http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from UT Southwestern Medical Center Patients with advanced bladder cancers that are surgically removed might need additional therapy to prevent recurrence in certain situations, a new UT Southwestern Medical Center study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-bladder-cancer-patients-high-disease-recurrence.html Cancer Tue, 07 May 2013 10:34:48 EST news287141680 Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that alternative splicing – a process that allows a single gene to code for multiple proteins – appears to be a new potential target for anti-telomerase cancer therapy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-potential-cancer-therapy.html Cancer Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:30:01 EST news285602543 Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a specific gene that regulates the heart's ability to regenerate after injuries. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-gene-regenerates-heart-tissue-critical.html Genetics Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:00:13 EST news285416459 UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report that a pathogen annually blamed for an estimated 90 million cases of food-borne illness defeats a host's immune response by using a fat-snipping enzyme to cut off cellular communication. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-scissor-like-enzyme-treatment-infectious-disease.html Medical research Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:52:48 EST news284291553 Physician-researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a vulnerability of certain lung-cancer cells – a specific genetic weakness that can be exploited for new therapies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-genetic-vulnerability-lung-cancer-foundation.html Cancer Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:34:42 EST news284268869 Patients with type 2 diabetes who consume a diet identical to the strict regimen followed after bariatric surgery are just as likely to see a reduction in blood glucose levels as those who undergo surgery, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-diet-shown-critical-factor-diabetes.html Diabetes Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:43:26 EST news284096579 UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists report the first successful blocking of tumor development in a genetic mouse model of an incurable human cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-scientists-mouse-human-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:16:31 EST news281708184 Two studies by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center could lead to new treatments for lupus and other autoimmune diseases and strengthen current therapies for viral, bacterial, and parasitic infections. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-enzyme-innate-immunity-sensor.html Medical research Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:58:09 EST news280148279 UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are looking into the widespread implementation of computed-tomography (CT) scanning for the early detection of lung cancer in a public heath setting, asking two key questions: Without screening, why and how do patients with lung cancer get diagnosed with the disease in the first place? And what proportion of these cases would be captured by screening efforts? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-probes-patients-lung-cancer-disease.html Cancer Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:48:33 EST news275334503 UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have pinpointed a molecular mechanism needed to unleash the heart's ability to regenerate, a critical step toward developing eventual therapies for damage suffered following a heart attack. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-key-gene-regenerating-cells-heart.html Medical research Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:37:59 EST news275222211 Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have taken another step toward better understanding the metabolic functions of obesity and its connection to type 2 diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-role-protein-linked-obesity-diabetes.html Medical research Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:13:38 EST news274983211 UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists led by Dr. Sean Morrison, director of the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern, have developed an innovative model for predicting the progression of skin cancer in patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-human-melanoma-cells-mice-clinical.html Cancer Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:00:01 EST news271508229 A study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers finds that a starvation hormone markedly extends life span in mice without the need for calorie restriction. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-starvation-hormone-markedly-mouse-life.html Medical research Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:14:34 EST news269612062 Being physically fit during your 30s, 40s, and 50s not only helps extend lifespan, but it also increases the chances of aging healthily, free from chronic illness, investigators at UT Southwestern Medical Center and The Cooper Institute have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-midlife-staves-chronic-disease-life.html Health Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:00:04 EST news265291813 A study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers published online today in Nature reveals new insight into why the most common, deadly kind of brain tumor in adults recurs and identifies a potential target for future therapies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-treatment-glioblastoma-multiforme.html Cancer Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:00:01 EST news263040203