Why do healthy people need physical exams? | Prevention | UT Southwestern Medical Center

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Even if you think you’re in perfect health, you need to have an annual physical exam. A UT Southwestern Medical Center doctor explains why skipping your annual physical affects your health.

AOA honor society welcomes 38 new members: May 2017 Center Times Online - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2017/aoa-honor-society.html

The UT Southwestern Medical School chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society recently inducted 38 new members at its annual banquet in the A.W. Harris Faculty and Alumni Center.

Learning the wiring diagram for autism spectrum disorders: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/learning-the-wiring-diagram-for-autism-spectrum-disorders.html

A team led by UT Southwestern researchers has identified brain circuitry that plays a key role in the dysfunctional social, repetitive, and inflexible behavioral differences that characterize autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

Researchers identify ion channel necessary for hormone and anti-obesity drug to suppress eating: February 2017 News Releases - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2017/weight-loss-williams.html

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified an ion channel required for brain cells to suppress eating behavior in response to the hormone leptin or to the anti-obesity drug lorcaserin.

Surgery Research: Surgery - UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX Surgery Research Equipment

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/medical-school/departments/surgery/news/faculty/advanced-equipment-for-researchers.html

New equipment in the Department of Surgery promises to make our labs more efficient and capable. Notably, the department has acquired a state-of-the-art microscope and imaging systems.

UTSW scientists identify mechanisms to reduce epileptic seizures, and restore brain function and memory following traumatic brain injury: December 2015 News Releases - UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2015/epilepsy-hsieh.html

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that halting production of new neurons in the brain following traumatic brain injury can help reduce resulting epileptic seizures, cognitive decline, and impaired memory.

Dr. David Willcutts: Pediatric Society of Greater Dallas Award: May 2017 Center Times Online - UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2017/pediatric-society-award.html

David Willcutts, an Irving native who earned an undergraduate degree in biological science at the University of Notre Dame, came to UT Southwestern Medical School to earn a medical degree.

Learn About Non-Surgical Treatment of Lower Back Pain: Community Radiology - UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/medical-school/departments/radiology/divisions-sections/community/population-health/announcements/low-bk-pain.html

One out of four Americans report having back pain, making it a top priority in healthcare today. View our presentation on nonsurgical treatment of back pain by one of our experts.

How to Manage Inner Conflict and Find Wellness: Thrive Newsletter - Faculty Wellness - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/about-us/faculty-wellness/archives/thrive/inner-conflict.html

Human beings experience it in their day-to-day lives – with their friends, families, and more so in their professional lives. Often when we think of conflict, it usually includes external individuals such as co-workers, bosses, friends, family members, children, spouses, etc.

Look beyond breakthrough infections to address COVID-19’s core problems | COVID | UT Southwestern Medical Center

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The increased focus on breakthrough infections, which remain rare and mostly mild, is obscuring the fact that vaccine hesitancy and resistance to mask wearing in public continues to fuel the pandemic.