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UT Southwestern researchers uncover molecule that keeps pathogen...

EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases  Wed, 08/20/2008 - 23:00

(UT Southwestern Medical Center) Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found a potential new way to stop the bacteria that cause gastroenteritis, tularemia and severe diarrhea from making people sick.


 

UT Southwestern researchers create molecule that nudges nerve st...

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Sat, 06/14/2008 - 23:00

(UT Southwestern Medical Center) Inspired by a chance discovery during another experiment, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have created a small molecule that stimulates nerve stem cells to begin maturing into nerve cells in culture.


 

Fireflies' glow helps UT Southwestern researchers track cancer d...

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Wed, 05/28/2008 - 23:00

(UT Southwestern Medical Center) The gene that allows fireflies to flash is helping researchers track the effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs over time.