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Released: 14-Jul-2005 1:00 PM EDT
Dermatologists Use Antigen Shots to Alleviate Warts without Scarring
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern doctors have an alternative approach to treating warts when other treatments, such as burning and freezing, fail. It involves a shot into the wart, stimulating the body's own natural defense mechanism.

8-Jul-2005 2:35 PM EDT
Molecule That Inhibits Regrowth of Spinal Nerve Cells
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A molecule that helps the body's motor nerve cells grow along proper paths during embryonic development also plays a major role in inhibiting spinal-cord neurons from regenerating after injury, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.

Released: 7-Jul-2005 8:45 AM EDT
Enzyme Affects Hypertension by Controlling Salt Levels in Body
UT Southwestern Medical Center

An enzyme known to cause hypertension increases blood pressure by activating tiny pores, or channels, in kidney cells that allow increased levels of sodium to be reabsorbed into the blood, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.

Released: 1-Jul-2005 11:20 AM EDT
July 2005 Health News Tips
UT Southwestern Medical Center

The tips include the need for sun protection; health information found on the Internet; children and potential mental illness; tear-duct obstruction in newborns; and caffeine and bladder irritation.

29-Jun-2005 1:50 PM EDT
Researchers Discover Master Switch in Cell Death
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found an enzyme vital for controlling the early stages of cell death "“ a beneficial and normal process when it works right, but malignant in a variety of cancers when it malfunctions.

Released: 21-Jun-2005 11:05 AM EDT
‘Vicious Cycle’ of Protein Formation Involved in Parkinson’s Disease
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a mechanism that causes a protein to clump together in brain cells of people with Parkinson's disease, pointing toward a possible treatment for the condition.

Released: 14-Jun-2005 12:20 PM EDT
Holographic Movies Show Promise for Medical, Military Applications
UT Southwestern Medical Center

In a small research laboratory at UT Southwestern Medical Center, a grainy, red movie of circling fighter jets emerges from a table-top black box, while nearby, a video of a rotating human heart hangs suspended in a tank of gooey gel.

13-Jun-2005 2:15 PM EDT
Gene Controlling Circadian Rhythms Linked to Drug Addiction
UT Southwestern Medical Center

The gene that regulates the body's main biological clocks also may play a pivotal role in drug addiction, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.

10-Jun-2005 5:40 PM EDT
MicroRNA Tweaks Protein That Controls Early Heart Development
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how a small molecule of RNA called microRNA -- a chemical cousin of DNA -- helps fine tune the production of a key protein involved in the early development of heart muscle.

Released: 7-Jun-2005 2:20 PM EDT
African-Americans More Prone to Higher Heart Weight than Whites
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Adult African-Americans have higher heart weight -- a condition that can lead to serious heart disease -- at two to three times the rates of whites, researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have shown.

Released: 3-Jun-2005 9:00 AM EDT
Nobel Laureate Named Dean of UT Southwestern Medical School
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Nobel laureate Dr. Alfred Gilman, chairman of pharmacology for 24 years at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been named dean of UT Southwestern Medical School, effective immediately.

Released: 2-Jun-2005 1:50 PM EDT
June 2005 Health News Tips
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Five health news tips from experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Subjects include teeth whitening procedures, memory loss, CPR and chest compressions, claustrophobia, and ovarian cancer.

Released: 20-May-2005 10:45 AM EDT
Allergies Increase Risk for Corneal Transplant Rejection
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Corneal transplant patients who suffer from eye allergies are at a significantly higher risk of transplant failure than those without allergies, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have shown.

Released: 17-May-2005 11:00 AM EDT
Outdoor Food Preparation Can be as Risky as It Is Appetizing
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Summer offers challenges in safe food preparation and storage.

Released: 17-May-2005 11:00 AM EDT
A Vacation Can Empty One’s Mind to Make Way for New Things
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Taking a vacation "“ getting away from work and your everyday schedule "“ is not just a fun diversion. It's essential for mental health and creativity.

Released: 17-May-2005 11:00 AM EDT
Keep as Cool as Possible While Exercising in the Summer Heat
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Experts advise people to use caution and common sense when exercising outside during the summer months.

Released: 17-May-2005 11:00 AM EDT
Stay Vigilant in Keeping Children Away from Poisonous, Dangerous Items
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Children, especially toddlers, are more likely to get into household items that can injure or poison them.

Released: 17-May-2005 11:00 AM EDT
Physician Pedals Advice on Gearing Up for Safe Cycling Season
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern physician says basic safety and exercise techniques are good to know when cycling whether you're competing in a race, or just cycling around the block.

Released: 16-May-2005 8:55 AM EDT
Antibody Combined with Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Breast Tumors
UT Southwestern Medical Center

An antibody that targets the blood vessels nourishing tumors significantly reduced breast cancer formation and growth in mice when combined with a current cancer drug, according to researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Released: 10-May-2005 11:15 AM EDT
Magnetic Stimulation Treatment for Depression Helping Difficult-to-Treat Cases
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Barbara Baas ran away from home and tried to kill herself as a teenager. As an adult, she has tried more than 15 varieties of antidepressants. But, thanks to a new weapon, transcranial magnetic stimulation, she has finally reached a truce in a 45-year battle.

Released: 6-May-2005 10:55 AM EDT
CPR Instructions Should Focus on Continuous Chest Compressions
UT Southwestern Medical Center

CPR instructions given over the phone by emergency dispatchers to lay rescuers should focus primarily on continuous chest compressions instead of the traditional ABC's -- "airway, breathing, circulation," according to Dr. Paul Pepe.

Released: 3-May-2005 12:25 PM EDT
May News Tips
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Five news tips from experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Tips include "PDA thumb"; discussing mental illness in the family; the inability to wear tampons may be a sign of uterine prolapse or vaginal stretching; summer exercise advice; and painkiller safety.

Released: 2-May-2005 9:10 AM EDT
New Drug May Help Treat Certain Forms of Leukemia
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A new experimental drug may be effective against a certain form of leukemia resistant to current treatments, research at UT Southwestern Medical Center shows.

Released: 27-Apr-2005 1:55 PM EDT
Nestler Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
UT Southwestern Medical Center

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected Dr. Eric Nestler, chairman of psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center, to membership. He is the 13th faculty member from UT Southwestern currently serving on the prestigious academy.

Released: 26-Apr-2005 12:15 PM EDT
UT Southwestern Lead Site for Study of a New Multiple Sclerosis Drug
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center is the lead research site testing a new treatment for a rare form of multiple sclerosis. Called "primary progressive," this type of MS affects about 15 percent of patients with the neurodegenerative disease.

Released: 26-Apr-2005 10:05 AM EDT
Participants Needed for Generalized Anxiety Disorder Study
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are looking for participants for a nationwide study of an investigational medication for generalized anxiety disorder, a type of mental illness characterized by excessive and persistent worry about everyday events and activities.

25-Apr-2005 3:20 PM EDT
Protein Crucial for Survival of Lyme-Disease Bacterium
UT Southwestern Medical Center

When the tick-borne bacterium that causes Lyme disease lacks a specific protein that responds to an incoming meal of blood, it is unable to be transmitted from the tick to a new animal host, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.

Released: 21-Apr-2005 12:20 PM EDT
Sports Medicine Doctor Pedals Advice on Gearing Up for Safe Cycling Season
UT Southwestern Medical Center

So what if you're no Lance Armstrong, six-time winner of the Tour de France. Even beginning cyclists should be armed with health information that can help reduce strain, injury and infection, says Dr. Luis Palacios, associate professor of family and community medicine.

Released: 21-Apr-2005 12:00 PM EDT
Brain-Mapping Technique Aids Understanding of Sleep, Wakefulness
UT Southwestern Medical Center

The power of a new technique to map connections among nerve cells in the brain has a UT Southwestern Medical Center scientist dreaming of solving the mysteries of sleep.

20-Apr-2005 10:20 AM EDT
Overworked Brains Release Adenosine to Slow Cells, Trigger Sleep Process
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Why people get drowsy and fall asleep, and how caffeine blocks that process, are the subjects of a new study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Released: 14-Apr-2005 11:15 AM EDT
Process Leading to Many Proteins from One Gene
UT Southwestern Medical Center

New findings from researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center help explain how the 20,000 to 25,000 genes in the human genome can make the hundreds of thousands of different proteins in our bodies.

13-Apr-2005 12:25 PM EDT
Too Much Water May Be as Dangerous as Too Little During Long-Distance Athletic Events
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Drinking water during a long-distance race may do serious harm rather than keep you safe from injury if you're drinking too much, according to a cardiologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

11-Apr-2005 11:10 AM EDT
Cholesterol-Regulating Protein Maintains Fat-Storage, Fat-Burning Balance
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A protein that regulates cholesterol levels in the body also is responsible for maintaining a healthy balance between fat storage and fat burning, according to a UT Southwestern Medical Center study that may lead to new drug targets in the fight against obesity.

Released: 5-Apr-2005 9:10 AM EDT
New Gene Therapy Technique Using Natural Repair Process
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Harnessing the strength of a natural process that repairs damage to the human genome, a researcher from UT Southwestern Medical Center has helped establish a method of gene therapy that can accurately and permanently correct mutations in disease-causing genes.

Released: 1-Apr-2005 11:30 AM EST
April 2005 Health News Tips
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Five health tips from experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Subjects include bariatric surgery, prenatal vitamins and child safety, bone density scans, heart attack symptoms, and gallstones.

Released: 29-Mar-2005 10:10 AM EST
Study Reveals Potential New Target for Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Mice lacking a key protein involved in cholesterol regulation have low-density lipoprotein, or "bad" cholesterol, levels more than 50 percent lower than normal mice, suggesting the inhibition of the same protein in humans could lead to new cholesterol-lowering drugs.

22-Mar-2005 1:50 PM EST
Gene Variant Appears to Predict Type 2 Diabetes
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A particular gene variant that could serve as a predictor for type 2 diabetes has been identified by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Released: 21-Mar-2005 5:00 PM EST
Two Researchers Named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Two UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists, Dr. Zhijian "James" Chen and Dr. Michael Rosen, whose research programs span the forefront of chemistry and biology, were named Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators today.

Released: 17-Mar-2005 12:00 PM EST
PillCam Enables Study of Esophagus by Swallowing a Pill
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Diagnosing inflammation, pre-cancerous changes or dilated veins in the esophagus is now as easy as taking a pill "“ a pill housing miniature video cameras. UT Southwestern Medical Center is the first in Dallas to acquire the PillCam ESO technology.

11-Mar-2005 1:50 PM EST
Molecule That Protects Infection-Fighting Cells May Cause Plaque in Arteries
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A molecule that usually protects the body's infection-fighting cells might also contribute to fatty buildups that coat arteries and lead to heart disease, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.

9-Mar-2005 2:30 PM EST
Gene Variation Could be Responsible for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Half of all cases of age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness among the elderly, could be caused by a variation in a particular gene, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers involved in a multicenter study.

Released: 8-Mar-2005 9:20 AM EST
Indoor Allergen Levels Vary in U.S. Cities, Cockroach Allergens Cause More Asthma Symptoms
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Cockroach allergens exacerbate the symptoms of asthmatic children living in inner cities, and amounts of cockroach allergens varies widely in cities across the country, according to a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher involved in a multicenter study.

Released: 4-Mar-2005 9:20 AM EST
A Good Side to Cholesterol in Controlling Cell Signals
UT Southwestern Medical Center

New findings by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center highlight a novel role for cholesterol -- anchoring a signaling pathway linked to cell division and cancer.

Released: 2-Mar-2005 1:20 PM EST
March 2005 News Tips
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Five health news tips from experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Subjects include ear wax, heart failure, relieving caregivers, ways to deal with loneliness and traveler's diarrhea.

25-Feb-2005 3:50 PM EST
Mutated Genes Involved in Lung Cancer; One Affects Nonsmokers
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Lung cancer patients who have never smoked are more likely than smokers to harbor one of two genetic mutations that researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have now linked to the disease.

Released: 1-Mar-2005 9:30 AM EST
New Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Offers Quicker Recovery Time
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A new procedure called a laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy uses new technology to remove the uterus and sometimes one or both ovaries through tiny incisions. Unlike in traditional hysterectomies, the cervix is not removed.

Released: 24-Feb-2005 9:20 AM EST
NASA Awards $9.8 Million NSCOR Grant to UT Southwestern
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center has won a highly competitive,$9.8 million NASA Specialized Center of Research grant that will allow researchers to study the effects of radiation on astronauts and minimize possible health risks caused by future space travel.

18-Feb-2005 3:20 PM EST
Hope for Treating Blindness in Preemies
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Hoping to prevent blindness in premature babies, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a protein that responds to oxygen levels in cells and tissues and also affects the developing eye.

14-Feb-2005 3:10 PM EST
New Research Questions Basic Tenet of Neuron Function
UT Southwestern Medical Center

New findings by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center challenge one of the established views of how nerve cells communicate with one another.

14-Feb-2005 9:30 AM EST
Methods Viruses Use to Sidestep Immune System
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A series of studies sheds light on the mechanisms used by viruses to thwart a host's immune defenses and may aid in the development of more effective drugs to fight hepatitis C and West Nile viruses, the flu and the common cold.



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