University of Texas

6-Sep-2007, HOUSTON - Three genomic tests separately predict the likelihood that a patient's breast cancer will reoccur after surgery without additional treatment, and the cancer's vulnerability to chemotherapy or hormone therapy, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report at the first American Society of Clinical Oncology ASCO Breast Cancer Symposium Sept. 7-8 in San Francisco.    » read more »

August 28, 2007, AUSTIN, Texas — An examination of gene expression in the frontal cortex has found that brain function is even more impaired in alcoholics with cirrhosis of the liver, one of the most common and serious medical complications linked to alcoholism.

Sustained exposure to alcohol can cause scarring and dysfunction of the liver, referred to as cirrhosis. Heavy alcohol use can also cause brain damage.

A recent study by Dr. R. Dayne Mayfield and colleagues found that cirrhotic alcoholics appear to have more impaired brain function than non-cirrhotic alcoholics.    » read more »

August 28, 2007, AUSTIN, Texas — Site preparation has begun for the bronze statue of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez, which will be unveiled Oct. 9 at The University of Texas at Austin during a celebration to honor his legacy as an advocate for social justice.    » read more »

Researchers Say the 50,000 Years of Computer Time Needed to Discover Cures May Be Achieved in One Year Using World Community Grid

HOUSTON, TX - 23 Aug 2007: In an effort to halt the spread of deadly infectious diseases now threatening to reach epidemic proportions around the world, an unprecedented research effort was launched today by IBM (NYSE: IBM), The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), and the University of Chicago to discover drugs to treat and cure dengue fever, West Nile encephalitis, hepatitis C, and a host of related diseases including yellow fever.    » read more »