For older adults, hearing loss and falls go hand in hand : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/july-hearing-loss-and-falls.html

More than 1 in 3 Americans over age 65 will fall each year, according to the National Institute on Aging. In addition, approximately 1 in 3 individuals between 65 and 74 has hearing loss.
Increasing the immune system’s appetite for cancer protectors: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/cancer-protectors.html

A two-arm molecule can effectively deplete cancer-protecting cells inside tumors, allowing the immune system to fight off tumors without becoming overactive.
UTSW scientists identify pathway to curb spread of brain cancer : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/august-spread-of-brain-cancer.html

UT Southwestern researchers have identified a molecular pathway responsible for the spread of glioblastoma to surrounding tissue in the brain, as well as an existing drug that curbed tumor growth in animal models.
UTSW study recommends screening for suspected obstructive sleep apnea in underweight children: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/sleep-apnea.html

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center studied obstructive sleep apnea in a large group of children and concluded that underweight children with this condition are more likely to have decreased height, tonsillar hypertrophy, and allergic rhinitis.
Researchers uncover a potential treatment for an aggressive form of lung cancer: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/aggressive-form-of-lung-cancer.html

Researchers at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have discovered a new metabolic vulnerability in a highly aggressive form of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Luke Perry’s death highlights need for young people to understand stroke symptoms: Newsroom, UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2019/luke-perry-stroke.html

Strokes are caused by sudden blockage of arteries to the brain, and they are often related to diseases such as atherosclerosis (cholesterol buildup) which worsen with age.
Phase separation found in immune response within cells: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/immune-response-within-cells.html

Protein complexes that play a critical role in launching an immune response assemble in droplets that form within the liquid environment in cells much like oil droplets in water, UT Southwestern scientists report in a new study.
New gene editing strategies developed for Duchenne muscular dystrophy : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/duchenne-muscular-dystrophy.html

UT Southwestern scientists successfully employed a new type of gene therapy to treat mice with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
Southwestern Health Resources Accountable Care Network Listed No. 1 in U.S. for Medicare Savings: Newsroom, UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2019/medicare-savings.html

SWHR ACN) saved almost $30 million in 2017, with an overall quality score of 100 percent for the fiscal year.
Honored for his work in cancer care, Dr. Johnson is himself a cancer survivor: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2019/david-johnson.html

Dr. David Johnson was honored as one of 15 Giants of Cancer Care at the American Society of Clinical Oncology conference in Chicago on Friday, May 30.