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Is vaping more harmful than smoking cigarettes? More people incorrectly think so
A growing number of U.S. adults consider electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) more harmful than conventional cigarettes, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers show in a study.
Studies identify lipids necessary for immune molecule activation
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified two lipids that work together with a quintessential protein known as stimulator of interferon genes (STING) to launch an immune response in the human body.
Type of KRAS mutation may guide more effective cancer treatments
KRAS is the most frequently mutated oncogene across all human cancers. Although different KRAS mutations have long been thought to exert the same cancer-driving effects, a new study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggests that different KRAS mutation types can variously impact how cancer cells interact with immune cells, significantly affecting the malignant cells’ behavior.
Adult survivors of childhood cancer at higher risk for meningiomas
Certain chemotherapies are associated with an increased long-term risk of subsequent tumors in survivors of childhood cancer, according to a study led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Study identifies why some breast cancers evade treatment
Up to 20% of hormone receptor-positive breast cancers don’t respond to antiestrogen therapies. A new study led by researchers at UT Southwestern, published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, suggests that a protein secreted by immune cells within these tumors causes them to grow even in the absence of estrogen.