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How small muscles make a big impact for athletes at any level: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2026/feb-small-muscles-athletes.html
The world’s top competitors in the 2026 Olympics, which continue through Feb. 22, may offer a valuable lesson to those seeking to improve their workouts or just to get more active. While these elite athletes are performing at a peak level on a global stage, it’s the work they put in behind the
UT Southwestern, Texas Health launch collaborative study to better understand COVID prevalence in DFW - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/dfw-covid-prevalence-study.html
Despite the high number of confirmed cases, the true prevalence of COVID-19 infections is believed to be underestimated due to insufficient testing capacity and a high percentage of asymptomatic people.
Severe COVID-19 impairs microvascular function: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/severe-covid-19-impairs-microvascular-function.html
COVID-19 impairs the function of the body’s microvascular system with an intensity that corresponds to the severity of disease, suggests a new study by an international consortium, including UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Could cancer immunotherapy success depend on gut bacteria?: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/cancer-immunotherapy-gut-bacteria.html
A study by researchers revealed that gut bacteria can penetrate tumor cells and boost the effectiveness of an experimental immunotherapy that targets the CD47 protein.
NEJM: Anticoagulants help moderately ill COVID-19 patients: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/anticoagulants-help-ill-covid-19-patients.html
Moderately ill patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have better chances of survival if treated with therapeutic-dose anticoagulation, according to an international study involving 121 sites, including UT Southwestern Medical Center.
National study in children, adults weighs effectiveness of three anti-seizure drugs : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/three-anti-seizure-drugs.html
Three anticonvulsant drugs commonly used to stop prolonged, potentially deadly seizures each work equally well, according to a national study involving physicians at UT Southwestern.
Even with regular exercise, astronaut’s heart left smaller after a year in space : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/astronauts-heart-left-smaller.html
With NASA preparing to send humans to Mars in the 2030s, researchers are studying the physical effects of spending long periods in space.
Researchers uncover two-drug combo that halts the growth of cancer cells : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/two-drug-combo-cancer.html
A once-daily combination treatment for those with uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes amplifies the treatment’s effects – lowering both weight and the number of hypoglycemic events, and improving quality of life and glucose control ¬– and makes participants more likely to adhere to their medications.
SORTing gene editing tools to where they're needed - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/sorting-gene-editing-tools.html
Scientists at UTSW have developed a technology that shuttles nanoparticles carrying gene editing and protein replacement tools to the specific tissues where they're needed.
Surgery restores eye muscle function to patients with facial paralysis: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/restoring-eye-muscle-function.html
Surgeons at UT Southwestern have developed and analyzed the benefits of a cutting-edge technique that provides patients with facial paralysis the ability to close their eyes.