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October 5, 2017

CRI study challenges long-standing concept in cancer metabolism

Scientists at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have discovered that lactate provides a …

Cancer Biology, Metabolism

September 27, 2017

Hyundai Hope on Wheels Scholar works to uncover ways to halt development of aggressive childhood leukemia

For the past two years, Dr. Kathryn E. Dickerson has been zeroing in on machinery that …

September 25, 2017

CRI lung cancer researcher named NCI Outstanding Investigator

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has selected UT Southwestern Medical Center cancer researcher Dr. Ralph DeBerardinis to …

August 29, 2017

Time: FDA cracks down on stem cell clinics but patients are still at risk

On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the agency is targeting clinics …

August 24, 2017

CRI scientists develop an innovative system to characterize regulatory DNA sequences responsible for human diseases

Scientists from the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have developed an innovative …

August 23, 2017

The Scientist: Vitamin C depletion accelerates leukemia in mice

Ascorbate, also known as vitamin C, plays a key role in determining whether blood-forming stem cells …

August 21, 2017

The San Diego Union Tribune: Two studies find vitamin C can prevent and treat leukemia

Vitamin C reduces the risk of leukemia, and may also be useful as chemotherapy for the …

August 21, 2017

CRI scientists discover vitamin C regulates stem cell function and suppresses leukemia development

Not much is known about stem cell metabolism, but a new study from the Children’s Medical …

Cancer Biology, Regenerative Medicine

July 21, 2017

CRI scientists increase our understanding of the genetic basis of neuropsychiatric disorders

A study by scientists at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) is …

June 20, 2017

DeBerardinis lab discovered an aggressive subset of lung cancer that relies on an unusual metabolic pathway to survive

Scientists at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have discovered that an …

Cancer Biology, Metabolism

June 6, 2017

CRI scientist receives Leopoldina Postdoc Scholarship

Dr. Alpaslan Tasdogan, a postdoctoral researcher in the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute (CRI) lab of …

May 24, 2017

CRI scientists discover new pathway that regulates activity of mitochondria required for the production of red blood cells

Scientists at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have identified a new …

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