2017 Article Archive

Breast cancer study reveals dynamics of estrogen receptor function

 

Targeting estrogen receptors with small-molecule drugs, known as antihormone therapy, is an effective way to treat ER-positive breast cancers dependent on the hormone.

Physician Assistant leader Jones named Professor Emeritus

 

Under Dr. Gene Jones’ 24 years of leadership, the Physician Assistant Studies program at UT Southwestern became nationally ranked.

Researchers find likely cause – and potential way to prevent – vision deterioration in space

 

Using a vacuum device to lower intracranial pressure might prevent vision deterioration in astronauts, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers said.

Texas Docs Care offers free telemedicine access for hurricane victims

 

Hurricane evacuees living in Texas now can have free access to an ER physician via a video and text messaging app from CirrusMD through UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Texas Docs Care program.

Do you really need that MRI?

 

Your doctor may order an MRI based on factors other than your actual medical need for imaging, researchers in UT Southwestern’s Center for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research found.

Study: Muscular dystrophy patients may face corneal degeneration

 

Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is an age-associated degeneration of the cornea that is the leading cause for corneal transplantation in the United States.

UTSW lung cancer researcher named NCI Outstanding Investigator

 

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has selected UT Southwestern Medical Center cancer researcher Dr. Ralph DeBerardinis to receive its prestigious Outstanding Investigator Award.

Nurses returning from Harvey aftermath grateful for opportunity

 

As dozens of UT Southwestern nurses gathered to return to Dallas after serving patients at MD Anderson Cancer Center for two weeks following the floods from Hurricane Harvey, the tears were flowing.

Protein could be target for new dementia therapies

 

A protein that helps break down lipids in the cell’s lysosome may be a key target for identifying and treating neurodegenerative diseases, according to a study by the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

CPRIT awards $34M to UTSW for cancer research, recruitment

 

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded UT Southwestern researchers more than $34 million for cancer research and faculty recruitment, including support for programs in pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, and melanoma.