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Using a genetic signature to overcome chemotherapy-resistant lung cancer
Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) often respond to standard chemotherapy, only to develop drug resistance later, and with fatal consequences. But what if doctors could identify those at greatest risk of relapse and provide a therapy to overcome or avoid it?
South highest, Northeast lowest for child auto fatalities
The number of motor vehicle fatalities involving children under age 15 varies widely by state, but occurrences are more common in the South, and are most often associated with improperly or unused restraints and crashes on rural roads, a new review of child-related auto fatalities shows.
DNA vaccine protects against toxic proteins linked to Alzheimer’s
A new DNA vaccine when delivered to the skin prompts an immune response that produces antibodies to protect against toxic proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease – without triggering severe brain swelling that earlier antibody treatments caused in some patients.
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Commencement 2017: Greenberg, McKnight to give keynote addresses
Dr. Raymond S. Greenberg, the UT System’s Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, and Dr. Steven McKnight, Professor of Biochemistry at UT Southwestern Medical Center, will deliver the keynote addresses at Commencement exercises for UT Southwestern Medical School and UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, respectively.
Ho Din Award: Future radiologist Dr. Lauren Kolski honored by SW Medical Foundation
When Dr. Lauren Kolski was considering medical schools, she did what many prospective medical students do: She applied to all the top programs around the country, and she hoped.
Nominata Award: Ryan Golden shines while combining molecular biology, CRISPR technology
Ryan Golden, the recipient of the 2017 Nominata Award, says the UT Southwestern Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) enabled him to combine his love of research with his lifetime goal of service to others.
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Why the Menace of Mosquitoes Will Only Get Worse
Dr. Robert Haley, director of epidemiology at UT Southwestern, offers insight into the impact of climate change on mosquito-borne viruses.
UT Southwestern Names New Chairman for Family and Community Medicine
UT Southwestern Medical Center has named Dr. F. David Schneider as its new chairman of the department of family and community medicine.
Minorities less likely to get heart device
Cardiologist Dr. Mark Link says that disparities may be rooted in cultural factors related to race and ethnicity or factors related to income and education.