2024 Article Archive
Semaglutide lowers cardiovascular risk regardless of blood sugar
A weekly dose of semaglutide significantly reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in people who are overweight or obese with cardiovascular disease but no diabetes regardless of blood sugar level, according to a clinical trial including researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Diagnosing essential tremor after death helps families learn risk
A statistical tool designed to analyze 11 characteristics of postmortem brains reliably diagnosed a common neurodegenerative disease known as essential tremor (ET), a study led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Columbia University shows.
Experts call for more clinical trials on alcohol use, liver disease
More clinical research is needed to investigate how reducing alcohol consumption in patients with alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) may slow disease progression and improve outcomes, according to an international task force of experts from more than two dozen institutions including UT Southwestern Medical Center.
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.