Breaking the shield that protects pancreatic cancer from immunotherapy: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/pancreatic-cancer-immunotherapy.html
Scar-like cells that make up a sizable portion of malignant pancreatic tumors and shield these cancers from immune attack are derived from mesothelial cells that line tissues and organs, a new study led by UT Southwestern researchers suggests
Employees celebrating 30 years of service: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2018/erp-30-years-n-z.html
Meet the employees who are marking 30 years of employment at UT Southwestern
Omicron prompted spike in COVID cases in pregnant women, but fewer hospitalizations: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/omicron-pregnant-women.html
Women who were pregnant during the recent Omicron surge were diagnosed with COVID-19 at a much higher rate than during previous phases of the pandemic, but were less likely to develop severe illness, a study by UT Southwestern and Parkland Health scientists found
UT Southwestern students sponsor April 27th health fair featuring free screenings, immunizations, sports physicals at Rusk Middle School in Dallas: Newsroom, UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2019/health-fair.html
More than 500 UT Southwestern Medical Center students, physicians, and health professionals will team up on Saturday, April 27 for the 15th annual Carnaval de Salud, which provides free health care services to underserved populations in Dallas
UTSW researchers identify key complex for ribosome generation: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/ribosome-generation.html
UT Southwestern researchers have identified a four-protein complex that appears to play a key role in generating ribosomes – organelles that serve as protein factories for cells – as well as a surprising part in neurodevelopmental disorders
Blood test plus ultrasound boosts liver cancer detection by 40 percent: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2018/liver-cancer-detection.html
Combing ultrasound imaging with a blood test for high alpha fetoprotein (AFP) levels improves detection of early-stage liver cancer by as much as 40 percent, researchers at UT Southwestern's Simmons Cancer Center found
Simmons Cancer Center’s Dr. John Sweetenham to chair National Comprehensive Cancer Network Board of Directors: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/sweetenham-nccn.html
John Sweetenham, M.D., Associate Director for Clinical Affairs at UT Southwestern’s Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN
Distinguishing between two very similar pediatric brain conditions: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/pediatric-brain-conditions.html
Slight differences in clinical features can help physicians distinguish between two rare but similar forms of autoimmune brain inflammation in children, a new study by UT Southwestern scientists suggests
Finding a way to STING tumor growth: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/sting-tumor-growth.html
UT Southwestern scientists have revealed that STING also activates a separate pathway, one that directly kills tumor-fighting immune cells
Simmons Cancer Center investigators receive more than $17 million in CPRIT funding: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/scc-cprit-funding.html
Fifteen scientists in the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at UT Southwestern received more than $17 million in research funds in the latest round of grants awarded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT