Radiofrequency Ablation Offers a Nonsurgical Treatment for Thyroid Nodules

When Vickie Bell-Percival was offered the opportunity to have a nodule on her thyroid treated with a new nonsurgical technique called radiofrequency ablation (RFA), she didn’t hesitate.
23-May-2022 12:40 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Risk Factors Identified for Autoimmune Hepatitis After Liver Transplant

A multicenter study performed by a large international consortium that includes UT Southwestern has outlined a set of risk factors and outcomes for patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) that recurs after liver transplantation. The findings,...
20-May-2022 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Surveillance Pathway Tells Cells When They Run Low on Lipids

UT Southwestern researchers have discovered a molecular pathway that allows cells to sense when their lipid supplies become depleted, prompting a flurry of activity that prevents starvation. The findings, reported in Nature, might someday lead to...
18-May-2022 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

UTSW Genetic Study Confirms Sarin Nerve Gas as Cause of Gulf War Illness

For three decades, scientists have debated the underlying cause of Gulf War illness (GWI), a collection of unexplained and chronic symptoms affecting veterans of the Persian Gulf War. Now researchers led by Robert Haley, M.D., Professor of Internal...
12-May-2022 12:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Active phase calorie restriction enhances longevity, UT Southwestern neuroscience study reveals

A new study in mice led by neuroscientists at UT Southwestern’s Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute shows that it’s not just calories that count.
6-May-2022 12:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Breaking the Shield That Protects Pancreatic Cancer From Immunotherapy

Scar-like cells that make up a sizable portion of malignant pancreatic tumors and shield these cancers from immune attack are derived from mesothelial cells that line tissues and organs, a new study led by UT Southwestern researchers suggests. The...
5-May-2022 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

UT Southwestern Voice Center study profiles hundreds of injured singers

The findings, published in The Laryngoscope, show that only 1 in 7 subsequently needed surgery for injuries that weren’t resolved with vocal therapy and other conservative management. Researchers determined which vocal injuries were most common by...
4-May-2022 3:10 PM EDT Add to Favorites

UTSW Geneticist Jonathan Cohen Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) today elected UT Southwestern scientist Jonathan Cohen, Ph.D., into its membership, one of the highest honors for American scientists. Dr. Cohen, Professor of Internal Medicine in the Center for Human Nutrition...
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