Study may have implications for several diseases, including diabetes, cancer, and neurological disorders

The work may someday lead to new therapies for pancreatitis

The secret lies in a chemical called Piperlongumine 

The findings are based on the largest genome-wide association meta-analysis and replication study to date mapping and comparing the genetics of more than 105,000 light and heavy social drinkers

“The structure is an important step toward explaining how cannabinoids initiate signals in the brain that affect the release of neurotransmitters that relay messages between the brain’s neurons,” researcher says

The researchers studied Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a globally spread, Gram-negative bacterium that contaminates shellfish in warm saltwater during the summer

Cellular system researchers studied mirrors what pathologists are finding in the brain tissue of affected infants

Facility will help accelerate biomedical investigations on everything from cancer biology to drug discovery

"We can now create 3D images of cancer cells and record how they interact with their microenvironment via signaling."

Team found that when antioxidants were administered to the mice, the cancer spread more quickly than in mice that did not get antioxidants

Discovery helps explain which protein should be created to form a particular type of cell

Increasing the levels of a signaling molecule found in the brain can positively alter response to stress, revealing a potential new therapeutic target for treatment of depression, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers said.

An upset in the body’s natural balance of gut bacteria that may lead to life-threatening bloodstream infections can be reversed by enhancing a specific immune defense response, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.

UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Texas Institute for Brain Injury and Repair (TIBIR) has acquired a pair of TissueCyte 1000 microscopes, the latest generation in serial two-photon laser imaging, as a centerpiece of its new Whole Brain Microscopy Facility. The TissueCyte microscopes are the only ones of their kind in Texas, and two of just a handful in existence around the world.