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/562418.html UT Southwestern Medical Center has been awarded more than $42 million to date for basic and patient-oriented research from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the $787 billion stimulus package President Barack Obama signed into law in February. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:23:00 CST amanda.siegfried@utsouthwestern.edu (Amanda Siegfried) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/562418.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/562251.html A new national initiative involving UT Southwestern Medical Center will match volunteers who want to take part in medical research studies with the scientists who are leading those studies. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:25:00 CST amanda.siegfried@utsouthwestern.edu (Amanda Siegfried) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/562251.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/561763.html Dr. Peter Snell, adjunct associate professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a three-time Olympic gold medalist for his native New Zealand, has won yet another honor — a knighthood in his homeland. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:10:00 CST katherine.morales@utsouthwestern.edu (Katherine Morales) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/561763.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/560803.html Alexandra Wilson was just 4 when she was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia, a cancer affecting blood and blood marrow. Eleven years after completing treatment at Children’s Medical Center Dallas she experienced heart abnormalities as a result of her chemotherapy. The sophomore at UT Dallas now receives her follow-up treatment at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:10:00 CST erin.pratherstafford@utsouthwestern.edu (Erin Prather Stafford) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/560803.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/560541.html Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) should be considered a new standard of care for early-stage lung cancer treatment in patients with co-existing medical problems, according to results from a national clinical trial led by UT Southwestern Medical Center physicians. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:01:00 CST connie.piloto@utsouthwestern.edu (Connie Piloto) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/560541.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/560309.html Dr. H. Dwight Cavanagh, vice chairman of ophthalmology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been named the 2009 recipient of the prestigious Castroviejo Medal, one of the top ophthalmology prizes in the world. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:02:00 CDT russell.rian@utsouthwestern.edu (Russell Rian) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/560309.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/560075.html Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have eliminated non-small cell lung (NSCL) cancer in mice by using an investigative drug called BEZ235 in combination with low-dose radiation. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:45:00 CDT connie.piloto@utsouthwestern.edu (Connie Piloto) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/560075.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/559852.html Less pain during injections for wrinkle-fighting facial fillers. Less swelling afterward. Less time in the office waiting for anesthesia to take effect. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:45:00 CDT russell.rian@utsouthwestern.edu (Russell Rian) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/559852.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/559637.html UT Southwestern Medical Center patient Michael LeBlanc, 40, is the first in North Texas to receive the newest generation of a mechanical device designed to improve heart function. It will be his lifeline while he awaits a heart transplant. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:55:00 CDT katherine.morales@utsouthwestern.edu (Katherine Morales) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/559637.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/555971.html Halloween safety tips for parents and their children. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:25:00 CDT news@utsouthwestern.edu (UT Southwestern Communications) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/555971.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/555627.html A naturally produced molecule called resveratrol, found in the skin of red grapes, has been shown to lower insulin levels in mice when injected directly into the brain, even when the animals ate a high-fat diet. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:42:00 CDT Kristen.hollandshear@utsouthwestern.edu (Kristen Holland Shear) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/555627.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/555254.html The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $15.7 million contract to UT Southwestern Medical Center and Northrop Grumman Corp. to develop an open-access national online database and analysis resource center that will help scientists study and combat viruses such as those that cause hepatitis, encephalitis, smallpox, acute respiratory distress and dengue fever, as well as newly emerging pathogenic viruses. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:50:00 CDT Kristen.hollandshear@utsouthwestern.edu (Kristen Holland Shear) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/555254.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/555102.html The president of UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dr. Daniel K. Podolsky, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a component of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:05:00 CDT aline.mckenzie@utsouthwestern.edu (Amanda Siegfried) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/555102.html http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept16498/files/553817.html The antidote for acute liver failure caused by acetaminophen poisoning also can treat acute liver failure due to most other causes if given before severe injury occurs, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and their colleagues at 21 other institutions have found. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:45:00 CDT lakisha.ladson@utsouthwestern.edu (LaKisha Ladson) http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept16498/files/553817.html