Children who have severe allergic reactions when stung by bees, wasps and other insects should receive venom immunotherapy, or allergy shots, to reduce the chance of future life-threatening reactions if a repeat sting should occur, said an allergist.
1) Fight obesity, build brainpower; 2) Simple steps can help maintain healthy kidneys; 3) Score one for hydration when school sports begin; 4) TV makeovers may seem glamorous but cosmetic surgery carries risks; 5) Epilepsy seizures best controlled by following doctor's orders.
Researchers are looking for women to participate in the second phase of a study of a new cohesive silicone-gel breast implant.
Thirty-one-year-old Karen Romero, blinded by a malignant brain tumor, had endured two years of chemotherapy before her cancer was finally eradicated at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas with a new means of delivering radiation therapy.
Researchers are seeking patients to participate in medical studies on low-back pain, contact lenses and yoga for depression. All clinical trials are approved by UT Southwestern's Institutional Review Board, which reviews them for benefits, risks, side effects and informed consent.
The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) has updated its guidelines for treatment of blood cholesterol, suggesting that people at risk for heart attack and stroke would benefit from more intensive cholesterol-lowering therapies.
A new technique for examining DNA is giving scientists a more detailed picture of which genes have the propensity for activation, offering a new tool for understanding how genes function and possibly for diagnosing disease.
A protein responsible for regulating acid levels within cells "“ and pumping out acid accumulated in cardiac cells after a heart attack "“ activates in direct response to changes in a cell's volume, according to a new study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Results from a multiyear study of severely depressed patients treated according to guidelines established by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas showed a significant improvement in patients' symptoms and medical outcomes.
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Individuals who suffer from severe depression have more nerve cells in the part of the brain that controls emotion, researchers have found.
New findings about a protein that keeps cells alive by opening and closing pores within a cell's membrane may open the door to the development of new antibiotics.
A viral respiratory infection common in children increases the risk of developing asthma, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have reported.
Type 2 diabetics who take two drugs in combination with insulin can effectively regulate their blood-sugar levels without the common side effect of weight gain, according to a new study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Asian Indian men are at an increased risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, whether overweight or not, because their bodies metabolize fat like people who are obese, according to researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have developed a blood test that can detect amplification of a certain gene found in circulating cells associated with breast cancer.
People who have had a traumatic bone break also frequently suffer from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have found.
1) A vacation can empty one's mind to make way for new things; 2) With ozone pollution on the way, know when to stay indoors; 3) How women may reduce the number of daily bathroom trips; 4) Take time to properly prepare your pre-made dinners; 5) Be a lifesaver "“ give blood, and get the feeling of satisfaction.
Nobel laureate Dr. Alfred Gilman, chairman of pharmacology, has been named by UT Southwestern President Dr. Kern Wildenthal as interim dean of Southwestern Medical School.
Nearly a century after Alzheimer's disease was first identified, there has been no foolproof way to diagnose the illness in a living patient. But a new method is almost 100 percent accurate when combined with clinical assessment.
A 50-year-old man paralyzed from the neck down in a devastating motorcycle accident a year ago is learning to walk again with the help of a robot named Lokomat.
Researcher Dr. Youxing Jiang has been named a 2004 Searle Scholar and awarded a three-year, $240,000 research grant.
Medical personnel attempting to resuscitate a child in cardiac arrest should abide by epinephrine dosing levels outlined in the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) guidelines rather than giving larger amounts of the drug, says a nationally recognized pediatrician.
Dr. Xiaodong Wang, a professor of biochemistry who discovered the biochemical pathway responsible for cell death, today was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors attainable by an American scientist.
New research findings about T-cell transport shed light on how the normal immune system functions and could have implications in fighting autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
A protein involved in the release of neurotransmitters in the brain is essential to learning and memory in mice, researchers have found. The discovery is a major step in understanding the molecular events that underlie learning and memory.
Researchers are the first to use genetically engineered mice containing a fluorescent molecule to examine in real time the chemical reactions that result in smooth-muscle contraction.
Children with sickle cell disease "“ an inherited red blood-cell disorder "“ are living longer and dying less often from their disease and contracting fewer fatal infections than ever before, researchers report.
A protein released from the lungs of a developing mouse fetus initiates a cascade of chemical events leading to the mother's initiation of labor. The research, which has implications for humans, marks the first time a link between a specific fetal lung protein and labor has been identified.
Researchers have found that the more overweight a person is, the more at risk he or she is for forming uric acid kidney stones.
Researchers have identified the genetic changes that Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, undergoes during infection of a living host.
More than a decade of work conducted by researchers has led to a better understanding of the underlying causes of lipodystrophies "“ disorders characterized by the selective loss of fat tissues, resulting in metabolic complications, such as severe diabetes and high blood cholesterol levels.
Researchers have uncovered a link between two cyst-forming diseases that affect the kidneys, a finding that could lead to treatments for both a rare form of diabetes and a common kidney disease.
Researchers have discovered a potentially new avenue for treating human narcolepsy, and the work may also lead to more effective ways for insomniacs to boost their wakefulness during the daytime.
Researchers have discovered a major mechanism to explain normal and abnormal smooth muscle growth, a finding that could help in the development of novel therapeutics for disorders like hypertension and asthma.
A widespread lack of public awareness about stroke prevents the delivery of leading-edge therapies and hampers the efforts of researchers to test the next generation of clot-busting drugs, said Dr. Hal Unwin, associate professor of neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Light Biology Inc., a startup biotech company, has been acquired by NimbleGen Systems Inc. of Madison, Wisconsin.
Mrs. Morehead, 67, has had Parkinson's disease for 20 years. Just over a year ago, her motor skills rapidly declined, causing her to oscillate between having too little mobility and having excessive, uncontrolled movements. She opted to undergo a surgical procedure called deep brain stimulation.
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Pediatric researchers have received a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a pharmacology research center at Children's Medical Center Dallas to study how children react to drugs.
Physicians may not need to prescribe antibiotics when treating a common skin infection in children, according to researchers.
A specific outer-surface protein found in the bacterium that causes tick-borne Lyme disease is essential to survival of the bacterium in its natural life cycle and colonization in the insect, researchers have found.
Scientists have spent the past 50 years taking apart biological systems piece by piece. Now the future of biological research depends on putting them back together, says Nobel Laureate Dr. Alfred Gilman.
A major grant from the Cecil and Ida Green Foundation, combined with a bequest from the late Mr. Green through his Trust, will provide $12.8 million to establish a center to help scientists link basic research on molecules and cells with analysis of the function of entire biological systems.
Increasing leptin, a protein involved in regulating body weight, in laboratory animals transforms fat-storing cells into unique fat-burning cells, researchers report. They speculate that these findings could provide "a quick and safe solution" to the obesity problem in humans.
A membrane protein, NCX1, that transports sodium and calcium into and out of cells, may determine the frequency as well as strength of the heartbeat, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas report.
Exercise is known to help relieve stress, boost spirits and fight symptoms of depression. But can a regular exercise routine combined with targeted medications actually cure major depressive disorder?
Short health features from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Dermatologists at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have begun offering a new, localized form of phototherapy that is more effective for several skin diseases than older methods.
Thanks to new software developed by bioinformatics researchers, scientists can now easily identify obscure commonalities in research data and directly relate them to their studies, saving money and speeding the process of discovery.
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