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.
A particular gene variant that could serve as a predictor for type 2 diabetes has been identified by researchers at 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
New findings by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center challenge one of the established views of how nerve cells communicate with one another.
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.
Doctors in UT Southwestern Medical Center's Alzheimer's Disease Center are using telemedicine for follow-up appointments with patients in the Choctaw Nation, an American Indian population in southeastern Oklahoma.
Five health tips from experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Subjects include cocoa's healthy qualities, heart health, seniors and constipation, children and household poisons and consulting physicians on pain reliever use.
In a step toward understanding the early evolution of the cell, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered that an enzyme important in the production of energy also protects the mitochondria, the energy factory itself.
Researchers have discovered that drugs commonly used to treat psychiatric illnesses and blood disorders in humans may protect the brain cells that die in people with Huntington's disease, possibly delaying the onset and slowing the progression of the disease.
Universal screening of newborns' hearing at large public hospitals can be done more effectively when infants are not only tested four hours after birth but also by rescreening those with a suspected problem before discharge, UT Southwestern researchers reported.
Using the common fruit fly, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered that an intricate set of signals released by stem cells' surroundings governs their maintenance.
The first study to look at exercise alone in treating mild to moderate depression showed depressive symptoms were reduced almost 50 percent in adults who participated in 30-minute aerobic exercise sessions three to five times a week, according to researchers.
Heart patients with gastrointestinal complications should use low doses of aspirin combined with drugs to treat stomach ulcers rather than taking the anti-platelet drug Plavix, according to a gastroenterologist from UT Southwestern Medical Center and the VA.
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how an olfactory binding protein links incoming pheromone signals and specific nerve cells in an insect's brain, which in turn translate those signals.
Health Tips. Five tips from experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Subjects include on-the-job eye safety, liposuction, snoring, an alternative to hysterectomy called uterine fibroid embolization, and prostate cancer.
Individuals with either calcium oxalate or calcium phosphate kidney stones should not take extra calcium on their own as suggested by previous research, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have found.
Zale Lipshy and St. Paul University Hospitals will consolidate with UT Southwestern Medical Center Jan. 1, 2005, a move medical administrators hail as crucial to the center's further development and delivery of world-class patient care.
Nineteen million Americans suffer from depressive disorders. Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas are continually searching for new and better ways to help people beat depression, one symptom at a time.
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have shown that some long-term breast-cancer survivors may have innate mechanisms to keep breast cancer at bay.
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have found a gene family involved in determining the potential for acquiring lupus, a debilitating autoimmune disease that affects more than one million Americans.
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas researchers have found a way of stimulating the immune systems of mice to fight against amyloid proteins that cause the devastating plaques that are characteristic of Alzheimer's disease.
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have used canine DNA to identify a genetic mutation mechanism they believe is responsible for rapid evolutionary changes in the physical appearance of many species.
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have successfully tested the first gene therapy for skin cancer, using a mouse model for the disease xeroderma pigmentosa, or XP.
Dallas entrepreneur Harold C. Simmons and his family have given $15.4 million to UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas to enable the institution to significantly increase its cancer research program and attract one of the nation's top oncologists.
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have utilized an animal model to trace how the virus that causes AIDS in humans may enter and spread throughout the body following an oral exposure.
Five consumer, holiday-season tips from experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Subjects include the true meaning of Santa, holiday asthma, mixing medications, depression and food-borne illness.
The holidays can be a joyous time of year, but can also be dangerous to children if caregivers or party hosts forget to take proper precautions, according to experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
A potential vaccine for the deadly toxin ricin, a "Category B" biological agent, will enter the first phase of clinical testing in coming weeks at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
A protein the heart produces during its development could be redeployed after a heart attack to help the organ repair itself, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas researchers have found.
The generic anti-inflammatory etodolac causes 60% fewer GI complications than similar, branded drugs, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and the Dallas VA have found.
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a protein that controls an early and significant step in the process of bone formation.
UT Southwestern Moncrief Cancer Center is the first in Texas to begin treating patients with a TomoTherapy system utilizing image-guided radiation therapy.
A new medication has dramatically reduced mortality among African-American patients suffering from heart disease, according to results of a study including UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas researchers.
Six holiday tips from experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Subjects include holiday allergies, cooking and nutrition, depression, seasonal illnesses such as flu and choosing the best toys for your children.
Carol Wittig is just one of an estimated 204,000 women in the United States who will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. But instead of traveling to various locations for testing and treatment, the 46-year-old Brownwood businesswoman found all she needed at the Center for Breast Care.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded two collaborative contracts, totaling $46 million, to Northrop Grumman Corporation's information technology sector.
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas are one step closer to understanding how high carbohydrate diets lead to obesity and diabetes.
Two faculty members at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas "“ one specializing in genetics and heart disease and the other in urologic illness "“ were elected today to the Institute of Medicine, a component of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences.
Using reconstituted blood "“ packed red cells and fresh-frozen plasma that are mixed in the operating room just before use "“ for heart bypass surgery in infants works better than using fresh whole blood, researchers found.
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