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The leadership team for UT Southwestern's new North Texas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center includes principal investigator Dr. Ihab Hajjar (left), O'Donnell Brain Institute director Dr. William Dauer, and neurology chair Dr. Elan Louis. Their work will push the frontier of dementia research, as well as support community outreach and training for caregivers. [Photos: UT Southwestern Medical Center]
NIH Taps UT Southwestern Medical Center for $23M North Texas Alzheimer’s Disease Research Hub
by Quincy Preston | Sep 3, 2025
The new federal Alzheimer's hub joins an elite network of 37 centers nationwide. Scientists from UT Southwestern, UT Arlington, and UT Dallas will decode dementia by exploring hypertension's role, analyzing voice patterns with AI, and creating virtual patient models.
by Lance Murray |
Aug 29, 2025
UTA’s Dianqi Han has developed a remote system that uses millimeter-wave radar to spot signs of hardware trouble—like damaged propellers—without modifying the drone itself.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 27, 2025
TruWeather Solutions said the initiative deployed across Hillwood's AllianceTexas will support the safe and reliable growth of next-gen transportation technologies, ranging from drone delivery to autonomous trucking and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 27, 2025
The new initiative—aimed at tackling challenges around national defense, supply chain resilience, and economic competitiveness—will serve as a research and policy hub. Its Presidential Advisory Council includes leaders from the military, government, and industry.
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UNT Ph.D. Grad Gives $2M to Launch Data Science Innovation Lab
by Lance Murray | Aug 23, 2025
Broadcom executive Vikas Sinha and his wife, Anuradha, have invested more than $5 million in UNT’s data science program, aiming to fuel opportunity in a field “at the heart of the job market.”
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![Organoids without blood vessels can't grow larger than sesame seeds—about 3 millimeters—before dying from lack of oxygen and nutrients. UNT and Stanford researchers say they've solved this problem. Seeds pictured above are not to scale. [Image: Pinchai Puntong/istockphoto]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Sesame-Seed-organoid-science-iStock-1487667097-360x203.jpg)
by Maddie Preston |
Aug 21, 2025
Scientists at at the University of North Texas and Stanford Medicine have created tiny artificial organs called organoids with fully formed blood vessel networks. The stem cell-based breakthrough could transform drug testing and disease research while reducing the need for animal models—and expand possibilities for regenerative medicine.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 20, 2025
Andrew Pask is known for his expertise in de-extinction science, developmental genetics, and conservation technologies. He leads the Thylacine Integrated Genomic Restoration Research Lab (TIGGR) at the University of Melbourne in Australia.
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Dallas Biotech Launches Open-Access AI Tool Targeting One of Brain Drug Discovery’s Toughest Hurdles
by Quincy Preston |
Aug 20, 2025
With just 2% to 6% of small-molecule drugs able to cross the blood-brain barrier, researchers and drugmakers face steep odds. Lantern Pharma’s tool, the company’s CEO says, could be “a paradigm shift” in developing treatments for conditions ranging from brain cancers to Parkinson’s disease.
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This fluorescent microscopy image shows GPR45 (green) localized in the primary cilia (blue), where it facilitates the transport of Gαs (red) into the cilia of hypothalamic cells. [Image: UTSW]
Appetite-Regulating Gene Discovery at UTSW Could Lead to Future Obesity Therapies
by Lance Murray | Jul 24, 2025
Using a new tool developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center, researchers identified a gene that seems to be key in regulating food intake, offering a different pathway for potential obesity treatments.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 23, 2025
A photo of astronauts sparked a patent-pending innovation that UT Arlington researcher Michael Nelson believes “should become the new standard” for cardiac MRI. His gravity-simulating gear is designed to help doctors better assess heart function inside the MRI.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Jul 22, 2025
Backed by the Department of Defense and $200 million in private capital, the new facility helps companies prototype and scale battery technologies for both commercial use and national defense. The launch comes at a time when supply chain independence is a growing priority.
Government and industry leaders recently got a first look.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 17, 2025
Current materials crack under stress. Shiyao Lin's nature-inspired composites could make aircraft parts and car components significantly tougher.
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Xinlei (Sherry) Wang, Jenkins Garrett professor of statistics and data science at UTA, says understanding these gene regulators is “central to many biological processes, including growth, development and disease.” [Photo: UTA]
North Texas Researchers Develop New Tool That Uncovers Disease-Driving Gene Switches
by Lance Murray | Jul 2, 2025
UTA and UT Southwestern researchers have built BIT, a new computational framework that helps scientists identify the proteins that switch genes on and off in cancer and other diseases. The work could pave the way to more targeted treatments and boost gene research accuracy.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 1, 2025
Rather than replace radiologists, UTD researchers say AI could help flag low-risk mammograms for automated review. The approach could cut costs and ease delays as cancer rates rise and the diagnostic workforce shrinks.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 30, 2025
With support from UTA’s Research Enhancement Program, assistant professor Mahmoud Bayat is developing a digital twin platform to help officials adjust evacuation routes on the fly. The platform could inform future systems across cities, counties, and states for what he calls “truly resilient communities.”
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by David Seeley |
Jun 25, 2025
Little Elm's Sachchit Balamurugan, an incoming senior at TOPS, flew to Japan Friday to present his ACC cancer detection app at the International Young Researchers’ Conference. He's also won first place at a BPA national mobile app competition, won an award at the NASA Space App Challenge, started a nonprofit called Youth Opportunities in Tech Innovation—and done lots, lots more.
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