Researchers find potential new way to target lethal form of leukemia

New findings raise the possibility of a novel treatment for this subtype of blood and bone marrow cancer – known as acute myeloid leukemia or AML – by attacking a harmful molecule found on the cancerous cells and also reactivating the body’s...
23-Oct-2018 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Neurofibromatosis patient is comfortable in her own skin

Charis Curbo says most of the time she doesn’t think about her NF1 and the thousands of tumors coating her back, her trunk, and other areas of her skin. “I’m just who I am. I’ll wear tank tops no matter what.”
22-Oct-2018 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Marker Found for Condition That Causes Numerous Tumors

UT Southwestern researchers have made a major advance in uncovering the biology of how thousands of disfiguring skin tumors occur in patients troubled by a genetic disorder called neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). This scientific advance could slow...
22-Oct-2018 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Researcher Wins Breakthrough Prize for Innate Immunity Discovery

UT Southwestern biochemist Dr. Zhijian “James” Chen today was named winner of the prestigious 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his discovery of the cGAS enzyme that launches the body’s immune defense against infections and cancers....
17-Oct-2018 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

UT Southwestern receives national excellence in diversity award

UT Southwestern Medical Center has received the 2018 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
16-Oct-2018 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Stem cell biologist Sean Morrison elected to the National Academy of Medicine

UT Southwestern Professor Dr. Sean Morrison, Director of the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute (CRI) at UT Southwestern, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the highest honors in the fields of health and...
15-Oct-2018 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Scientists Unexpectedly Reprogram Mature Mouse Neurons

UT Southwestern researchers attempting to transform supporting brain cells into neurons instead reprogrammed mature inhibitory neurons into a different type of neuron that creates the neurotransmitter lost in Parkinson’s disease.
11-Oct-2018 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Reversing Paralysis: Stem Cell Therapy Aims to Repair Spinal Cords Afflicted by Rare Disorder

By injecting patients with stem cells engineered to repair the central nervous system – called progenitor cells – UT Southwestern scientists are working to establish the first treatment that can repair spinal cords inflamed by transverse...
8-Oct-2018 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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