DALLAS – Feb. 24, 2021 – Using machine learning tools to analyze hundreds of proteins, UT Southwestern researchers have identified a group of biomarkers in blood that could lead to an earlier diagnosis of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) an…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Researchers Identify Mechanism By Which Exercise Strengthens Bones And Immunity
Scientists at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have identified the specialized environment, known as a niche, in the bone marrow where new bone and immune cells are produced. The study, published in Nature, also…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Distinguishing Between Two Very Similar Pediatric Brain Conditions
Slight differences in clinical features can help physicians distinguish between two rare but similar forms of autoimmune brain inflammation in children, a new study by UT Southwestern scientists suggests. The findings, published online in Pediatric Neu…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Three Longtime Antibiotics Could Offer Alternative to Addictive Opioid Pain Relievers
DALLAS – Feb. 22, 2021 – Three decades-old antibiotics administered together can block a type of pain triggered by nerve damage in an animal model, UT Southwestern researchers report. The finding, published online today in PNAS, could offer an alternat…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Gulf War Illness Not Caused By Depleted Uranium From Munitions, Study Shows
DALLAS – Feb. 18, 2021 – Inhalation of depleted uranium from exploding munitions did not lead to Gulf War illness (GWI) in veterans deployed in the 1991 Persian Gulf War, a new study co-authored by a leading researcher of the disease at UT Southwestern…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Two UT Southwestern Faculty Members Inducted Into Shine Academy
DALLAS – Feb. 16, 2021 – In recognition of outstanding teaching, the UT System’s Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., Academy of Health Science Education is inducting two UT Southwestern educators as new members during its annual conference in Austin. The event wil…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Targeting Nsp1 Protein Could Be A Pathway For COVID-19 Therapy
DALLAS – Feb. 16, 2021 – A study that identifies how a coronavirus protein called Nsp1 blocks the activity of genes that promote viral replication provides hope for new COVID-19 treatments.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Bringing Bad Proteins Back Into The Fold
DALLAS – Feb. 11, 2021 – A study led by UT Southwestern has identified a mechanism that controls the activity of proteins known as chaperones, which guide proteins to fold into the right shapes. The findings, published online today in Nature Communicat…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: COVID-19 Infections in The U.S. Nearly Three Times Greater Than Reported, Model Estimates
DALLAS – Feb. 8, 2021 – World health experts have long suspected that the incidence of COVID-19 has been higher than reported. Now, a machine-learning algorithm developed at UT Southwestern estimates that the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. since …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: History of Vaccines Offers Lessons on COVID-19 For Pregnant Women
DALLAS – Feb. 8, 2021 – 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, according to an article b…
