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Exertion tests offer insight into recovery from youth concussions
Clinical exams that incorporate gait analysis after physical exertion may provide insight into how youths are recovering after concussions to help determine whether they are ready to return to sports, UT Southwestern Medical Center and Scottish Rite for Children (SRC) physicians found.
Steep drop in metabolic coenzyme could trigger preterm labor
Cutting calories and limiting nighttime snacking is known to improve health and extend your lifespan. But would only eating during certain hours of the day have a similar effect on healthspan, or the length of time a person is healthy and free from disease?
UTSW Research: T cells, lung health, cash support for heart patients
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed a computational method that reveals how immune cells navigate the complex environment inside tumors, offering insights that could inform future cancer therapies.
Human cells can exchange genomic DNA that alters cell behavior
Scientists at Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have discovered that large pieces of DNA can transfer directly between human cells, and the DNA can persist and change how the recipient cell functions.
Three UT Southwestern faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) today elected three UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists into its membership. Election to the NAS is one of the highest honors in the United States for American scientists.
UTSW Research: Kidney stones, cancer diagnoses, and brain injury
About 1 in 11 people in the U.S. experience urinary stone disease – more commonly known as kidney stones – according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Increasing fluid intake has long been recommended to decrease the risk of recurrence in those who develop this painful condition. However, studies have shown that maintaining high fluid intake can be difficult.
UT Southwestern and Children’s Health receive $100 million gift from The Stephens Greth Foundation for new pediatric campus
Neurons in a part of the brain known as the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) appear to direct the body to boost endurance in response to exercise, a study co-led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center shows.
From classroom to clinic: UTSW students match to top residency programs
UT Southwestern Medical School’s Class of 2026 crowded inside the Bryan Williams, M.D. Student Center gymnasium for the time-honored tradition of National Match Day. At precisely 11 a.m., the soon-to-be graduates – along with thousands of other medical students nationwide – tore open the envelopes revealing where they will begin the next phase of their training as resident physicians.
Energy Transfer to support new Dallas pediatric campus
UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Health today announced that Dallas-based Energy Transfer, one of the nation’s largest energy infrastructure companies, and its management team have committed $15 million to support the new $5 billion Dallas pediatric campus under construction in the Southwestern Medical District.
GLP-1 medication changes may support long-term weight management
Overweight and obesity patients without diabetes who switched GLP-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) drugs were more likely to stick with their treatment longer than those who didn’t switch, according to a new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers.