2016 Article Archive
CRI scientists find novel metabolic twist that drives cancer survival
Scientists at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have identified a novel metabolic pathway that helps cancer cells thrive in conditions that are lethal to normal cells.
Resuscitation drugs can be beneficial to restoring heart rhythm after cardiac arrest in certain instances
Administering heart resuscitation drugs to patients whose cardiac arrest is witnessed at the time of the attack can improve survival, but needs to be done through an IV line rather than directly into bone marrow as is more commonly done by paramedics
Survivorship improving for acute liver failure patients, 16-year analysis finds
More patients hospitalized with acute liver failure – often the result of acetaminophen overdose – are surviving, including those who receive a liver transplant and those who don’t, an analysis led by a UT Southwestern researcher shows.
Unraveling the complexities of dementia at April 28 lecture
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease affect millions of people worldwide. Alzheimer’s disease alone afflicts more than 5 million Americans and is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.
Radiology blazes new trails, as department celebrates 60th anniversary
As UT Southwestern’s Department of Radiology celebrates its 60th anniversary, the team continues to blaze new trails in imaging and radiological services, including the opening this past year of its first cyclotron facility that generates radioisotopes.
The community care connection
Reaching patients where they live is one of UT Southwestern’s goals with its neighborhood Clinical Center program. Next up are new locations in Fort Worth and Frisco, Texas, joining existing centers in Richardson/Plano, Las Colinas, and the Park Cities.
UTSW’s Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center certification raises bar in patient treatment, research
Mary Alice Stam already was experiencing some classic stroke symptoms - slurred speech, dwindling vision, and inability to move her left side - by the time she arrived at UT Southwestern's Robert D. Rogers Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center.
April Newsmakers
Dr. Alex A. Kane, Professor of Plastic Surgery, has been appointed to hold the Crystal Charity Ball Distinguished Chair in Plastic Surgery. Dr. Kane, who is also Division Director of Pediatric and Craniofacial Surgery at Children’s Medical Center Dallas.
Class Notes - April 2016
Class notes from the April 2016 edition of Center Times.
Simmons Cancer Center aims to improve outcomes through personalized, targeted treatments
When Katie Ballard went to an emergency room at UT Southwestern Medical Center in September 2013 due to pain and swelling in her abdomen, ovarian cancer was the furthest thing from her mind.