(Photo credit: Getty Images) DALLAS – April 08, 2024 – Labor induction with vaginal misoprostol during childbirth achieves vaginal delivery rates similar to the oral alternative while significantly reducing the need for oxytocin, the most commonly used labor-inducing drug, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report. The findings, published in Obstetrics & Gynecology , highlight the potential benefits of standardized labor management to provide safer, more streamlined induction methods for

Photo credit: Getty Images DALLAS – Oct. 31, 2022 – Vaginal progesterone, a hormone treatment considered the standard of care for preventing preterm birth in at-risk pregnant women, may not be effective, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers. David Nelson, M.D. Anyone who has held the fragile body of a preterm baby – born between 20 and 37 weeks – knows every extra day and week in the womb is vital to the newborn’s health. Previous early deliveries are one of the biggest risk

Lipid and Metabolite Mass Spectrometry Facility The Center for Human Nutrition lipid mass spectrometry lab is in the Green Science Building (L4.308) and occupies 2,000 square feet of newly renovated, state-of-the-art laboratory space housing over 16 mass spectrometers. This is a newly constructed open-concept lab with a modular design that allows equipment to relocated with minimal effort or disruption based on current needs. Other than two chemical fume hoods and a sink, there are no fixed

Microbiome Research Lab provides services to sequence microbial whole genome from bacterial culture or clinical isolates.

Subcutaneous Human Tumor Xenografts The Preclinical Pharmacology Core has data and experience with testing efficacy of compounds in a modest number of human tumor cell lines implanted as subcutaneous xenografts. Please inquire for availability of data with your cell line of interest. New models will be developed upon demand. Request Services Register or Log in to iLabs Note that new projects require consultation with the Core Director and completion of the Compound Submission Form . Related

(Photo credit: Getty Images) DALLAS – April 15, 2024 – Women who take oral contraceptives may be significantly less likely to experience certain musculoskeletal injuries than women who do not take the drugs or men, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center. The findings, published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise , increase the understanding of the potential protective benefits of stable hormone levels as well as possible concerns about hormone imbalances and

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Women are more susceptible to injuries of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which can expose cartilage to conditions triggering degeneration. UT Southwestern researchers found striking differences in bovine cartilage between males and females long before the end of the animals’ reproductive period. (Photo credit: Getty Images) DALLAS – May 01, 2023 – Researchers have long known there are sex disparities when it comes to the prevalence and severity of knee osteoarthritis, a disease that

Ongoing research and funding opportunities for UT Southwestern investigators who are studying COVID-19.

Learn more about the Sen. Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Center at UT Southwestern.