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Ayaz Najafov, Ph.D., led a UT Southwestern study that identified the protein responsible for rupturing cell membranes during necroptotic cell death. [Composite: DI Studio, source images, UTSW]
UT Southwestern Research Findings on Inflammatory Cell Death Could Lead to New Treatments for Sepsis, Crohn’s, Alzheimer’s, ALS, and Cancer
by Quincy Preston | Dec 22, 2025
The discovery of a protein tied to necroptosis—a type of cell death—could help fight severe infections and inflammation.
by Lance Murray |
Jan 27, 2023
The foundation—launched in the early 1990s by Fort Worth billionaire and philanthropist Richard E. Rainwater—said that this year's $400K Outstanding Innovation Prize will be awarded to a team from the University of California San Diego and Washington University.
Dr. Susanne Wegmann of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) will be awarded the $200K Rainwater Prize for Innovative Early-Career Scientist.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 22, 2019
You’ll also find news about how SMU Cox School MBA students are doing research for Arcis Golf, and how a $625K grant is aimed at improving healthcare at the Dallas VA Medical Center in this report on research and development activity in North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 6, 2018
Plus, you'll find research on treatments for glucocorticoid-caused glaucoma and improving nuclear waste storage. Here are some of the research projects underway in North Texas aimed at making our lives better.
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TWU students Jennifer Duncan, Kristina Warren, Yasar Kasu and Katie Vela perform neurodegeneration-related research funded by the National Institute of Health. [Photo: Michael Modecki]
3 Things: TWU Gets Neurodegenerative Disease Research Grant
by Amanda Hayes | Aug 9, 2016
A national grant helps a TWU research team to work toward a cure for diseases like Alzheimer's.
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