2016 Article Archive
Plastic surgeons develop innovative microsurgery technique for reconstructing breast after mastectomy
UT Southwestern Medical Center plastic surgeons have developed a new breast reconstruction technique that combines advantages of two different types of microsurgical procedures using abdominal and other tissue to reconstruct the breast after a mastectomy.
Research shows 98% cure rate for prostate cancer using Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
The study – the first trial to publish five-year results from SBRT treatment for prostate cancer – found a 98.6 percent cure rate with SBRT, a noninvasive form of radiation treatment that involves high-dose radiation beams intersecting at the desired
Researchers identify enzyme link between excessive heart muscle growth, cancer growth
UTSW cardiology researchers have identified molecular ties between the growth of cancer cells and heart cells that suggest existing cancer drugs may be able to help those with enlarged heart cells – a condition that can lead to heart attacks and stroke.
Urologist first in DFW to use FDA-approved steam procedure to shrink enlarged prostate
UT Southwestern Medical Center urologists are the first in North Texas to perform a new FDA-approved, minimally invasive procedure that shrinks an enlarged prostate gland using steam.
Deadly flatworm’s skin rejuvenation may explain long-term survival in humans, UT Southwestern scientists find
A parasitic flatworm that infects hundreds of millions of people in the developing world is able to survive in the bloodstream for decades by constantly renewing its skin – a mechanism that could inform potential new treatments against infection.
Common prostate cancer treatments suppress immune response and may promote relapse
Prostate cancer patients and their doctors may want to think twice about the best timing for chemotherapy or radiation therapy in conjunction with a common nonsurgical treatment, based on international research findings led by UT Southwestern Medical Cent
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.