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Beutler elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) has elected Nobel Laureate Dr. Bruce A. Beutler of UT Southwestern, a nationally recognized leader in immunology, to membership. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - April 25, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

New potential target identified for cancer therapy
Researchers have found that alternative splicing – a process that allows a single gene to code for multiple proteins – appears to be a new potential target for anti-telomerase cancer therapy. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - April 22, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Gene found that regenerates heart tissue
Scientists led by Dr. Hesham Sadek have demonstrated that the gene Meis1 regulates the regenerative capability of newborn hearts. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - April 21, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Scissor-like enzyme points toward treatment of infectious disease
Researchers report that a pathogen annually blamed for an estimated 90 million cases of food-borne illness defeats a host’s immune response by using a fat-snipping enzyme to cut off cellular communication. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - April 12, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Researchers uncover a genetic vulnerability of lung cancer
Physician-researchers have identified a vulnerability of certain lung-cancer cells – a specific genetic weakness that can be exploited for new therapies. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - April 4, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Diet critical to improving type 2 diabetes after bariatric surgery
Patients with type 2 diabetes who consume a diet identical to the strict regimen followed after bariatric surgery are just as likely to see a reduction in blood glucose levels as those who undergo surgery. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - April 2, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Gilman elected inaugural Fellow of the American Association for Cancer Research
Nobel Laureate Dr. Alfred Gilman, Regental Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology at UT Southwestern, has been elected one of the inaugural Fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - March 26, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Olson wins March of Dimes developmental biology prize
Dr. Eric Olson, chairman of molecular biology at UT Southwestern, is the 2013 recipient of the March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology for identifying key genetic pathways in the formation of the heart and other muscles. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - March 8, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Scientists make mouse model of human cancer, demonstrate cure
Dr. Luis Parada, chair of the department of developmental biology, and other scientists report the first successful blocking of tumor development in a genetic mouse model of an incurable human cancer. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - March 5, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Scientists identify bone-marrow environment that helps fight infection
The Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern has deepened the understanding of the environment within bone marrow that nurtures stem cells, this time identifying the biological setting for specialized blood-forming cells ... (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - February 25, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Researchers reveal new enzyme that acts as innate immunity sensor
Two studies by UT Southwestern researchers could lead to new treatments for lupus and other autoimmune diseases and strengthen current therapies for viral, bacterial, and parasitic infections. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - February 16, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Unique peptide could treat cancers, neurological disorders, and infectious diseases
Scientists have synthesized a peptide that shows potential for pharmaceutical development into agents for treating infections, neurodegenerative disorders, and cancer. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - February 8, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Unique peptide could treat neurological disorders and infectious diseases
Scientists have synthesized a peptide that shows potential for pharmaceutical development into agents for treating infections and neurodegenerative disorders. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - February 7, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Finding – and fighting – the fat that fuels cancer
UT Southwestern scientists have made a key observation regarding how fat cells (also referred to as adipocytes) interact with tumor cells and thereby allow a cancer to thrive in dense breast tissue or fatty livers. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - February 5, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Grassler named VP for Technology Development
UT Southwestern announced that Frank Grassler has been appointed as Vice President for Technology Development, and will lead the Office of Technology Development as well as BioCenter at Southwestern Medical District. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - February 1, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news