http://www.utsouthwestern.edu Welcome to UT Southwestern Medical Center, one of the country's leading academic medical centers, patient-care providers, and research institutions. en-us Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:00:00 CDT Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:00:00 CDT http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Web Services 2.0 heidi.cannella@utsouthwestern.edu (Heidi Cannella) tom.mathews@utsouthwestern.edu (Tom Mathews) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/574942.html Dr. Kim Orth, associate professor of molecular biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, was honored today with the 2010 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research for pioneering work focusing on the mechanisms bacteria use to cause disease. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:45:00 CST amanda.siegfried@utsouthwestern.edu (Amanda Siegfried) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/574942.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/574792.html UT Southwestern's clinical experts discuss the health benefits of dark chocolate, keeping New Year's Resolutions, using meditation to cope with pain and cholesterol screening in young adults. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:15:00 CST News@utsouthwestern.edu (UT Southwestern News) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/574792.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/574673.html Prostate cancer cells are more likely to spread to other parts of the body if a specific gene quits functioning normally, according to new data from researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:15:00 CST katherine.morales@utsouthwestern.edu (Katherine Morales) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/574673.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/574596.html The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded more than $18.5 million to investigators at UT Southwestern Medical Center to support cancer-related projects and to recruit a pre-eminent cancer investigator. Mon, 1 Feb 2010 14:30:00 CST connie.piloto@utsouthwestern.edu (Connie Piloto) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/574596.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/572785.html Can you catch appendicitis? And if you do, is it necessarily an emergency that demands immediate surgery? Yes and no, according to a new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center surgeons and physicians. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:30:00 CST russell.rian@utsouthwestern.edu (Russell Rian) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/572785.html http://www8.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/571150.html UT Southwestern Medical Center will hold its Women’s Health Symposium on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Topics will include genetic testing, brain health and what women need to know about prostate cancer. Thu, 7 Jan 2010 10:30:00 CDT aline.mckenzie@utsouthwestern.edu (Aline McKenzie) http://www8.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/571150.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/570509.html An experimental drug currently being tested against breast and lung cancer shows promise in fighting the brain cancer glioblastoma and prostate cancer, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in two preclinical studies. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:15:00 CST aline.mckenzie@utsouthwestern.edu (Aline McKenzie) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/570509.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/570620.html This month's topics are cervical health, weight-loss and nutrition, behavior and health risks, and protecting your skin from harsh winter weather. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:10:00 CST News@utsouthwestern.edu (UT Southwestern News) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/570620.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/570195.html A vascular surgical technique pioneered at UT Southwestern Medical Center and designed to replace infected aortic grafts with the body’s own veins has proved more durable and less prone to new infection than similar procedures using synthetic and cadaver grafts. Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:00:00 CST katherine.morales@utsouthwestern.edu (Katherine Morales) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/570195.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/569556.html The premise that hunger makes food look more appealing is a widely held belief – just ask those who cruise grocery store aisles on an empty stomach, only to go home with a full basket and an empty wallet. Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:00:00 CST aline.mckenzie@utsouthwestern.edu (Aline McKenzie) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/569556.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/569080.html An international study authored by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has concluded that the anemia drug darbepoetin alfa works no better than a placebo in several other applications previously thought to be promising. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:30:00 CST lakisha.ladson@utsouthwestern.edu (LaKisha Ladson) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/569080.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/568910.html When Craig Harrison found out he would be the first patient in North Texas to have robot-assisted lung-tumor surgery, an operation performed at UT Southwestern Medical Center, he wasn’t nervous at all. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:00:00 CST katherine.morales@utsouthwestern.edu (Katherine Morales) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/568910.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/567982.html Aided by next-generation DNA sequencing technology, an international team of researchers has gained insights into how more than 60 carcinogens associated with cigarette smoke bind to and chemically modify human DNA, ultimately leading to cancer-causing genetic mutations. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:00:00 CST conniepiloto@utsouthwestern.edu (Connie Piloto) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/567982.html