2018 Article Archive
UTSW’s great 8: Nurses inducted into DFW Great 100
This year, eight UT Southwestern nurses join the ranks of the Dallas-Fort Worth Great 100 Nurses.
Scientists identify 170 potential lung cancer drug targets using unique cellular library
After testing more than 200,000 chemical compounds, UT Southwestern’s Simmons Cancer Center researchers have identified 170 chemicals that are potential candidates for development into drug therapies for lung cancer.
Researchers identified a protein associated with breast cancer
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a protein that is strongly associated with metastatic breast cancer and that could be a target for future therapies.
Structure of key developmental enzyme complex revealed
A team of UT Southwestern researchers is making headway in unlocking the function of an enzyme complex that, when dysregulated in humans, is widely associated with developmental disorders and cancers, such as blood, prostate, and breast cancers, as well as childhood glioblastoma.
UT Southwestern students sponsor April 21 health fair featuring free screenings, immunizations, sports physicals at Rusk Middle School in Dallas
More than 500 UT Southwestern Medical Center students, physicians, and health professionals will team up on Saturday, April 21, for the 14th annual Carnaval de Salud, which provides free health care services to underserved populations in Dallas.
UT Southwestern nurses named among DFW’s Great 100 Nurses
Eight UT Southwestern Medical Center nurses are being honored at the 2018 DFW Great 100 Nurses event April 18 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center recognizing outstanding local nursing professionals.
Nephrologist discusses physiology, journey in scaling mountains
Dr. Biff Palmer recounts his personal mountain-climbing journey and discusses the physiologic and metabolic changes that occur at high altitudes.
FDA approves new standard of care for kidney cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval to the combination of two immunotherapy drugs, ipilimumab and nivolumab, for the treatment of metastatic kidney cancer.
Class Notes for April 2018
Comprehensive Class Notes from the April 2018 edition of Center Times.
Why alcohol, sugar lead to thirst
UT Southwestern researchers identify a hormone that acts on the brain to increase the desire to drink water in response to specific nutrient stresses that can cause dehydration.