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• Certain bladder-cancer patients may be at high risk of disease recurrence despite bladder removal

  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. The five-year international study led by researchers at UT Southwestern validates the use of a marker pan more

• Genetic vulnerability of lung cancer to lay foundation for new drug options

  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. Although researchers have long known that mutant versions of the KRAS gene drive tumor formation and are key to more

• Diet shown to be critical factor in improving type 2 diabetes after bariatric surgery

  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. "For years, the question has been wh more

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• The regulatory function of SPARC in vascular biology

  Abstract   SPARC is a matricellular protein, able to modulate cell/ECM interactions and influence cell responses to growth factors, and therefore is particularly attuned to contribute to physiological processes involving changes in ECM and cell mobilization. Indeed, the list of biological proces more

• PREVIVORS: Facing the Breast Cancer Gene and Making Life-Changing Decisions

  PREVIVORS: Facing the Breast Cancer Gene and Making Life-Changing Decisions Content Type Journal Article Pages 1-2 DOI 10.1007/s10897-011-9353-1 Authors Sara Pirzadeh, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75235-9161, USA Journal Journal of Gene more

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