2024 Article Archive
Research could lead to treatments for obesity, extreme weight loss
Mysterious cells that secrete hormones in the large intestine play a key role in regulating body weight through their relationship with intestinal bacteria, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggests. Their findings, published in Nature Metabolism, could lead to new treatments for obesity and extreme weight loss.
AccessHope, UT Southwestern Medical Center collaborate to expand cancer expertise access in southern states
– AccessHope, LLC, a company changing the way leading-edge cancer expertise is delivered, announced that UT Southwestern Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center will become the seventh National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated center in the AccessHope network.
Study reveals unexpected mechanism of drug resistance in kidney cancer
For nearly two decades, how kidney cancer becomes resistant to rapalog drugs has baffled the scientific community. Now a study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Kidney Cancer Program sheds light.
Team tests strategies to care for patients with multiple diseases
In a large clinical trial, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers developed a robust model for testing strategies to prevent health problems in patients with multiple chronic conditions.
Study links chronic pain to quality of family relationships
– Strong family relationships have long been associated with a better sense of well-being and connection. Now a research team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center has linked the quality of those relationships with how successfully people – particularly aging African Americans – manage pain.
UTSW studies clarify link between exercise, risk of heart disease
Exercising at a high level doesn’t affect the progression of calcium buildup in the arteries, even among older athletes such as marathoners who tend to have higher coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores, according to new research from UT Southwestern Medical Center.
UT System initiative funds trauma research to improve care
A new initiative funded by The University of Texas System and the state of Texas seeks to improve care for trauma patients.
Molecular switch linked to lineage plasticity, therapy resistance
Two genes working in tandem play a critical role in shaping the identity and behavior of prostate cancer cells and their response to treatment, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report.
New AI tool may help detect early signs of dementia
A novel speech analysis tool that uses artificial intelligence was highly accurate in detecting mild cognitive impairment and dementia in a Spanish-speaking population, according to research led by UT Southwestern Medical Center.
The new age of AI is dawning in science and medicine at UT Southwestern
When cancer cells metastasize, breaking away from the primary tumor and spreading to blood, tissue, or lymph nodes, the disease is at its most lethal.