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Dr. Lina Chalak (left) and Hanli Liu [Photos: UTSW and UTA]
UTSW, UTA Professors Get NIH Grant for Early Detection of Brain Swelling in Newborns
by Lance Murray | Oct 31, 2023
The scientists' joint research could help lead to early detection of babies at risk of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, which occurs when oxygen or blood flow to the brain is reduced or stopped at birth.
by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Oct 20, 2023
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health—or ARPA-H— wants to enable 90% of eligible Americans to participate in clinical trials within 30 minutes of their homes. The agency officially launched its new Texas "customer experience" headquarters at Dallas' Pegasus Park on Thursday, which will be home base for the initiative.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 29, 2023
Three UT Southwestern Medical Center physician-scientists pursuing the prevention and treatment of disease that affect various stages of child development have been announced as the latest recipients of the Cary Council’s Early-Stage Research Grants....
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 24, 2023
Hosted during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the fundraiser will be held this Thursday at Topgolf and Suite Shots locations across the nation, including Texas, California, Louisiana, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, North Dakota, and Tennessee.
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UT Southwestern, Clements Hospital Honored for Efforts to Reduce Antibiotic Resistant Infections
by Lance Murray | Jul 30, 2023
In recognition of its efforts to reduce infections caused by antimicrobial resistance, UT Southwestern Medical Center and its William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital in Dallas have been named an Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
“Our UT Southwestern Antimicrobial Stewardship Team (SWAT), led by James Cutrell, M.D.,...
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 22, 2023
"There are over 10,000 rare diseases that affect millions of people worldwide, and most of them are genetic," notes UT Southwestern's Steven Gray (above, with Susan Iannaccone, M.D.). Testing on a total of eight genetic diseases has been approved for funding by the Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium and other organizations.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 20, 2023
The grants were awarded from the organization's Field of Interest Funds, endowed funds which are customized to align with a donor’s interest in a specific cause, the foundation said. Historically, each year the funds cover a range of issues, including the arts, critical needs, children & families, and animal welfare.
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by Glenn Hunter |
May 24, 2023
Lyda Hill Philanthropies and TAMEST, the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science, and Technology, have launched the Hill Prizes. The new program will provide $2.5 million in funding to support the research of Texas scientists.
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Russell DeBose-Boyd, left, and Duojia Pan, scientists at UT Southwestern, were elected to the National Academy of Sciences. [Courtesy photos]
National Academy of Sciences Elects 2 More UT Southwestern Scientists as Members
by Lance Murray | May 5, 2023
Russell DeBose-Boyd, Ph.D., professor of molecular genetics and the Beatrice and Miguel Elias Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Science, and Duojia Pan, Ph.D., chair of physiology and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, were elected by their peers in recognition of the importance of their scientific discoveries, UT Southwestern said.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 20, 2023
The initial investment will support the commercialization of life science research, including identifying researchers with entrepreneurial mindsets, safeguarding intellectual property, and recruiting key executives.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Mar 28, 2023
UT Southwestern says the funding award is a significant step towards improving postpartum health outcomes for low-income women of color. The study aims to determine the best way to use technology to improve access to maternal health care and decrease complications after birth.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 16, 2023
Michael McMahan follows Kathleen Gibson as CEO, who spent 10 years at the helm of the foundation. McMahan worked for more than a decade at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. He'll now lead the foundation in its mission to build "a sustainable funding source for innovative research, best-in-class medical education, and the highest standard of treatment and care."
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3D illustration of intestinal microbiome in the digestive tract. [Image: Christoph Burgstedt/Shutterstock]
UTSW Researchers’ Discovery About Gut Bacteria May Improve Cancer Treatments
by Lance Murray | Mar 9, 2023
The researchers discovered how healthy bacteria can escape the intestine, travel to lymph nodes and cancerous tumors elsewhere in the body, and boost the effectiveness of certain immunotherapy drugs. “Now we understand that mechanism much better and, in the future, hope to use this knowledge to better fight cancer," said UT Southwestern's Andrew Y. Koh, M.D.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 7, 2023
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas have discovered that could lead to an effective treatment for acute alcohol intoxications.
The researchers reported in a new study that a shot of a liver-produced hormone called FGF21 sobered up mice that had passed out from alcohol....
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 22, 2023
UT Southwestern Medical Center announced that Dallas business consultant, attorney, and investor Debra Hunter Johnson, founder of Reciprocity Consulting Group, will chair its President’s Advisory Board for the 2023-2025 term.
The board provides Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D., president of UT Southwestern, and top executives with guidance on advancing UT Southwestern’s institutional missions and ambitious agenda, the school said....
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 21, 2023
The UT Southwestern researchers discovered the first molecular biomarker for AGL, a rare disorder in which fat deposits are destroyed, causing patients to have dangerously low body fat, signs of accelerated aging, and severe metabolic diseases including diabetes and fatty liver.
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