biomedical discovery

Rediscovered: A Century-Old Clue to Diabetic Nerve Pain, Found in North Texas

by | Jun 20, 2025
A scientific footnote from 1922 is now a potential key to treating diabetic nerve pain, a chronic and widespread condition with few effective options. The new study wouldn't have happened without the nonprofit Southwest Transplant Alliance, says UT Dallas neuroscientist Ted Price, who credits the group with making the research possible.
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UT Southwestern Maps a Cancer-Enabling Protein That Lets B-Cell Tumors Hang On—With a Nobel Laureate on the Case
by | Jun 16, 2025
The protein—implicated in blood cancers like leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma—was decoded in near-atomic detail by UT Southwestern researchers, including Nobel Prize winner Bruce Beutler. In lab models, turning off midnolin wiped out up to 92% of cancer cells—with minimal impact on healthy ones, according to UT Southwestern.
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