2014 In the News
UTSW doctors are tackling obesity with medical research
Drs. David Mangelsdorf and Steven Kliewer discuss their research as part of D CEO’s Excellence in Healthcare Awards, for which the pair were acknowledged for achievement in pharmaceuticals.
These streakers resolve to run every day of the year
Determined Club Members Often Start New Year’s Day; 40 Years on the Go
Novel real-time monitor reduces radiation exposure in medical workers
A monitor that measures and alerts exposure to radiation in real-time was created by researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and may help healthcare professionals during the administration of cardiac-catheterization procedure
Plano-raised dancer Ida Saki returns home for 2nd annual Dancers Give Back Dallas
Saki found a special way to give back to her childhood friend who died of leukemia by raising funds through dance workshops. The funds support Dr. Theodore Laetsch’s cancer research at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Children’s Medical
When Ebola hit U.S., CDC guidelines were weaker than those 15 years ago
Dr. Jane Siegel of UT Southwestern said time will tell whether the revised CDC recommendations will provide increased protection for health care workers in the U.S. They, too, she said, could carry a risk: The more steps in a procedure, the more opportuni
Health Beat: Cancer gene: Medicine's next big thing?
Dr. Hao Zhu, assistant professor, Children’s Research Institute at UT Southwestern, is researching how pediatric cancers develop on the genetic level. He's pinpointed a gene that contributes to childhood cancers like neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor and more.
For men with anorexia, the focus is on muscle
Lona Sandon, a registered dietician and assistant professor of clinical nutrition at the UT Southwestern Medical Center, stressed that eating disorders are a psychiatric issue, not a food issue, but that a psycho-social struggle may end up manifesting in
For anorexic men, the focus is on muscle
Lona Sandon, a registered dietician and assistant professor of clinical nutrition at the UT Southwestern Medical Center, stressed that eating disorders are a psychiatric issue, not a food issue, but that a psycho-social struggle may end up manifesting in
For anorexic men, the focus is on muscle
Lona Sandon, a registered dietitian and assistant professor of clinical nutrition at the UT Southwestern Medical Center, said that when it gets under way, a psycho-social struggle may end up manifesting in how a person eats or views their body.
2014’s Big advances in science
Chun Li-Zhang of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and his colleagues managed to coax astrocytes into neurons within the spines of living mice.