2017 Article Archive
Choreographing the microRNA-target dance
Molecular biologists at UT Southwestern Medical Center were able to uncover a new mechanism that choreographs a complex molecular dance by applying the latest in gene editing technology combined with a traditional method of making a microRNA target produce a fluorescent green protein.
Cohen to discuss link between population genetics and chronic disease
Chronic conditions like heart disease, liver disease, and obesity are among the leading causes of death around the world.
Advance in synthetic chemistry should aid drug development
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and collaborators report a significant advance in the synthesis of nitrogen-containing chemical compounds, which represent a majority of chemicals.
Researchers identify novel mechanism that protects pancreas from digestive enzymes
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have uncovered the mechanism by which the stress hormone FGF21 keeps digestive enzymes from damaging the pancreas.
School of Health Professions graduates 115 at Commencement
The UT Southwestern School of Health Professions conferred degrees on 115 graduates in Commencement exercises held Dec. 11 in the Tom and Lula Gooch Auditorium.
Scientists identify protein central to immune response against tuberculosis bacteria
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a protein that is central to the immune system’s ability to recognize and destroy the bacterium responsible for the global tuberculosis (TB) epidemic.
Simmons Cancer Center joins National Cancer Institute, CDC calling for increased HPV vaccinations to prevent cancer
More than a decade after the HPV vaccine was deemed both safe and effective by the FDA for preventing several types of cancer, the vaccine is still underused by those who could benefit.
What Is HPV?
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a group of more than 150 related viruses. Some HPV types cause warts or papillomas (non-cancerous tumors) and others cause cancers.
A spoonful of peanut butter may help keep allergy away
A spoonful of peanut butter may help keep a peanut allergy away, but check first with your pediatrician.
Allergic to penicillin? Might want to check.
If your health records indicate that you are allergic to penicillin, consider verifying that with an allergy test.