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DALLAS - October 30, 2008 -- Dr. Luis Parada and a team of scientists have found that tumors growing around nerves in a rare genetic disease need cooperation from cells from the immune system in order to grow. Treating mice with a drug that attacks the immune cells — not the tumor — greatly reduced the size and metabolism of the tumors, the scientists reported. A clinical trial of the treatment in humans has begun. Click here for full story.
DALLAS — May 14, 2008 — Dr. David Euhus has helped determine that methylation acts as a type of biological clock, indicating how many times a cell has divided. The chemical reaction in genes could one day help researchers more accurately determine a woman’s risk for developing breast cancer and provide a new approach for treatment. Click here for full story.
DALLAS — Apr. 4, 2008 — Dr. Thomas Kodadek is chief of translational research and member of the cancer center. He has developed a simple and inexpensive method to screen small synthetic molecules and pull out a handful that might treat cancer and other diseases less expensively than current methods. Click here for full story.
DALLAS — Jan. 10, 2008 — Dr. Beth Levine, chief of infectious diseases at UT Southwestern Medical Center, was recognized today as one of the state’s top rising stars in research by The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST). Click here for full story.
DALLAS — Jan. 15, 2008 — Hormonal components in over-the-counter dietary supplements may promote the progression of prostate cancer and decrease the effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered. Click here for full story.
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