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Released: 13-May-2019 11:30 AM EDT
Study Details Bacteria's Role in Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
University of Texas at Dallas

A new finding by researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center shows that several species of bacteria reside in bladder tissue of postmenopausal women who experience recurrent urinary tract infections (RUTIs).

Released: 6-May-2019 10:05 AM EDT
UT Dallas Climbs Forbes’ List of Best Value Colleges in U.S.
University of Texas at Dallas

The University, ranked No. 1 among all Texas public universities, was recognized for its quality, price, alumni earnings, timely graduation and access for low-income students.

   
Released: 23-Apr-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Biologists Design New Molecules To Help Stall Lung Cancer
University of Texas at Dallas

University of Texas at Dallas scientists have demonstrated that the growth rate of the majority of lung cancer cells relates directly to the availability of a crucial oxygen-metabolizing molecule called heme.

4-Apr-2019 6:00 PM EDT
Migraine-linked protein exhibits sex-specific pain effects
University of Texas at Dallas

In research published in the Journal of Neuroscience, CGRP, a protein implicated in the development of migraine symptoms caused pain responses in female rodents, but not in males, when introduced into the meninges, the protective tissue layers surrounding the brain.

Released: 19-Mar-2019 12:00 PM EDT
Where Does Chronic Pain Begin? Scientists Close in on Its Origins
University of Texas at Dallas

A new study by researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT Health Science Center at Houston and Baylor College of Medicine has produced evidence of the source of chronic pain in humans, revealing several new targets for pain treatment.

Released: 7-Mar-2019 4:05 PM EST
Health Information Exchanges May Remedy Long Emergency Stays
University of Texas at Dallas

Hospitals that adopt health information exchanges can reduce the amount of time patients stay in emergency departments, according to a new study from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas.

Released: 14-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST
Cybersecurity Expert Elected Fellow of Two Technology Organizations
University of Texas at Dallas

Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham, a professor of computer science at The University of Texas at Dallas and one of the world’s leading experts in data security and data mining, has been elected a fellow of two highly prestigious international technology organizations.

Released: 28-Nov-2018 3:15 PM EST
Researchers Explore Division of Public Opinion on Black Lives Matter
University of Texas at Dallas

Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas recently examined public opinions about Black Lives Matter, an activist movement founded in 2013 that has gained national attention in subsequent years.

26-Sep-2018 7:50 AM EDT
Enhanced Rehab for Stroke Doubles Movement Recovery
University of Texas at Dallas

A novel therapy technique invented by researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas has been shown in a pilot study to double the rate of upper limb recovery in stroke patients, a leap forward in treating the nearly 800,000 Americans who suffer strokes each year.

   
Released: 7-Aug-2018 2:05 PM EDT
A Scientific Dating Game: Biologists Play RNA-Protein Matchmakers
University of Texas at Dallas

Virtually all functions in our bodies require precise interactions between radically different types of molecules. Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas are pursuing what differentiates a fruitful encounter from a dud.

Released: 25-Jun-2018 5:05 PM EDT
Team's E-Whiskers May Be a Touchstone for Future of Electronic Skin
University of Texas at Dallas

Those cute little whiskers you see on your pet do more than just twitch adorably. Intrigued by the hairs’ versatility, University of Texas at Dallas researchers used shape-memory polymers to create artificial, electronic versions called e-whiskers, which mimic the properties of the real thing.

Released: 7-May-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Geoscientists Suggest ‘Snowball Earth’ Resulted from Plate Tectonics
University of Texas at Dallas

In a new study published in the April issue of the journal Terra Nova, geologists at The University of Texas at Dallas and UT Austin suggest that episodes of global cooling that geologists refer to as “Snowball Earth” can be linked to the advent of plate tectonics.

Released: 9-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Solid Research Leads Physicists to Propose New State of Matter
University of Texas at Dallas

The term “superfluid quasicrystal” sounds like something a comic-book villain might use to carry out his dastardly plans. In reality, it’s a new form of matter proposed by theoretical physicists at The University of Texas at Dallas in a recent study published in the journal Physical Review Letters.

Released: 6-Mar-2018 11:05 AM EST
Study: Pain's Origins May Be Significantly Different in Males and Females
University of Texas at Dallas

New research from The University of Texas at Dallas supports the growing consensus that pain begins differently for men and women at the cellular level.

Released: 22-Feb-2018 4:05 PM EST
Scientists Isolate Cancer Stem Cells Using Novel Method
University of Texas at Dallas

Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have devised a new technique to isolate aggressive cells thought to form the root of many hard-to-treat metastasized cancers, a significant step toward developing new drugs that might target these cells.

Released: 16-Jan-2018 2:05 PM EST
Researchers Devise Decoy Molecule to Block Pain Where It Starts
University of Texas at Dallas

Dr. Zachary Campbell, who researches pain on the molecular level at the University of Texas at Dallas, recently published a study that describes a new method of reducing pain-associated behaviors with RNA-based medicine, creating a new class of decoy molecules that prevent the onset of pain.

Released: 7-Dec-2017 12:40 PM EST
UT Dallas Researchers Develop Techniques to Analyze Massive Apollo Mission Audio Archive
University of Texas at Dallas

Nearly 20,000 hours of audio from NASA's lunar missions remained in archives until UT Dallas researchers launched a project to analyze all communication between astronauts, mission control and back-room support staff and make it accessible to the public.

Released: 9-Nov-2017 10:05 AM EST
UT Dallas Chemist Has Designs on Drug-Resistant Breast Cancer
University of Texas at Dallas

Dr. Jung-Mo Ahn, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at The University of Texas at Dallas, has designed a small molecule that could help breast cancer patients for whom current treatments no longer work.

   
Released: 8-Sep-2017 12:25 PM EDT
Neuroscientists Focus on Cell Mechanism That Promotes Chronic Pain
University of Texas at Dallas

Researchers have discovered a new pain-signaling pathway in nerve cells that eventually could make a good target for new drugs to fight chronic pain.

Released: 6-Jul-2017 11:05 AM EDT
New Material May Help Cut Battery Costs for Electric Cars, Cellphones
University of Texas at Dallas

In the battle of the batteries, lithium-ion technology is the reigning champion. But a novel manganese and sodium-ion-based material developed at The University of Texas at Dallas might become a contender, offering a potentially lower-cost, more ecofriendly option to fuel next-generation devices and electric cars.



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