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Team identifies tumour-specific pathway
— 22 Nov 2011 16:59 | HealthA research team led by UT Southwestern Medical Centre scientists has identified an atypical metabolic pathway unique to some tumours, possibly providing a future target for drugs that…
UT Southwestern research advances fight against kidney cancer
— 31 Mar 2011 15:06 | HealthResearchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre have discovered genetic pathways to starve selectively kidney cancer cells…
Adding new anti-asthma drug to therapy may limit seasonal attacks in children
— 17 Mar 2011 17:49 | HealthA new anti-asthma medication dramatically reduced increases in seasonal asthma attacks in children and young adults with allergic asthma, according to a multi-institutional study involving…
Researchers develop synthetic compound that may lead to drugs to fight pancreatic, lung cancer
— 10 Mar 2011 18:02 | HealthResearchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre have identified a chemical compound that may eventually lead to a drug that fights cancers that are dependent on a particular anti-viral…
Portable, less costly peritoneal dialysis shows no additional catheter risk factors
— 3 Mar 2011 13:23 | HealthPatients with end-stage renal disease who opt for peritoneal dialysis experience no greater risk of catheter infection than those who undergo haemodialysis, a retrospective study at…
Signalling path in brain may prevent that 'I'm full' message, UT Southwestern scientists discover
— 2 Mar 2011 12:40 | HealthResearchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre have identified a signalling pathway in the brain that's sufficient to induce cellular leptin resistance, a problem that decreases the…
Foster parents receive more support than kinship caregivers, UT Southwestern study finds
— 28 Feb 2011 16:40 | HealthChildren who are placed with a relative because of mistreatment at home fare better in some areas than those placed in foster care, but they may have a higher risk of substance use…
Newborn heart muscle can grow back by itself, UT Southwestern researchers have found
— 26 Feb 2011 17:09 | HealthIn a promising science-fiction-meets-real-world juxtaposition, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre have discovered that the mammalian newborn heart can heal itself completely…
Anti-ageing hormone Klotho may prevent complications
— 19 Feb 2011 10:42 | HealthLow levels of the anti-ageing hormone Klotho may serve as an early warning sign of the presence of kidney disease and its deadly cardiovascular complications, according to findings…
UT Southwestern launches clinical trial for treatment of breast cancer using CyberKnife
— 16 Feb 2011 04:17 | HealthBreast-cancer patient Kristin Wiginton is the first to be treated at UT Southwestern Medical Centre with high-beam radiation using the Accuray CyberKnife System, which offers improved…