2025 Article Archive
Think healthy at holiday meals: Don’t overfill your plate or stomach
We’ve all been there: You’re gathered with family or friends for a delicious holiday meal. You start piling food on your plate, and before you know it, there’s no room left – and you haven’t even made it to the cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes.
Underlying cause of Gulf War illness confirmed in UTSW study
Dysfunctional mitochondria, organelles that serve as cellular power generators, appear to cause the symptoms of Gulf War illness (GWI) among tens of thousands of veterans of the Persian Gulf War, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists confirmed in a new study.
Maternal Health Accelerator raises nearly $25 million to improve maternal morbidity rates in North Texas
The Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at Texas Christian University and UT Southwestern Medical Center have joined forces to address some of the highest maternal morbidity rates in the country by forming the North Texas Maternal Health Accelerator (MHA).
Single-dose radiation before surgery can eradicate breast cancer
A single, high dose of radiation delivered before other treatments could completely eradicate tumors in most women with early-stage, operable hormone-positive breast cancer, according to a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers.
Goldman Sachs makes financial commitment to new Dallas pediatric campus
UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s HealthSM today announced that Goldman Sachs has committed philanthropic support to the new $5 billion joint pediatric campus under construction in Dallas’ Southwestern Medical District, across from UTSW’s William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital.
Metabolic hormone found to boost resilience against flu symptoms
A hormone known for regulating energy balance also helps the body cope with influenza by triggering protective responses in the brain, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows.
Nanovaccine shows great promise for treating HPV-related cancers
A nanoparticle vaccine designed to fight cancers induced by human papillomavirus (HPV) eradicated tumors in an animal model of late-stage metastatic disease, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists report in a new study published in PNAS. The findings could ultimately lead to a new type of vaccine that would be used to treat a variety of cancers.
New frontiers in neuroscience: 10 years of progress at UTSW’s O’Donnell Brain Institute
In her new office at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Ceci Verbaarschot, Ph.D., sits among unpacked boxes and discusses the intricacies of a brain-computer interface she is developing. The device is designed to restore sensation and movement in the upper limbs of people who are paralyzed from the neck down.
March of Dimes opens Texas Collaborative Prematurity Research Center
March of Dimes, a national leader in maternal and infant health research, today announced the launch of the Texas Collaborative Prematurity Research Center (PRC), uniting scientists from The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston and UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
Online discrimination fuels drinking by Hispanic college students
Hispanic college students who encounter racial or ethnic discrimination on social media are more likely to turn to alcohol as a coping mechanism, according to a study led by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher.