operating room for shoulder arthroplasty.
How human cells and pathogenic shigella engage in battle: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/human-cells-and-pathogenic-shigella.html
One member of a large protein family that is known to stop the spread of bacterial infections by prompting infected human cells to self-destruct appears to kill the infectious bacteria instead.