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Essential tremor (ET) is a common movement disorder affecting about 2% of the American population, and more than 20% of those over 90 years old. Despite its prevalence and decades of study, researchers don’t know the precise mechanisms underlying ET.

Members of UT Southwestern Medical School’s Class of 2025 gathered with anticipation inside the Bryan Williams, M.D., Student Center gymnasium Friday morning to learn where they will begin the next phase of their training as residents.

For the past 80 years, the Ho Din Award has been bestowed on UT Southwestern Medical School graduates or members of faculty who exemplify the ideals of medicine. Winners have gone on to teach at Harvard, lead major hospitals, make research breakthroughs, and earn prestigious awards in medicine – including the Nobel Prize.

As weight-loss drugs capture the public’s imagination, UTSW and its Nutrition Obesity Research Center are uniquely positioned to lead the way in discovery, education, and community outreach.

Dr. Anita Vasudevan entered college knowing she wanted to be a physician but found her passion for public health as a UT Austin peer health educator.

The award season for UT Southwestern nurses is in full swing and D Magazine’s “Excellence in Nursing Awards” shine a light on a no less than 21 of our RNs this year.

UT Southwestern researchers (from left) Chen Yao, Ph.D., Tuoqi Wu, Ph.D., and graduate student Ziang Zhu collaborated on work that explains why two genes maintain the tumor-fighting ability of CAR-T cells.

Members of the UT Southwestern community took part in several events for Pride Month in June to demonstrate their support for the LGBTQ community.

If you’re planning to join family and friends to watch Super Bowl LIX, you know there will be snacks and drinks galore to tantalize you for four quarters. But to ensure you don’t go overboard with the party smorgasbord, it’s best to practice mindfulness as a key strategy, advises a lifestyle medicine expert at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

A phase three clinical trial co-led by a researcher at UT Southwestern Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center showcases the promise of administering immunotherapy along with chemotherapy before surgery in patients with breast cancer at high risk of spreading. The findings, published in Nature Medicine, suggest preoperative immunotherapy is more effective for some breast cancer patients, the study authors say.