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NASA awards $9.8 million grant to UT Southwestern to study effects of space radiation exposure
DALLAS - Feb. 24, 2005 - UT Southwestern Medical Center has won a highly competitive, $9.8 million NASA Specialized Center of Research (NSCOR) grant that will allow researchers to study the effects of radiation on astronauts and minimize possible healt Read More

UT Southwestern researchers see hope for treating blindness in preemies
DALLAS - Feb. 22, 2005 - Hoping to prevent blindness in premature babies, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a protein that responds to oxygen levels in cells and tissues and also affects the developing eye. Read More
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New research questions basic tenet of neuron function
DALLAS - Feb. 16, 2005 - New findings by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center challenge one of the established views of how nerve cells communicate with one another. Read More

Studies reveal methods viruses use to sidestep immune system
DALLAS - Feb. 14, 2005 - A series of studies by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center sheds light on the mechanisms used by viruses to thwart a host's immune defenses and may aid in the development of more effective drugs to fight hepatitis C a Read More

Drug treatment shows promise for preventing nerve death in lab studies of Huntington's disease

UT Southwestern doctors track Oklahoma Alzheimer's patients via telemedicine
DALLAS - Feb. 10, 2005 - Checking on Alzheimer's patients miles away is now as close as a simple satellite linkup. Read More

Researchers at UT Southwestern discover new function for old enzyme
DALLAS - Feb. 3, 2005 - In a step toward understanding the early evolution of the cell, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered that an enzyme important in the production of energy also protects the mitochondria, the energy factor Read More
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