2020 Article Archive
Finding a way to STING tumor growth
UT Southwestern scientists have revealed that STING also activates a separate pathway, one that directly kills tumor-fighting immune cells.
Mother transmitted COVID-19 to baby during pregnancy, UTSW physicians report
A pregnant mother who tested positive for COVID-19 transmitted the virus causing the disease to her prematurely born baby, UT Southwestern physicians report. Both were treated and recovered.
UT Southwestern announces open enrollment for at-home COLCORONA clinical trial
UT Southwestern Medical Center is the first facility in Dallas and the surrounding region to participate in the international COLCORONA trial.
The secret of lymph: How lymph nodes help cancer cells spread
For decades, physicians have known that many kinds of cancer cells often spread first to lymph nodes before traveling to distant organs through the bloodstream.
Inappropriate disclosure to vendor announced
UT Southwestern Medical Center has informed affected patients of an inappropriate disclosure of their email addresses through use of a third-party vendor.
Escape artists: How Vibrio bacteria break out of cells
UT Southwestern scientists have discovered the surprising route that V. parahaemolyticus takes during this exit – or egress – from cells.
Scan for arterial plaque is better at predicting heart attack than stroke
The amount of calcified plaque in the heart’s arteries is a better predictor of future heart attacks than of strokes, with similar findings across sex and racial groups, according to new research from UT Southwestern.
"Reelin" in a new treatment for multiple sclerosis
In an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS), decreasing the amount of a protein made in the liver significantly protected against development of the disease’s characteristic symptoms and promoted recovery in symptomatic animals, UTSW scientists report.
UT Southwestern levels the playing field for testicular cancer patients
Doctors were able to eliminate the effect of sociodemographic factors on patient outcomes by treating men at different hospitals with the same expert care.
