2017 Article Archive
Fat cells step in to help liver during fasting
How do mammals keep two biologically crucial metabolites in balance during times when they are feeding, sleeping, and fasting? The answer may require rewriting some textbooks.
Research Day’s core message: Single is not most effective strategy
The concept of team science dominated the inaugural Center for Translational Medicine Research Day at UT Southwestern Medical Center, as a number of the top researchers on campus, as well as those looking to learn more about multidisciplinary opportunities, gathered to discuss how to learn the skills of collaboration.
Capra Symposium focuses on teamwork to complete institutional mission
The key word for the 2017 Capra Interdisciplinary Healthcare Symposium was “collaborate.” Researchers and clinicians from across the UT Southwestern Medical Center campus came together to discuss this year’s theme of “Transforming Medical Education and Patient Care Through Inter-Professional Research.”
Choosing a colon cancer test
If you’re close to age 50 or older, your physician has probably been asking you to get checked for colon cancer. Which test is right for you?
Olive oil, nuts make good cholesterol even better
Increasing the amount of olive oil or nuts in your diet may make your good cholesterol do its job better, says Dr. Anand Rohatgi, a preventive cardiologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Awards for January 2017
Federal, non-federal, and industry-sponsored grants awarded to UT Southwestern faculty in January 2017.
Newsmakers: March 2017
Faculty newsmakers recognized in the March 2017 issue of Center Times.
Health Professions faculty, educators honored
Students, faculty, and staff from UT Southwestern School of Health Professions recently gathered to recognize top educators and staff during the 3rd annual event at the Excellence in Education Foundation Auditorium on the North Campus.
Cardiologist seeks to end blow-to-chest deaths in teen athletes
It’s a rare, but tragic, event that occurs less than 20 times a year: Teen athletes who are struck in the chest by a ball, causing their heart to stop. And it can be instantly fatal.
Study finds no benefit, but possible harm, from drug used to prevent preterm births
A drug commonly prescribed to pregnant women with a history of delivering babies early provides no benefit, and may even increase the risk of gestational diabetes.