UTSW Lung Cancer Researcher Named NCI Outstanding Investigator

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has selected UT Southwestern Medical Center cancer researcher Dr. Ralph DeBerardinis to receive its prestigious Outstanding Investigator Award. The award includes annual funding of $600,000 for seven years to...
22-Sep-2017 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

CPRIT Awards $34M to UTSW for Cancer Research, Recruitment

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded UT Southwestern researchers more than $34 million for cancer research and faculty recruitment, including support for programs in pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer,...
19-Sep-2017 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Coping with Mental Anxiety From Hurricanes Harvey, Irma

Communities devastated by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma will spend years recovering from the destruction left in the storms’ wake.
13-Sep-2017 3:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Combination Immunotherapy Improves Kidney Cancer Survival

A combination immunotherapy treatment showed better overall survival in patients with previously untreated advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma than current therapy, according to results from a phase 3 clinical trial presented at a symposium...
13-Sep-2017 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Researchers Find That Body Clock, Gut Microbiota Work Together to Pack on the Pounds

UT Southwestern researchers have uncovered new clues about how gut bacteria and the body’s circadian clock work together to promote body fat accumulation.
11-Sep-2017 3:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

South Asians with Family History of Heart Disease at Greater Risk

New research by UT Southwestern cardiologists shows that people of South Asian descent with a family history of coronary heart disease are significantly more likely to have high levels of calcium buildup in their arteries – an indicator of higher...
8-Sep-2017 4:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Letters, FIT Kits Can Triple Colon Cancer Screening Rates

Sending a letter and, in some cases, a simple mail-in kit tripled colon cancer screening completion among low-income adults, researchers at UT Southwestern’s Simmons Cancer Center report this week in JAMA.
8-Sep-2017 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

International Award Honors UT Southwestern Scientist for Diabetes Research

Dr. Philipp Scherer, Director of the Touchstone Center for Diabetes Research at UT Southwestern, will receive the 2017 EASD-Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence in recognition of his research that explains the relationship between...
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