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Newswise: Drinking in moderation can help avoid ‘holiday heart syndrome’
Released: 20-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Drinking in moderation can help avoid ‘holiday heart syndrome’
UT Southwestern Medical Center

The holiday season is a time for celebration, but too much celebrating can be bad for your health.

Newswise: Treat yourself to healthy eating habits for the holidays
Released: 19-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Treat yourself to healthy eating habits for the holidays
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Office parties and family dinners make eating healthy during the holiday season a challenge. But you can still enjoy your favorite treats while maintaining a balanced diet, according to nutrition experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Newswise: UTSW expert: Resilience strategies can help avert holiday blues
Released: 18-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
UTSW expert: Resilience strategies can help avert holiday blues
UT Southwestern Medical Center

While the holiday season can bring joy to people of all ages, it also leaves many feeling depressed and lonely.

Newswise: Drug developed by UTSW spinoff approved for metastatic kidney cancer
Released: 15-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Drug developed by UTSW spinoff approved for metastatic kidney cancer
UT Southwestern Medical Center

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has expanded the approved use of belzutifan for treatment of metastatic kidney cancer, another milestone for the novel, first-in-class kidney cancer drug arising from scientific discoveries at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Newswise: At-home colorectal cancer screenings pose challenges for some
Released: 14-Dec-2023 1:00 PM EST
At-home colorectal cancer screenings pose challenges for some
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Despite the convenience of at-home screening tests for early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC), a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers examining more than a decade of patient data found that about 10% of the tests could not be processed, mostly due to patient error.

Newswise: UT Southwestern's Jinming Gao named fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Released: 13-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
UT Southwestern's Jinming Gao named fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Jinming Gao, Ph.D., Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Cell Biology, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, and Pharmacology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been selected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) in recognition of his efforts to develop innovative nanotechnology platforms to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Newswise: AI accurately predicts cancer outcomes from tissue samples
Released: 11-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
AI accurately predicts cancer outcomes from tissue samples
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed a novel artificial intelligence (AI) model that analyzes the spatial arrangement of cells in tissue samples. This innovative approach, detailed in Nature Communications, accurately predicted outcomes for cancer patients, marking a significant advancement in utilizing AI for cancer prognosis and personalized treatment strategies.

Newswise: UTSW-led studies are largest ever for stimulant use disorders
Released: 7-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
UTSW-led studies are largest ever for stimulant use disorders
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center is leading three multicenter clinical trials funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) focused on potential treatments for methamphetamine or cocaine addiction.

Newswise: 8 tips for traveling over the holidays while pregnant
Released: 6-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
8 tips for traveling over the holidays while pregnant
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Being pregnant during the holidays brings its own set of challenges whether you’re traveling to visit family and friends or just looking to get away.

Newswise: Discovery fuels insights into early developmental disorders
Released: 5-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Discovery fuels insights into early developmental disorders
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A new study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center molecular biologists presents a novel culture system to grow both embryonic and extraembryonic stem cells, potentially providing important insights into the genesis of congenital malformations and early developmental disorders.

Newswise: Personal approach reduces opioids after cesarean deliveries
Released: 5-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Personal approach reduces opioids after cesarean deliveries
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Tailoring prescriptions individually to a patient’s needs after cesarean delivery can decrease opioid use while successfully managing post-surgical pain, according to a new study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Newswise: UT Southwestern among first in nation to offer biology-guided radiotherapy
Released: 4-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
UT Southwestern among first in nation to offer biology-guided radiotherapy
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center is among the first in the nation and the first in Texas to offer radiation treatments using a new technology that combines positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with radiotherapy to precisely treat bone and lung cancers.

Newswise: Supplement lowers risk of higher glucose caused by blood-pressure drug
Released: 29-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Supplement lowers risk of higher glucose caused by blood-pressure drug
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A dietary supplement developed by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher significantly reduced high blood sugar caused by a diuretic used to lower blood pressure while also correcting electrolyte imbalances, UTSW researchers report. The findings, published in Hypertension, could offer a solution for the serious side effects associated with this class of drugs.

Newswise: Personalized approach suggested on colorectal cancer screening
Released: 28-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Personalized approach suggested on colorectal cancer screening
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates are similar among older adults despite varying 10-year mortality risks, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report in a new study.

Newswise: Give yourself the perfect gift: Trim your holiday stress
Released: 27-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Give yourself the perfect gift: Trim your holiday stress
UT Southwestern Medical Center

We all know the popular holiday song “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” But for many people, a more appropriate lyric might be “It’s the Most Stressful Time of the Year.”

Newswise: Autism-associated gene alters brain cell identity
Released: 22-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Autism-associated gene alters brain cell identity
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A gene previously linked to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers appears to play an important role in steering cells in the brain’s hippocampus toward their ultimate identities, the same team reported in a new study.

Newswise: UT Southwestern scientists among world’s most highly cited researchers
Released: 22-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
UT Southwestern scientists among world’s most highly cited researchers
UT Southwestern Medical Center

More than a dozen UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists are included on the 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list, which recognizes the top 1% of researchers from around the world who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their chosen field or fields of research.

Newswise: Study finds risk factors for severe COVID-19 cases in children
Released: 21-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Study finds risk factors for severe COVID-19 cases in children
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Children who had preexisting health problems or who lived in the Southern United States had a higher risk for severe health outcomes from acute COVID-19 infections, according to researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. The results, reported in the journal Hospital Pediatrics that is published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, also showed the importance of vaccinations in reducing the severity of illness for those who became infected.

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Released: 20-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
UT Southwestern Simulation Center leads with technology, advanced training
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Simulation Center, which marks its fifth anniversary this year, is one of the most advanced facilities of its kind in the nation, offering an unparalleled environment for immersive learning at all levels – from first-year medical students to practicing health care professionals.

Newswise: Newborn boys are more vulnerable than girls to asphyxia
Released: 15-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Newborn boys are more vulnerable than girls to asphyxia
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Newborn boys are significantly more likely than girls to have a brain injury called hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center report. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, could lead to more effective HIE interventions for both boys and girls.

Newswise: Three drugs target resistant breast cancers driven by HER2 mutations
Released: 14-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Three drugs target resistant breast cancers driven by HER2 mutations
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A targeted therapy using three different drugs significantly delayed progression and extended survival for breast cancer patients whose HER2 gene is mutated, a multicenter study co-led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center shows. The findings, published in Annals of Oncology, suggest a new strategy for a difficult-to-treat form of breast cancer that has become resistant to other treatments and currently has no curative options.

Newswise: UTSW findings could lead to more effective CPR delivery
Released: 13-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
UTSW findings could lead to more effective CPR delivery
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Simple changes in patient ventilation procedures during out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) could lead to a dramatic improvement in cardiac arrest survival rates, according to a landmark study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Newswise: New Knowledge Commons to improve understanding of immune system
Released: 9-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
New Knowledge Commons to improve understanding of immune system
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center will lead a multi-institution effort to gather and assimilate information on the billions of sequences employed by immune receptors of the adaptive immune system. The project, funded by the National Institutes of Health, aims to improve the understanding of immunity and help facilitate the development of improved vaccines and treatments for many diseases.

Newswise: Study looks at ties between anxiety and gut bacteria
Released: 8-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Study looks at ties between anxiety and gut bacteria
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Interactions among microorganisms within the human gut may be associated with increased anxiety levels in people with depression, according to research led by UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Newswise: Immunotherapy effective on young children’s peanut allergies
Released: 7-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Immunotherapy effective on young children’s peanut allergies
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Low doses of an immunotherapy taken under the tongue safely achieved desensitization to peanut allergies in children ages 1 to 4 years, according to results of a clinical trial conducted by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

Newswise: Standing blood pressure test more accurate in detecting hypertension
Released: 6-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Standing blood pressure test more accurate in detecting hypertension
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Measuring blood pressure while patients are standing rather than sitting may improve the accuracy of readings, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report. Their findings, published in Scientific Reports, could lead to significant improvements in early detection of high blood pressure in healthy adults.

Newswise: Device keeps brain alive, functioning separate from body
Released: 2-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Device keeps brain alive, functioning separate from body
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Researchers led by a team at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed a device that can isolate blood flow to the brain, keeping the organ alive and functioning independent from the rest of the body for several hours.

Newswise: Nerve block can reduce need for postsurgical opioids
Released: 1-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Nerve block can reduce need for postsurgical opioids
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A preoperative nerve block used in combination with other medications can reduce the need for opioids to manage pain following spinal surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found. The findings, published in European Spine Journal, suggest a way to lessen the reliance on opioids to reduce postoperative pain and help patients become ambulatory sooner.

Newswise: Traditional Chinese medicine reduces risk after heart attack
Released: 31-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Traditional Chinese medicine reduces risk after heart attack
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A traditional Chinese medicine whose name means “to open the network of the heart” reduced the risk of heart attacks, deaths, and other major cardiovascular complications for at least a year after a first heart attack, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows. The findings, published in JAMA, reveal the promise of this compound, one of the first traditional Chinese medicines tested in a large-scale, Western-style clinical trial.

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Released: 26-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
UT Southwestern, UT Dallas dedicate Texas Instruments Biomedical Engineering and Sciences Building
UT Southwestern Medical Center

State, regional, and business leaders joined researchers and students from UT Southwestern Medical Center and The University of Texas at Dallas for the dedication of the Texas Instruments Biomedical Engineering and Sciences Building that will accelerate training for the next generation and foster medical innovations to improve patient care.

Newswise: Endometriosis can complicate hysterectomies, UTSW study shows
Released: 25-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Endometriosis can complicate hysterectomies, UTSW study shows
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Patients with endometriosis are more likely to experience complications during and after hysterectomies, a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows.

Newswise: Emergency room visits by cancer patients can often be avoided
Released: 24-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Emergency room visits by cancer patients can often be avoided
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Recently diagnosed cancer patients often decide on their own to visit hospital emergency departments (EDs) for symptoms that don’t warrant that type of care, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report. Their study's results, published in the American Journal of Managed Care, could help patients safely avoid going to the ED.

Newswise: Study reveals how estrogen exerts its anti-diabetic effects
Released: 23-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Study reveals how estrogen exerts its anti-diabetic effects
UT Southwestern Medical Center

The quintessential female sex hormone estrogen stimulates cells that line blood vessels to deliver insulin to muscles, lowering blood sugar and protecting against Type 2 diabetes, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report. The findings, published in Nature Communications, could eventually lead to new therapies for Type 2 diabetes, a disease that affects hundreds of millions of people around the globe and continues to grow more prevalent.

Newswise: UT Southwestern Q&A: What is stress and how can we manage it?
Released: 18-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
UT Southwestern Q&A: What is stress and how can we manage it?
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Everyone experiences stress from time to time. And while brief bouts can be a good thing, prolonged or chronic stress can have negative effects on your overall health.

Newswise: Readmissions more likely for wheelchair users after shoulder replacement
Released: 17-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Readmissions more likely for wheelchair users after shoulder replacement
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Wheelchair users are nearly three times more likely to experience hospital readmission following total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA), according to UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers.

Newswise: Nanotechnology helps chemo pass the blood-brain barrier
Released: 16-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Nanotechnology helps chemo pass the blood-brain barrier
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Combining a common chemotherapy drug with an experimental nanotechnology allowed the drug to cross the blood-brain barrier and increased the survival rate in a mouse model of glioblastoma up to 50%, a team led by researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center and UT Dallas found.

Newswise: Traffic-based air pollution drives pregnancy complications
Released: 12-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Traffic-based air pollution drives pregnancy complications
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Exposure to traffic-related air pollution during pregnancy is associated with serious neonatal complications, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers that matched records from more than 60,000 births with air-monitoring data.

Newswise: Stopping the cycle of recurrent urinary tract infections in women
Released: 10-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Stopping the cycle of recurrent urinary tract infections in women
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers is the first to demonstrate the long-term efficacy of electrofulguration, a minimally invasive outpatient procedure that treats chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs) among postmenopausal women.

Newswise: Catherine Spong, M.D., elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Released: 9-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Catherine Spong, M.D., elected to the National Academy of Medicine
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Catherine Spong, M.D., Chair and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in recognition of her contributions to the field of maternal-fetal medicine, her leadership in women’s health research, and her dedication to advancing health care for mothers and babies.

Newswise: UT Southwestern honored by American Medical Association 2023 Joy in Medicine recognition
Released: 6-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
UT Southwestern honored by American Medical Association 2023 Joy in Medicine recognition
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center has been recognized as part of the prestigious American Medical Association 2023 Joy in Medicine Program, underscoring the nationally ranked academic medical center’s commitment to cultivating a culture of wellness, resilience, and professional fulfillment among its health care professionals.

Newswise: Study Maps Brain Wave Disruptions Affecting Memory Recall
Released: 5-Oct-2023 2:50 PM EDT
Study Maps Brain Wave Disruptions Affecting Memory Recall
UT Southwestern Medical Center

The brain circuitry that is disrupted in Alzheimer’s disease appears to influence memory through a type of brain wave known as theta oscillation, a team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report. The findings, published in Nature Communications, could help researchers design and evaluate new treatments for Alzheimer’s, a condition that affects millions of people around the globe and has no cure.

Newswise: UT Southwestern women’s groups earn national leadership award
Released: 4-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
UT Southwestern women’s groups earn national leadership award
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center has been recognized for its decades of commitment to developing female leaders in medicine and science and its far-reaching impact in supporting and advancing women’s careers.

Newswise: UTSW researcher receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Released: 3-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
UTSW researcher receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Ravikanth Maddipati, M.D., Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and in Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern, has been awarded $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support research investigating positional heterogeneity in cancer, or how tumors in the same organ can behave differently based on where they form.

Newswise: Exercise protects astronauts’ hearts during extended space missions
Released: 27-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Exercise protects astronauts’ hearts during extended space missions
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Astronauts who spent up to six months aboard the International Space Station (ISS) experienced no loss of muscle mass or function in their ventricles – the pumping chambers of the heart – largely due to extensive exercise regimens, a new study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers showed.

Newswise: Two UT Southwestern researchers awarded HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellowships
Released: 22-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Two UT Southwestern researchers awarded HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellowships
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Two postdoctoral researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center are among 25 early-career scientists nationwide selected as Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Hanna H. Gray Fellows for 2023.

Newswise: Socioeconomic factors adversely affect most heart failure patients
Released: 21-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Socioeconomic factors adversely affect most heart failure patients
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A majority of Americans suffering from heart failure face substantial socioeconomic challenges, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found.

Newswise: UT Southwestern biochemist Zhijian ‘James’ Chen to receive prestigious Horwitz Prize
Released: 20-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
UT Southwestern biochemist Zhijian ‘James’ Chen to receive prestigious Horwitz Prize
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Zhijian “James” Chen, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been awarded the 2023 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize in recognition of his groundbreaking work on innate immunity.

Newswise: Iron supplements provided in prenatal visits improved outcomes
Released: 19-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Iron supplements provided in prenatal visits improved outcomes
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Giving free prenatal iron supplements to medically underserved pregnant patients rather than only recommending them significantly reduced anemia and postpartum blood transfusions, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health report in a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Newswise: UTSW study challenges classic tenet of memory research
Released: 18-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
UTSW study challenges classic tenet of memory research
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Connections among one set of activated neurons in rat brains grew stronger while memories were being formed, but those in another weakened, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers discovered.

Newswise: UTSW researchers identify driver of inflammatory bowel disease
Released: 13-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
UTSW researchers identify driver of inflammatory bowel disease
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered an intracellular mechanism that converts protective intestinal cells into disease-driving pathogenic cells, a finding that could lead to improved treatments for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).



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