2018 Article Archive
Illuminating cancer: New pH threshold sensor improves cancer surgery
The high acidity of cancer cells yielded the clue that led to the development of a tool that significantly improves surgeons’ abilities to remove cancerous tissues
Low oxygen: The potential key to heart regeneration
Normal, healthy heart muscle is well-supplied with oxygen-rich blood. But UT Southwestern cardiologists have found that depriving the heart of oxygen may repair hearts damaged by disease.
A cancer drug with unique heart regenerative potential
Every once in a while, the journey to drug discovery takes an unexpected detour.
First heart-liver transplant at UTSW saves singer’s life
A genetic disorder dealt singer and songwriter Andrea Joyner a serious blow in 2004. She received a diagnosis of juvenile hemochromatosis, which can lead to multiorgan dysfunction before the age of 30.
Check out these tests – they may save your life
Five simple medical tests are better indicators of who will develop heart disease than the standard strategies focused on blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, and smoking history, according to conclusions from a UT Southwestern study published last year from the journal Circulation.
UTSW study calls out differences in heart disease for women
Typically, women suffer heart attacks later in life than men.
Clements University Hospital, West Campus expand to meet needs
Growth is coming to UT Southwestern’s William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital and its West Campus, and much sooner than expected.
