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Nerve block can reduce need for postsurgical opioids: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/oct-nerve-block-postsurgical-opioids.html
A preoperative nerve block used in combination with other medications can reduce the need for opioids to manage pain following spinal surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found.
New Knowledge Commons to improve understanding of immune system: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/nov-new-knowledge-commons-immune-system.html
UT Southwestern Medical Center will lead a multi-institution effort to gather and assimilate information on the billions of sequences employed by immune receptors of the adaptive immune system.
Rebecca Collins wins 2026 Enid Gilbert Barness Prize
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/pathology/news/collins-enid-gilbert-barness-prize.html
Rebecca Collins wins 2026 Enid Gilbert Barness Prize Published on: March 31, 2026 Dr. Rebecca Collins Rebecca Collins, M.D., was awarded by the Society of Pediatric Pathology the prestigious 2026 Enid Gilbert Barness Prize, which recognizes the impact of an outstanding pediatric pathology paper on an…
Readmissions more likely for wheelchair users after shoulder replacement: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/oct-wheelchair-users-after-shoulder-replacement.html
Wheelchair users are nearly three times more likely to experience hospital readmission following total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA), according to UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers.
Traditional Chinese medicine reduces risk after heart attack: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/oct-traditional-chinese-medicine-heart-attack.html
A traditional Chinese medicine whose name means “to open the network of the heart” reduced the risk of heart attacks, deaths, and other major cardiovascular complications for at least a year after a first heart attack, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows.
Traffic-based air pollution drives pregnancy complications: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/oct-air-pollution-drives-pregnancy-complications.html
Exposure to traffic-related air pollution during pregnancy is associated with serious neonatal complications, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers that matched records from more than 60,000 births with air-monitoring data.
Intestinal bacteria release molecular ‘brake’ on weight gain: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/aug-intestinal-bacteria-weight-gain.html
Bacteria that live in the intestines inhibit a molecule that limits the amount of fat absorbed, increasing weight gain in mice fed a high-sugar, high-fat diet, researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center report.
Stopping the cycle of recurrent urinary tract infections in women: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/oct-recurrent-urinary-tract-infections-in-women.html
A study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers is the first to demonstrate the long-term efficacy of electrofulguration, a minimally invasive outpatient procedure that treats chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs) among postmenopausal women.
Study reveals how estrogen exerts its anti-diabetic effects : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/oct-estrogen-anti-diabetic-effects.html
– The quintessential female sex hormone estrogen stimulates cells that line blood vessels to deliver insulin to muscles, lowering blood sugar and protecting against Type 2 diabetes, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report.
Emergency room visits by cancer patients can often be avoided: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/oct-er-visits-cancer-patients.html
– Recently diagnosed cancer patients often decide on their own to visit hospital emergency departments (EDs) for symptoms that don’t warrant that type of care, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report.