2026 Article Archive
UT Southwestern helps advance state, national efforts to strengthen nutrition education in medical schools
– UT Southwestern, one of the first medical schools in the country to integrate culinary medicine and nutrition education into its curriculum, is partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and more than 50 other top medical schools to launch a program promoting more widespread, meaningful nutrition training for future doctors.
Renowned researcher joining UTSW is among recipients of up to $25 million Cancer Grand Challenges award
Jean-Laurent Casanova, M.D., Ph.D., an internationally recognized expert in the fields of genetics, immunology, and infectious diseases who will be joining UT Southwestern Medical Center on July 1, has been selected along with a global team of researchers to receive a Cancer Grand Challenges award of up to $25 million.
Testosterone increases severity of bacterial skin infections
Men are more susceptible than women to skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, but the biological basis for this disparity has remained unclear. A new study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers is the first to reveal testosterone, present at higher levels in males, as a key driver of infection. The sex steroid activates a bacterial communication pathway known as quorum sensing, increasing skin cell death and promoting the destruction of red blood cells and white blood cells called neutrophils.
Studies identify lipids necessary for immune molecule activation
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified two lipids that work together with a quintessential protein known as stimulator of interferon genes (STING) to launch an immune response in the human body.
UT Southwestern announced as an Official World Cup 26 Dallas Host City Supporter
Today, the North Texas FWC Organizing Committee announced that UT Southwestern Medical Center has been named an Official World Cup 2026™ Dallas Host City Supporter, joining a select group of leading organizations welcoming the world’s largest sporting event to North Texas.
Gene variants help explain why food allergies run in families
UTSW researchers say findings are a first step toward more targeted treatments for millions of people with allergies
How small muscles make a big impact for athletes at any level
The world’s top competitors in the 2026 Olympics, which continue through Feb. 22, may offer a valuable lesson to those seeking to improve their workouts or just to get more active. While these elite athletes are performing at a peak level on a global stage, it’s the work they put in behind the scenes during training and conditioning that really sets them up for success.
Type of KRAS mutation may guide more effective cancer treatments
KRAS is the most frequently mutated oncogene across all human cancers. Although different KRAS mutations have long been thought to exert the same cancer-driving effects, a new study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggests that different KRAS mutation types can variously impact how cancer cells interact with immune cells, significantly affecting the malignant cells’ behavior.
FFP In Traumatic BRAin INjury (FIT-BRAIN) Trial
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health are consulting the people of the Dallas area on participating in a trauma research study to investigate using one dose of fresh frozen plasma (FFP), the colorless fluid part of blood, to treat patients who suffered a traumatic brain injury.
Developmental ‘switch’ in brain may shape lifelong obesity risk
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered that a crucial developmental process in the brain’s hypothalamus may influence how susceptible individuals are to obesity.