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Ticking time bomb: Malaria parasite has its own inherent clock: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/malaria-parasite-has-its-own-inherent-clock.html
The activity of the parasite that causes malaria is driven by the parasite’s own inherent clock.
Black, Hispanic, impoverished have worse survival rates among teens, adults under 40 with cancer, UTSW review shows: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/blacks-hispanics-impoverished-have-worse-cancer-survival-rates.html
Being Black or Hispanic people, living in high-poverty neighborhoods, and having Medicaid or no insurance coverage are associated with higher mortality in men and women under 40 with cancer
UT Southwestern, Children's Health recognized for care of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/childrens-health-recognized-for-care-of-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy.html
A joint program of UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Health has been approved as a Certified Duchenne Care Center (CDCC) by Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD).
Advanced MRI scans may improve treatment of tremor, Parkinson's disease: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/advanced-mri-scans-may-improve-treatment-of-tremor-parkinsons-disease.html
Recently developed MRI techniques used to more precisely target a small area in the brain linked to Parkinson’s disease.
Obesity patients report health challenges during shelter in place: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/obesity-patients-report-health-challenges-during-shelter-in-place.html
Shelter-in-place orders to reduce the spread of COVID-19 put unusual strains on people with obesity
Aspirin use best for those with high coronary calcium, low risk of bleeding : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/aspirin-use-best-for-those-with-high-coronary-calcium.html
An X-ray test commonly used to assess hardening of the arteries could help doctors decide whether the benefits of taking aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke outweigh the risks of bleeding from its use, UT Southwestern research suggests.
Triple negative breast cancer meets its match: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/triple-negative-breast-cancer-meets-its-match.html
One member of a larger family of oxygen sensing enzymes could offer a viable target for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), UTSW researchers report in a new study.
Happiness might protect you from gastrointestinal distress!: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/happiness-might-protect-you-from-gastrointestinal-distress.html
Serotonin, a chemical known for its role in producing feelings of well-being and happiness in the brain, can reduce the ability of some intestinal pathogens to cause deadly infections
Two studies shed light on how, where body can add new fat cells: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/where-body-can-add-new-fat-cells.html
Gaining more fat cells is probably not what most people want, although that might be exactly what they need to fight off diabetes and other diseases.
Guidelines target high cardiometabolic risk among South Asians: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2025/june-high-cardiometabolic-risk-among-south-asians.html
People of South Asian descent make up one-quarter of the world’s population, but they account for 60% of cardiovascular disease cases. To help reduce the elevated risk of heart disease among South Asians living in North America, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers joined global colleagues in developing comprehensive recommendations, published in the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, for health care providers, patients, community members, and policymakers.