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Discovery: UNTHSC Grad Joins ‘Disease Detectives,’ UTSW Studies Plant-Rich Diet’s Effect on Pathogen

by | Jan 3, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also find out about how a pipeline expert from UTA is using a robot to evaluate the life expectancy of Waxahachie’s sewer lines.
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Discovery: UTD Team Studies How Brains Learn Faces, UTSW Examines Regulations’ Effect on Clinical Trials
by | Dec 13, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also find out about how scientists at the University of North Texas Health Science Center are studying the benefits of older women with hypertension taking warm leg baths.
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Discovery: UNT Raises $2.3M for Research Portal; UTD Adds Faculty to Build on Emerging Areas
by | Nov 15, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also find news on UTSW and the American Heart Association examining cardiac concerns, as well as Cook Children’s in Fort Worth receiving a grant to bolster research.
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Discovery: UTSW’s Hi-Res Microscope Produces Better Images; UNT Prof Finds Polluted Air Can Cause Weight Gain
by | Nov 8, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you'll also find out about a UTA researcher's extensive study that shows no link between violent video games and acts of violence.
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Discovery: UTSW Bird Research Finding How Human Communication Works; UT Dallas Uses $4M NSF Grant for Cybersecurity Training

by | Oct 18, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also find out how UTA is using water fleas to study infertility.
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Discovery: UNTHSC Works on More Precise CRISPR, UTSW Uses AI in Depression Research
by | Oct 4, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also find out about how a $427,000 NIH grant is helping a UTA team study the healing of cranial injuries, and how Lexus researchers are creating a high-end audio system.
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Discovery: UTA Prof Battles Malware With Hardware; E-Cigarette Injuries Possibly Underreported
by | Sep 20, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you'll also find news about a UT Southwestern study on how exercise may slow brain deterioration for those at risk of Alzheimer's disease.
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Discovery: SMU and UTSW Figure Out How Birds Migrate at Night, Scientists Find Possible Polycystic Kidney Disease Drug
by | Sep 13, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also read about how an SMU professor and students from Garland High School are using smartphone data to monitor a local bridge’s health.
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Discovery: UNT Finds Oak Trees Scrub Black Carbon From Atmosphere, UTSW’s Obesity Research Leads to Surprise

by | Sep 6, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also find how work involving a UT Arlington professor's research shows promise in treating deep-seated tumors.
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Mary Kay Foundation Awards UTSW $500K Grant to Find Cures for Women-Related Cancers
by | Sep 6, 2019
The one-year fellowships will support up to five international postdoctoral researchers in conducting cutting-edge cancer research at UT Southwestern in Dallas.
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North Texas Cancer Researchers and Institutions Reap $36M in CPRIT Grants
by | Aug 27, 2019
Southlake-based biotech OncoNano received the largest grant in DFW with $15.4 million from the state agency that funds cancer research in Texas.
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Discovery: UNT Prof Helps Reveal Oldest ‘Cloaked’ Black Hole; UTSW Probes Hormone’s Role in Obesity
by | Aug 23, 2019
In this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also read about a scientist at UT Arlington who discovered bone-like particles in blood, which is a find that could help physicians treat life-threatening conditions.
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Discovery: UTA Prof’s Device Can Collect, Analyze Liquid in Space; UTSW Study Tackles Players’ Concussions

by | Jul 12, 2019
You’ll also find out about professors at UT Dallas and UT Tyler that have collaborated on a method to rewire genetic response pathways in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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UT Southwestern-Linked Startup Exonics Therapeutics Exits in Deal Valued at $1B
by | Jun 17, 2019
The biotech company uses CRISPR technology licensed from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and was co-founded by UTSW researcher and faculty member Eric Olson.
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Discovery: UT Southwestern Earns Top Ranking, UNT Prof Helps Unravel Disease’s Genetic Risk Factors
by | Jun 7, 2019
Also, you’ll discover a UT Dallas postdoctoral researcher who was named to the Grass Fellowship Program, and CASPR Group’s new partnership and product in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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Discovery: UTA Studies How We Interact with Tech to Learn; Donating Blood Could ID Genetic Cholesterol Condition
by | May 23, 2019
Also, you’ll learn how researchers at UT Dallas and UT Southwestern are better understanding what causes recurrent urinary tract infections in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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