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Triple negative breast cancer meets its match: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/triple-negative-breast-cancer-meets-its-match.html
One member of a larger family of oxygen sensing enzymes could offer a viable target for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), UTSW researchers report in a new study.
Happiness might protect you from gastrointestinal distress!: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/happiness-might-protect-you-from-gastrointestinal-distress.html
Serotonin, a chemical known for its role in producing feelings of well-being and happiness in the brain, can reduce the ability of some intestinal pathogens to cause deadly infections
UTSW Research: Kidney stones, cancer diagnoses, and brain injury
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2026/april-kidney-stones-cancer-diagnoses-brain-injury.html
About 1 in 11 people in the U.S. experience urinary stone disease – more commonly known as kidney stones – according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Increasing fluid intake has long been recommended to decrease the risk of recurrence in those who develop this painful condition. However, studies have shown that maintaining high fluid intake can be difficult.
Simmons Cancer Center joins elite network - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/simmons-cancer-center-joins-elite-network-of-institutions.html
The March 21 decision by NCCN to include the Simmons Cancer Center among its members recognizes Simmons Cancer Center’s elite status and will deepen its collaboration with national peers at the highest levels.
History of vaccines offers lessons on COVID-19 for pregnant women : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/history-of-vaccines-offers-lessons-on-covid-19-for-pregnant-women.html
Pregnant women, who are at increased risk of preterm birth or pregnancy loss if they develop a severe case of COVID-19, need the best possible guidance on whether they should receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Drug combination could eliminate side effects of once-popular diabetes treatment: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/drug-combination-could-eliminate-diabetes-treatment-side-effects.html
Study shows how an effective but largely abandoned treatment for Type 2 diabetes could be used again in combination with another drug to eliminate problematic side effects.
Gene in fat plays key role in insulin resistance: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/gene-in-fat-plays-key-role-in-insulin-resistance.html
Deleting a key gene in mice in just their fat made tissues throughout these animals insulin resistant, in addition to other effects, a new study by UT Southwestern researchers shows.
COVID-19 infections in the U.S. nearly three times greater than reported, model estimates: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/covid-19-infections-in-the-us-nearly-three-times-greater-than-reported.html
World health experts have long suspected that the incidence of COVID-19 has been higher than reported.
Exercise improves memory, boosts blood flow to brain - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/exercise-improves-memory-boosts-blood-flow-to-brain.html
Scientists have collected plenty of evidence linking exercise to brain health, with some research suggesting fitness may even improve memory.
Two studies shed light on how, where body can add new fat cells: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/where-body-can-add-new-fat-cells.html
Gaining more fat cells is probably not what most people want, although that might be exactly what they need to fight off diabetes and other diseases.