UT Southwestern Medical Center News via MedWorm.com MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'UT Southwestern Medical Center News' source. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:54:14 +0100 Fewer platelets could be used for some cancer and bone-marrow transplantation patients, helping alleviate shortages http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3362279&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww8.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F579493.html Physicians may be able to safely lower the platelet dosage in transfusions for cancer and bone-marrow transplant patients without risking increased bleeding, according to new research involving UT Southwestern Medical Center and 28 other medical institutions. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3362279 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3362279 Increasing neurogenesis might prevent drug addiction and relapse http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331065&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F578362.html Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center hope they have begun paving a new pathway in the fight against drug dependence. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331065 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:15:00 +0100 3331065 March 2010 News Tips http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331066&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F577635.html UT Southwestern's clinical experts discuss virtual colonoscopies, new technologies for poor eyesight, gluten sensitivity and helping children overcome nervousness. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331066 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:15:00 +0100 3331066 Gene mutation is linked to autism-like symptoms in mice http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318145&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F577306.html When a gene implicated in human autism is disabled in mice, the rodents show learning problems and obsessive, repetitive behaviors, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318145 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3318145 Winter 2010 Special Edition News Tips http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3269578&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F575834.html UT Southwestern's clinical experts discuss the health benefits of ice skating for menopausal women, finding alternatives for outdoor workouts and exercising in cold weather. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3269578 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3269578 Questions remain on effectiveness of bariatric surgery in adolescents http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262432&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F575757.html Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery can effectively treat obesity in adolescents and seems to offer a better alternative than gastric bypass surgery, but further study is needed to determine whether it’s better than nonsurgical options, a UT Southwestern Medical Center surgeon writes in an editorial in the Feb. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262432 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3262432 Undergraduates receive UT Southwestern's McKnight Prizes for science research http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262433&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F575469.html Nine students from universities across the country have earned a Sara and Frank McKnight Prize in Undergraduate Sciences at UT Southwestern Medical Center. The national competition honors top research projects submitted by college seniors. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262433 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3262433 Loss of gene function makes some prostate cancer cells more aggressive, researchers find http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3239269&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F574673.html Prostate cancer cells are more likely to spread to other parts of the body if a specific gene quits functioning normally, according to new data from researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3239269 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:15:00 +0100 3239269 January 2010 News Tips http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3142246&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F570620.html This month's topics are cervical health, weight-loss and nutrition, behavior and health risks, and protecting your skin from harsh winter weather. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3142246 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:10:00 +0100 3142246 Researchers find clues to why some eat when full http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3133432&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F569556.html The premise that hunger makes food look more appealing is a widely held belief – just ask those who cruise grocery store aisles on an empty stomach, only to go home with a full basket and an empty wallet. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3133432 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:00:00 +0100 3133432 Fort Worth patient first in North Texas to undergo robot-assisted surgery for removal of lung tumor http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3114819&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F568910.html When Craig Harrison found out he would be the first patient in North Texas to have robot-assisted lung-tumor surgery, an operation performed at UT Southwestern Medical Center, he wasn’t nervous at all. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3114819 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:00:00 +0100 3114819 Researchers identify patient characteristics of unique accelerated aging syndrome http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3096428&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F567627.html UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have provided the most extensive account to date of the unique observable characteristics seen in patients with an extremely rare premature aging syndrome. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3096428 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:00:00 +0100 3096428 UT Southwestern receives $700,000 from HHMI to promote medical education of Ph.D. students http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3079049&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F566754.html A UT Southwestern Medical Center program designed to teach medical basics and clinical research to graduate students has received $700,000 from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3079049 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:00:00 +0100 3079049 Flu 2009 News Tips Extra http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3039525&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept37389%2Ffiles%2F564333.html Tips about the H1N1 and other flu viruses. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3039525 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:10:00 +0100 3039525 UT Southwestern receives continued funding from NIH for participation in Inner City Asthma Consortium http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3029518&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept37389%2Ffiles%2F563841.html UT Southwestern Medical Center is among 10 institutions selected by the National Institutes of Health to share $56 million over five years as part of the Inner City Asthma Consortium (ICAC). (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3029518 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0100 3029518 Reflux esophagitis due to immune reaction, not acute acid burn, UT Southwestern researchers report http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3029519&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept37389%2Ffiles%2F563743.html Contrary to current thinking, a condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) might not develop as a direct result of acidic digestive juices burning the esophagus, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found in an animal study. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3029519 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:05:00 +0100 3029519 Last-resort lower-body amputation effective in extreme cases, 25-year review shows http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3029520&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept37389%2Ffiles%2F563263.html A landmark, 25-year review of cases in which surgeons had to remove the lower portion of the body from the waist down for severe pelvic bone infections shows the therapy can add years and quality of life to survivors, say researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3029520 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:45:00 +0100 3029520 Scientist begins to unravel what makes pandemic H1N1 tick http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3029521&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept37389%2Ffiles%2F563166.html As the number of deaths related to the pandemic H1N1 virus, commonly known as “swine flu,” continues to rise, researchers have been scrambling to decipher its inner workings and explain why the incidence is lower than expected in older adults. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3029521 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0100 3029521 October 2009 News Tips http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2865428&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F553305.html This month's topics include breast-cancer screening, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and having a safe Halloween. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2865428 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:43:00 +0100 2865428 Despite size, NFL players not more likely to develop heart disease, even after retirement http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2846101&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F552593.html Former professional football players with large bodies don’t appear to have the same risk factors for heart disease as their non-athletic counterparts, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found in studying a group of National Football League (NFL) alumni. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2846101 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:55:00 +0100 2846101 Director of Alzheimer's Disease Center honored with first international neurology medal http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2842324&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F552176.html Dr. Roger Rosenberg, director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been awarded the first Medal for Scientific Achievement by the World Federation of Neurology. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2842324 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:15:00 +0100 2842324 Pancreatic fat levels may help predict diabetes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2823745&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F549975.html Researchers have long suspected that overweight people tend to have large fat deposits in their pancreases, but they’ve been unable to confirm or calculate how much fat resides there because of the organ’s location. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2823745 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:45:00 +0100 2823745 September 2009 News Tips http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2761645&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F546408.html This month's health news tip topics include single-incision weight-loss surgeries, organizing a home for Alzheimer's patients, proper hydration and African-Americans' risk for high blood pressure. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2761645 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:05:00 +0100 2761645 Dysport proves safe, effective anti-wrinkle treatment, plastic surgeons find http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2667184&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F541350.html The new anti-wrinkle facial filler Dysport, which could be used as an alternative to Botox, noticeably reduced frown lines between the eyes, according to users and independent reviewers in a study involving plastic surgeons at UT Southwestern Medical Center. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2667184 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:27:00 +0100 2667184 UT Southwestern earns grant from American Heart Association for Cardiac Myogenesis Research Center http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2625647&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept37389%2Ffiles%2F539538.html UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers Drs. Jay Schneider, Joseph Hill and Eric Olson have been awarded a $2 million grant from the American Heart Association to study the development and mechanisms of generating new cardiac muscle cells. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2625647 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:25:00 +0100 2625647 U.S. News and World Report's Best Hospitals rankings: UT Southwestern tops North Texas with citations in 4 specialties http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2610669&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F538868.html UT Southwestern Medical Center is nationally ranked in more specialty-care areas than any other health care provider in North Texas in U.S. News and World Report’s America’s Best Hospitals 2009-10. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2610669 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:11:00 +0100 2610669 UT Southwestern, UT Arlington to collaborate on magnetically controlled tools for minimally invasive surgery http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2587953&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww8.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F537285.html UT Southwestern Medical Center and UT Arlington have reached an agreement with Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. to develop a groundbreaking toolbox of magnetically controlled surgical instruments for minimally invasive surgery. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2587953 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:30:00 +0100 2587953 UT Southwestern research reveals how cells tell time http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2507373&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept493066%2Ffiles%2F533147.html The fuzzy pale mold that lines the glass tubes in Dr. Yi Liu’s lab doesn’t look much like a clock. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2507373 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:10:00 +0100 2507373 UT Southwestern's Olson wins prestigious French award for heart research http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2468779&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F532531.html Dr. Eric Olson, chairman of molecular biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been awarded the Institut de France’s prestigious Lefoulon-Delalande Foundation Grand Prize for his work on gene regulation in the cardiovascular system. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2468779 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:40:00 +0100 2468779 June 2009 News Tips http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2457020&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353748%2Ffiles%2F532386.html This month UT Southwestern clinical experts discuss the benefits of unplugging, protecting your ears from water damage, how to avoid gaining weight after getting married, and protecting your skin from sun damage. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2457020 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:25:00 +0100 2457020 Oxygen + MRI might help determine cancer therapy success, UT Southwestern researchers find http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2457021&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww8.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F532323.html A simple magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test involving breathing oxygen might help oncologists determine the best treatment for some cancer patients, report researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2457021 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:05:00 +0100 2457021 UT Southwestern president honored for contributions, leadership in gastroenterology http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2457022&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F532133.html Dr. Daniel K. Podolsky, president of UT Southwestern Medical Center, has received the American Gastroenterological Association’s 2009 Julius Friedenwald Medal for Distinguished Service for his lifelong contributions to the field of gastroenterology. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2457022 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:55:00 +0100 2457022 UT Southwestern immunologists identify biochemical signals that help immune cells remember how to fight infection http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2457023&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F531738.html Immunology researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how two biochemical signals play unique roles in promoting the development of a group of immune cells employed as tactical assassins. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2457023 Thu, 28 May 2009 14:55:00 +0100 2457023 Researchers gain ground in efforts to fight parasite infection http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2440334&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F531313.html New findings by researchers UT Southwestern Medical Center are accelerating efforts to eradicate worm infections that afflict a third of the world’s population. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2440334 Tue, 26 May 2009 15:05:00 +0100 2440334 Participants in antidepressant drug trials are atypical patients, UT Southwestern researchers report http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2436743&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept37389%2Ffiles%2F529474.html One reason antidepressant medication treatments do not work as well in real life as they do in clinical studies could be the limited type of study participants selected, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2436743 Wed, 13 May 2009 14:00:00 +0100 2436743 UT Southwestern cosmetic surgeons host evening of education, awareness and safety http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2414373&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F527983.html Perhaps the plastic surgery reality television shows and dramas have helped pique interest. Perhaps it’s a desire to look better for a job interview or a mate or to better fit into the changing fashions that rule the day. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2414373 Wed, 06 May 2009 14:00:00 +0100 2414373 May 2009 News Tips http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2397610&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353748%2Ffiles%2F527905.html This month UT Southwestern clinical experts discuss preventing hepatitis, avoiding landscaping injuries, the dangers of ADHD medications for adults and coping with stress. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2397610 Tue, 05 May 2009 21:35:00 +0100 2397610 UT Southwestern doctors receive top American Heart Association awards http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2397611&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept37389%2Ffiles%2F527749.html Dr. Scott Grundy, director of the Center for Human Nutrition and chairman of clinical nutrition at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and Dr. Ronald Victor, chief of hypertension at UT Southwestern, have received two of the top awards presented by the American Heart Association. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2397611 Mon, 04 May 2009 18:00:00 +0100 2397611 Small molecules might block mutant protein production in Huntington's disease http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2397612&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F527691.html Molecules that selectively interfere with protein production can stop human cells from making the abnormal molecules that cause Huntington’s disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2397612 Sun, 03 May 2009 18:00:00 +0100 2397612 UT Southwestern names interim dean for medical school http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2397613&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F527590.html UT Southwestern Medical Center President Dr. Daniel K. Podolsky today named Dr. Charles M. Ginsburg interim dean for UT Southwestern Medical School. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2397613 Fri, 01 May 2009 21:00:00 +0100 2397613 UT Southwestern researchers probe kidney damage, protection in lupus http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2387701&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F526148.html Kidney damage associated with the autoimmune disease lupus is linked to a malfunction of immune cells that causes them to congregate in and attack the organs, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered in a mouse study. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2387701 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:35:00 +0100 2387701 UT Southwestern researchers pinpoint where 'bad' cholesterol levels are controlled http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2353410&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F525681.html Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that a protein responsible for regulating “bad” cholesterol in the blood works almost exclusively outside cells, providing clues for the development of therapies to block the protein’s disruptive actions. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2353410 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:05:00 +0100 2353410 New ultrasound-guided biopsy method allows improved diagnosis of endometrial disease, UT Southwestern researchers find http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2329729&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F525293.html A procedure used in conjunction with a vaginal ultrasound might make it easier to visualize and diagnose diseases in the lining of the uterus, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2329729 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:18:00 +0100 2329729 Molecule prompts damaged heart cells to repair themselves after a heart attack, UT Southwestern scientists report http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2329730&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept16498%2Ffiles%2F524884.html A protein that the heart produces during its early development reactivates the embryonic coronary developmental program and initiates migration of heart cells and blood vessel growth after a heart attack, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2329730 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:35:00 +0100 2329730 UT Southwestern University Hospital earns Outstanding Achievement Award for cancer care http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2329731&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F524429.html UT Southwestern University Hospital recently received the Commission on Cancer (CoC) Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2329731 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:29:00 +0100 2329731 Public forum to address connection between excess body fat and cancer http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2329733&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww8.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F523962.html The Friends for Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research will hold its Spring Public Forum “Can You Change Your Risk: The Link Between Diet and Cancer” on Wednesday, April 22, at UT Southwestern Medical Center. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2329733 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:00:00 +0100 2329733 UT Southwestern researchers reveal how the brain processes important information http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2329732&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F524011.html Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have shed light on how the neurotransmitter dopamine helps brain cells process important information. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2329732 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:00:00 +0100 2329732 UT Southwestern researchers find marker for severity in adult brain cancer http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2329734&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F523723.html Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a new biological indicator that may help identify which brain-cancer patients have the most aggressive forms of the disease. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2329734 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:05:00 +0100 2329734 April 2009 News Tips http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2299106&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353748%2Ffiles%2F523358.html This month UT Southwestern clinical experts discuss mental health, autism, the outdoors and minor injuries and nutrition. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2299106 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:05:00 +0100 2299106 Gene linked to lupus might explain gender difference in disease risk, UT Southwestern researchers report http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2299110&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F523279.html In an international human genetic study, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a gene linked to the autoimmune disease lupus, and its location on the X chromosome might help explain why females are 10 times more susceptible to the disease than males. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2299110 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:30:00 +0100 2299110 Difference in fat storage may explain lower rate of liver disease in African-Americans, UT Southwestern researchers find http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2299114&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F522878.html Where different ethnic groups store fat in their bodies may account for differences in the likelihood they’ll develop insulin resistance and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2299114 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:36:00 +0100 2299114 UT Southwestern scientist named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Early Career Scientist http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2299118&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F522736.html Dr. Russell DeBose-Boyd, associate professor of molecular genetics at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been appointed a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Early Career Scientist. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2299118 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:52:00 +0100 2299118 UT Southwestern public forum on Alzheimer’s disease will focus on mechanisms of learning and memory http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2299122&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F522655.html The Friends of the Alzheimer’s Disease Center will hold a Spring Public Forum on April 1 at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Craig Powell, assistant professor of neurology and psychiatry at UT Southwestern, will discuss “Mechanisms of Memory: Therapeutic Opportunities in Alzheimer’s Disease.” (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2299122 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:50:00 +0100 2299122 Diabetics on high-fiber diets might need extra calcium, report UT Southwestern researchers http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2299125&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F522438.html The amount of calcium your body absorbs might depend, in part, on the amount of dietary fiber you consume. Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center report that patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes (type 2) excreted less calcium through their urine when they consumed 50 grams of fiber a day than when they ate 24 grams a day. Excreting less calcium indicates that they absorbed less of the mineral. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2299125 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:00:00 +0100 2299125 Gulf War veterans display abnormal brain response to specific chemicals, UT Southwestern researchers find http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2299128&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F522139.html A new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers is the first to pinpoint damage inside the brains of veterans suffering from Gulf War syndrome — a finding that links the illness to chemical exposures and may lead to diagnostic tests and treatments. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2299128 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2299128 Collagen injections can help some incontinence patients when surgery fails, UT Southwestern researcher finds http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2285024&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F521529.html Collagen injections can benefit women who still suffer from stress urinary incontinence (SUI) even after urethral or periurethral surgery, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2285024 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:45:00 +0100 2285024 Estrogen activates critical lung genes to improve lung function following preterm birth, UT Southwestern researchers find http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2274688&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F520817.html Estrogen may be a new postnatal therapy to improve lung function and other outcomes in preterm infants, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in an animal study. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2274688 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:15:00 +0100 2274688 UT Southwestern researchers probe mechanisms of infection http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2260724&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F520028.html A newly discovered receptor in a strain of Escherichia coli might help explain why people often get sicker when they’re stressed. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2260724 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:40:00 +0100 2260724 Authors, journal editors respond to possible cases of plagiarism identified by UT Southwestern analysis http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2260725&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F519817.html By bringing cases of potential plagiarism out into the open, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have shed light on the peer-review process and scientific publication. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2260725 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:00:00 +0100 2260725 Two UT Southwestern researchers awarded Sloan fellowships http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2234204&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F519357.html Two researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have been named Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellows, an award intended to “support the work of exceptional young researchers early in their academic careers, and often at pivotal stages in their work.” (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2234204 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:30:00 +0100 2234204 March 2009 News Tips http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2227719&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353748%2Ffiles%2F519234.html This month UT Southwestern clinical experts discuss whole grains and nutrition, RSV in children, sexual dysfunction in MS patients and severe calorie-restricted diets. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2227719 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:05:00 +0100 2227719 UT Southwestern teaching hospital halves its rate of premature births, researchers find http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2227720&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F519019.html UT Southwestern Medical Center’s primary adult teaching hospital has cut its rate of preterm births by more than half in the past 15 years, even as national rates are rising, researchers have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2227720 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:20:00 +0100 2227720 Burn rehabilitation experts at UT Southwestern outline best treatments for post-burn itching http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2223317&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F518898.html Jim Mashburn felt his legs cook. A co-worker was able to pull Mr. Mashburn out of the pit within 30 seconds, sparing him a worse fate, but he was left with first-, second- and third-degree burns on both legs. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2223317 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:20:00 +0100 2223317 UT Southwestern researchers identify molecule that helps the sleep-deprived to mentally rebound http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2217218&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F518660.html Sleep experts know that the mental clarity lost because of a few sleepless nights can often be restored with a good night’s rest. Now, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a key molecular mechanism that regulates the brain’s ability to mentally compensate for sleep deprivation. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2217218 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:05:00 +0100 2217218 UT Southwestern scientists identify potential key to Lyme disease http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2211574&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F517121.html Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a protein that may help give Lyme disease its bite. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2211574 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:22:00 +0100 2211574 Fat-free diet reduces liver fat in fat-free mice, UT Southwestern researchers report http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2163970&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww8.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F515870.html Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered crucial clues about a paradoxical disease in which patients with no body fat develop many of the health complications usually found in obese people. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2163970 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:29:00 +0100 2163970 February 2009 News Tips http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2157123&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept37389%2Ffiles%2F515795.html This month UT Southwestern clinical experts discuss heart disease in women, the nutritious benefits of cherries, smoking and colon cleansing (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2157123 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:20:00 +0100 2157123 High-tech Texas hospitals see fewer complications, lower costs, researcher finds http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2157124&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F515495.html Texas hospitals using health information technologies had fewer complications, lower mortality rates and lower costs, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2157124 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:45:00 +0100 2157124 UT Southwestern researchers disrupt biochemical system involved in cancer, degenerative disease http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2153175&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F515363.html Screening a chemical library of 200,000 compounds, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified two new classes that can be used to study and possibly manipulate a cellular pathway involved in many types of cancer and degenerative diseases. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2153175 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:43:00 +0100 2153175 Researchers identify protein that may explain 'healthy' obesity http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2147926&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F515151.html Mice whose fat cells were allowed to grow larger than fat cells in normal mice developed “healthy” obesity when fed a high-fat diet, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found in a new study. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2147926 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:37:00 +0100 2147926 Natural brain substance blocks weight gain in mice, UT Southwestern researchers discover http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2144861&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww8.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F515068.html Mice with increased levels of a natural brain chemical don’t gain weight when fed a high-fat diet, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2144861 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:31:00 +0100 2144861 Physical therapists test mechanical arm to help patients recover from stroke, traumatic brain injury http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2141713&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww8.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F515050.html Physical therapists at UT Southwestern Medical Center are evaluating a new mechanical arm that allows people recovering from neurological injuries such as strokes and traumatic brain injury to enter a virtual world where they can repeatedly practice movements needed to regain arm strength and movement. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2141713 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:31:00 +0100 2141713 Researchers identify compound that frees trapped cholesterol http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2141714&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F514684.html Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified in mice a compound that liberates cholesterol that has inappropriately accumulated to excessive levels inside cells. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2141714 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:16:00 +0100 2141714 UT Southwestern researchers discover brain's memory 'buffer' in single cells http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2134961&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F514432.html Individual nerve cells in the front part of the brain can hold traces of memories on their own for as long as a minute and possibly longer, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2134961 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:59:00 +0100 2134961 Researchers find drug-coated stents less risky in heart bypass patients than bare-metal stents http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2134962&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F514176.html Coronary bypass surgery may carry less risk of serious complications if stents coated with a drug that suppresses cell growth are used in the procedure rather than bare-metal stents, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and colleagues have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2134962 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:24:00 +0100 2134962 Low-carbohydrate diet burns more excess liver fat than low-calorie diet, study finds http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2125693&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww8.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F513557.html People on low-carbohydrate diets are more dependent on the oxidation of fat in the liver for energy than those on a low-calorie diet, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a small clinical study. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2125693 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:50:00 +0100 2125693 Depressed adolescents not harmed by being part of placebo group in clinical trial, UT Southwestern researchers find http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2116342&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F513040.html In a national clinical trial, adolescents with moderate to severe depression first given a placebo treatment and then an antidepressant medication alone or in combination with therapy responded just as well over the long term as participants who received active treatment throughout the study, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2116342 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:16:00 +0100 2116342 UT Southwestern researchers find roughly half of healthy, younger adults could be at risk for heart disease http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2108025&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F510463.html Even younger adults who have few short-term risk factors for heart disease may have a higher risk of developing heart disease over their lifetimes, according to new findings by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2108025 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:19:00 +0100 2108025 Public forum to lead off Reves Breast Cancer Symposium at UT Southwestern http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2098195&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F510361.html The Wendy and Emery Reves International Biennial Breast Cancer Symposium opens Feb. 6 with a free public forum on the North Campus of UT Southwestern Medical Center. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2098195 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:52:00 +0100 2098195 UT Southwestern scientist honored among best in Texas research http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2098196&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F510142.html Dr. Rama Ranganathan, professor of pharmacology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, was recognized today as one of the state’s top rising stars in research by The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST). (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2098196 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:09:00 +0100 2098196 UT Southwestern University Hospital's transplant program recognized for increasing organ donor rates http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2090276&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F509240.html The surgical transplant team at UT Southwestern University Hospital has garnered twin awards for its successful efforts to increase organ donation rates. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2090276 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:55:00 +0100 2090276 January 2009 News Tips http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2084397&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept16498%2Ffiles%2F508933.html UT Southwestern clinical physicians and experts offer health tips on a variety of topics. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2084397 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:14:00 +0100 2084397 Study examines impact of managed care on stroke prevention surgery http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2075344&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F508589.html Policymakers and economists often promote managed-care plans based on the assumption that they prevent the overuse of unnecessary surgical procedures or help steer patients to high-quality providers, compared to traditional fee-for-service insurance plans. A recent study by a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center, however, found that in the case of one common surgical procedure, the checks and balances assumed with managed care did not improve the quality or outcome of care. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2075344 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:43:00 +0100 2075344 Researchers identify gene linked to inherited form of fatal lung disease http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2075345&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F506175.html Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have determined that a mutation in a gene known for its role in defending the lungs against invading pathogens is responsible for some inherited cases of a lethal lung disease affecting older adults. The same mutation may also be associated with lung cancer, the researchers said. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2075345 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:31:00 +0100 2075345 MS drug may reduce immunity, UT Southwestern researchers find http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2053407&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept16498%2Ffiles%2F505840.html A drug used to treat multiple sclerosis might make some patients vulnerable to brain infection by reducing the number of immune cells there, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2053407 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:08:00 +0100 2053407 Holiday 2008 News Tips http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2040534&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept37389%2Ffiles%2F504972.html UT Southwestern clinical physicians and experts give some special tips just in time for the holiday season. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2040534 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:56:00 +0100 2040534 UT Southwestern scientists identify 'border patrol agents' in the gut http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2028113&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F504007.html Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have shown in mice how and under what circumstances the gut activates its defensive mechanisms to prevent illness. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2028113 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:17:00 +0100 2028113 December 2008 News Tips http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2021930&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353748%2Ffiles%2F503798.html UT Southwestern clinical physicians and experts give tips on various health topics each month. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2021930 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:36:00 +0100 2021930 Interferon as long-term treatment for hepatitis C not effective, report HALT-C researchers http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2021931&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F503509.html Use of the drug interferon as a long-term maintenance strategy to slow the progression of liver disease associated with the hepatitis C virus is ineffective, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and their colleagues from nine other institutions have found in a multicenter study. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2021931 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:33:00 +0100 2021931 Interferon needed for cells to 'remember' how to defeat a virus, UT Southwestern researchers report http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2013938&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F503302.html Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have determined that the immune-system protein interferon plays a key role in "teaching" the immune system how to fight off repeated infections of the same virus. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2013938 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:09:00 +0100 2013938 'Deranged calcium signaling' contributes to neurological disorder, UT Southwestern researchers find http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2011717&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F502432.html Defective calcium metabolism in nerve cells may play a major role in a fatal genetic neurological disorder that resembles Huntington’s disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a mouse study. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2011717 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:37:00 +0100 2011717 UT Southwestern researchers find clue to safer obesity drugs http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1991862&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F502246.html Once hailed as a miracle weight-loss drug, Fen-phen was removed from the market more than a decade ago for inducing life-threatening side effects, including heart valve lesions. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1991862 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:36:00 +0100 1991862 UT Southwestern researchers develop new strategy for broad spectrum anti-viral drugs http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1991863&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F501776.html Bavituximab, an anti-viral drug developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers, shows promise as a new strategy to fight viral diseases, including potential bioterrorism agents. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1991863 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:56:00 +0100 1991863 Voice care center offering therapy, surgery for singers, educators, seniors and others http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1985335&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F501362.html UT Southwestern Medical Center has gathered a team of specially trained physicians and therapists to launch a new center for voice care dedicated to disorders of the voice and larynx. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1985335 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:49:00 +0100 1985335 Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison secures millions in funding for research projects on nanotechnology, Gulf War illness http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1976011&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F498965.html UUT Southwestern Medical Center has received $1.2 million in appropriations from the Department of Defense for 2009. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1976011 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:37:00 +0100 1976011 Protein can nurture or devastate brain cells, depending on its 'friends,' UT Southwestern researchers find http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1952567&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F498855.html Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered new insights into the “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” nature of a protein that stimulates stem-cell maturation in the brain but, paradoxically, can also lead to nerve-cell damage. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1952567 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:15:00 +0100 1952567 Reynolds Foundation awards UT Southwestern grant to strengthen physicians' training in geriatric medicine http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1952568&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F498481.html A grant for nearly $2 million from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to UT Southwestern Medical Center will allow educators to expand geriatric training in the medical school curriculum. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1952568 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:35:00 +0100 1952568 November 2008 News Tips http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1947763&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept37389%2Ffiles%2F498325.html UT Southwestern clinical physicians and experts give tips about how Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), good sleep habits for children, facial fillers and preventing heart attacks. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1947763 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:19:00 +0100 1947763 Forum at UT Southwestern to focus on new therapeutic approaches to Alzheimer's disease http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1947764&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F498042.html The Friends of the Alzheimer’s Disease Center will hold its Fall Public Forum on Nov. 18 at UT Southwestern Medical Center. The presentation will be on “Alzheimer’s Disease: New Hope on the Horizon Through Biomedical Research.” (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1947764 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:16:00 +0100 1947764 Age, race are among factors that influence carotid-surgery success, UT Southwestern researcher reports http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943643&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F497768.html Advanced age and race are among the factors that can affect whether a patient dies or suffers a stroke after carotid-artery surgery, a UT Southwestern Medical Center physician involved in a multicenter study has found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943643 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:12:00 +0100 1943643 Cancer requires support from immune system to develop, researchers report http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939940&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F494913.html Tumors that grow around nerves in a rare genetic disease need cooperation from cells from the immune system in order to grow, reports a team of scientists, including researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939940 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:31:00 +0100 1939940 Vaginal/Caesarean combo delivery of twins safe, UT Southwestern-led research finds http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1921325&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F494707.html Doctors need not go straight to Caesarean section when delivering twins, but can start with vaginal delivery of the first twin in many cases, researchers have found in a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1921325 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:49:00 +0100 1921325 RSV may hide in the lungs, lead to asthma, UT Southwestern researchers report http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1918306&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept37389%2Ffiles%2F493353.html Conventional wisdom has been that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) — a common virus that causes infection in the lungs — comes and goes in children without any long lasting impact. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1918306 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:40:00 +0100 1918306 Waste from gut bacteria helps host control weight, researchers report http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1911729&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F493125.html A single molecule in the intestinal wall, activated by the waste products from gut bacteria, plays a large role in controlling whether the host animals are lean or fatty, a research team, including scientists from UT Southwestern Medical Center, has found in a mouse study. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1911729 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:06:00 +0100 1911729 Halloween 2008 News Tips Extra! http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1886855&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F492459.html UT Southwestern clinical physicians and experts give tips about how to have a safe and Happy Halloween. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1886855 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:30:00 +0100 1886855 Steroids aid recovery from pneumonia, UT Southwestern researchers say http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1880394&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F492390.html Adding corticosteroids to traditional antimicrobial therapy might help people with pneumonia recover more quickly than with antibiotics alone, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1880394 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:12:00 +0100 1880394 UT Southwestern, Susan G. Komen for the Cure take race one step further http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1876590&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F491513.html UT Southwestern Medical Center has partnered with Susan G. Komen for the Cure and will be collecting blood samples at the Dallas Komen Race on Oct. 18 at NorthPark Center for use in breast cancer research. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1876590 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:58:00 +0100 1876590 UT Southwestern adds Exchange Park to campus footprint, renames complex in honor of Paul M. Bass http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1865838&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F491177.html The buildings on the 24-acre Exchange Park site in Dallas, which was recently acquired by UT Southwestern Medical Center, have been renamed the Paul M. Bass Administrative and Clinical Center, medical center officials announced today. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1865838 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:44:00 +0100 1865838 October 2008 News Tips http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1859873&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353748%2Ffiles%2F490421.html UT Southwestern clinical physicians and experts give tips about colds and flu, weight-loss surgery, eating green and female urinary infections. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1859873 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:38:00 +0100 1859873 UT Southwestern selected as study center for National Children's Study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1851353&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F490516.html UT Southwestern Medical Center has been chosen as a study center participant in the National Children’s Study, which will examine the effects of environmental and genetic factors on child and adult health. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1851353 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:37:00 +0100 1851353 Gene variant boosts risk of fatty liver disease, UT Southwestern scientists discover http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1851354&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F488927.html Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that individuals who carry a specific form of the gene PNPLA3 have more fat in their livers and a greater risk of developing liver inflammation. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1851354 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:20:00 +0100 1851354 'Baby' fat cells may be key to treating obesity, say researchers http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1829623&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F487847.html Terminally ill rodents with type 1 diabetes have been restored to full health with a single injection of a substance other than insulin by scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1829623 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:38:00 +0100 1829623 New UT Southwestern BioCenter to support research, boost Dallas business http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1806635&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F487934.html UT Southwestern Medical Center is spurring innovations in patient care and aiding economic growth in the area by establishing a new biotech park, called BioCenter at Southwestern Medical District, to develop university technologies and attract existing biotech companies to North Texas. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1806635 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:31:00 +0100 1806635 UT Southwestern cardiologists find old-fashioned physical exams just as good for assessing heart failure as new technology http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1806636&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F487720.html Patient history and physical examination, traditionally the cornerstone diagnostic tool for medical care, may still be among the most accurate and cost-efficient methods to assess patients with congestive heart failure, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1806636 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:40:00 +0100 1806636 Coating improves electrical stimulation therapy used for Parkinson's, depression, chronic pain http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1802996&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F487490.html Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have designed a way to improve electrical stimulation of nerves by outfitting electrodes with the latest in chemically engineered fashion: a coating of basic black, formed from carbon nanotubes. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1802996 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:04:00 +0100 1802996 Depressed dialysis patients more likely to be hospitalized or die, researcher finds http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1798630&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F486922.html Dialysis patients diagnosed with depression are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized or die within a year than those who are not depressed, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1798630 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:40:00 +0100 1798630 September 2008 News Tips http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1788997&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F485933.html UT Southwestern clinical physicians and experts give tips about nutrition, buying proper shoes, travel and heart health. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1788997 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:40:00 +0100 1788997 Killing bacteria isn’t enough to restore immune function after infection, UT Southwestern researchers find http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1788998&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F486618.html A bacterial molecule that initially signals to animals that they have been invaded must be wiped out by a special enzyme before an infected animal can regain full health, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1788998 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:21:00 +0100 1788998 UT Southwestern ranked as best medical school for Hispanics for second consecutive year http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1783118&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F485630.html For the second year in a row, UT Southwestern Medical School has been ranked as the nation’s top medical school for Hispanics by Hispanic Business magazine. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1783118 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:34:00 +0100 1783118 Low-birth-weight children should have their blood pressure checked, researchers find http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1769371&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F485442.html Blood pressure in low-birth-weight children younger than 3 years of age not only can be measured but should be, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1769371 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:30:00 +0100 1769371 Podolsky becomes third president of UT Southwestern http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1764382&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F485237.html Dr. Daniel K. Podolsky, former chief academic officer of Partners HealthCare and chief of gastroenterology at Massachusetts General Hospital, became the third president of UT Southwestern Medical Center on Sept. 2. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1764382 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:33:00 +0100 1764382 'Superbug' breast infections controllable in nursing mothers, researchers find http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1760280&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww8.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F485308.html Many nursing mothers who have been hospitalized for breast abscesses are afflicted with the "superbug" methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, but according to new research by UT Southwestern Medical Center physicians, conservative treatment can deal with the problem. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1760280 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:32:00 +0100 1760280 UT Southwestern hearing specialist leads effort to craft first professionals guidelines for earwax http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1760281&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F484872.html The age-old advice to routinely clean out earwax is discouraged under the first published guidelines from health care professionals about removing wax from the ear. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1760281 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:00:00 +0100 1760281 Antidepressants need new nerve cells to be effective, UT Southwestern researchers find http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1743029&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F484485.html Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered in mice that the brain must create new nerve cells for either exercise or antidepressants to reduce depression-like behavior. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1743029 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:53:00 +0100 1743029 UT Southwestern scientists' findings may lead to new drug-abuse treatments http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1739577&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F484387.html Increased connections among brain cells caused by excessive drug use may represent the body’s defense mechanism to combat addiction and related behaviors, scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1739577 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:22:00 +0100 1739577 UT Southwestern scientists discover leptin can also aid type 1 diabetics http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1739578&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F484096.html Terminally ill rodents with type 1 diabetes have been restored to full health with a single injection of a substance other than insulin by scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1739578 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:25:00 +0100 1739578 UT Southwestern researchers uncover molecule that keeps pathogens like salmonella in check http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1734353&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F483308.html Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found a potential new way to stop the bacteria that cause gastroenteritis, tularemia and severe diarrhea from making people sick. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1734353 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:34:00 +0100 1734353 UT Southwestern researchers uncover attack mechanism of illness-inducing bacterium found in shellfish http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1723779&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F482578.html An infectious ocean-dwelling bacterium found in oysters and other shellfish kills its host's cells by causing them to burst, providing the invader with a nutrient-rich meal, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1723779 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:30:00 +0100 1723779 UT Southwestern school renamed to recognize health professions http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1714384&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F482311.html The UT Southwestern School of Allied Health Sciences has a new name – UT Southwestern School of Health Professions – that better encompasses the mission of the school, which is to educate health professionals. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1714384 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:55:00 +0100 1714384 Designer RNA fights high cholesterol, researchers find http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1701578&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F479890.html Small, specially designed bits of ribonucleic acid (RNA) can interfere with cholesterol metabolism, reducing harmful cholesterol by two-thirds in pre-clinical tests, according to a new study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center in collaboration with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1701578 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:15:00 +0100 1701578 August 2008 News Tips http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1696510&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353748%2Ffiles%2F478810.html UT Southwestern clinical physicians and experts give tips about nutrition, buying proper shoes, travel and heart health. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1696510 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:07:00 +0100 1696510 Digestive specialists freeze out esophagus cancer with new therapy http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1675258&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F477995.html UT Southwestern Medical Center gastroenterologists are using a new method to freeze damaged cells in the esophagus, preventing them from turning cancerous. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1675258 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:58:00 +0100 1675258 Limiting fructose may boost weight loss, researcher reports http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1664811&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F476605.html One of the reasons people on low-carbohydrate diets may lose weight is that they reduce their intake of fructose, a type of sugar that can be made into body fat quickly, according to a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1664811 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:53:00 +0100 1664811 STAR*D study leaders test two-drug approach to depression in new CO-MED trial http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1652704&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F474401.html Hoping to answer a question raised by the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) study, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have designed the Combining Medication to Enhance Outcomes of Depression (CO-MED) trial to test multiple-medication treatment of depression. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1652704 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:15:00 +0100 1652704 More kidney stone disease projected due to global warming, predicts UT Southwestern researchers http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1646535&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F472790.html Global warming is likely to increase the proportion of the population affected by kidney stones by expanding the higher-risk region known as the "kidney-stone belt" into neighboring states, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and UT Dallas have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1646535 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:40:00 +0100 1646535 UT Southwestern climbs in U.S. News and World Report's Best Hospitals rankings http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1623091&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F473392.html UT Southwestern Medical Center has been named in U.S. News and World Report’s America’s Best Hospitals 2008 as one of only three hospitals in the North Texas area to achieve top rankings in one or more specialties. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1623091 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:50:00 +0100 1623091 UT Southwestern launches study of surgical option for treating diabetic and other neuropathies http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1616678&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F472680.html UT Southwestern Medical Center plastic surgeons and specialists in diabetes, neurology, pain management and rehabilitation are launching a cutting-edge study of peripheral nerve surgery to alleviate long-standing pain and numbness in patients with diabetic neuropathy. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1616678 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:30:00 +0100 1616678 New research reveals ultraviolet light therapy is as beneficial for darker skin as lighter skin http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1606336&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww8.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F472169.html An analysis of more than 100 patients has confirmed for the first time that darker-skinned patients benefit as those with lighter skin when given light therapy for morphea and related diseases, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers show. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1606336 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:28:00 +0100 1606336 Protein thought to promote cancer instead functions as a tumor suppressor, researchers report http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1597042&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F472101.html A protein previously thought to promote colorectal cancer instead suppresses the growth of human cancer cells in culture, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1597042 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:27:00 +0100 1597042 Researchers identify new targets for RNAs that regulate genes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1594073&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F471691.html Tiny strands of genetic material called RNA — a chemical cousin of DNA — are emerging as major players in gene regulation, the process inside cells that drives all biology and that scientists seek to control in order to fight disease. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1594073 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:17:00 +0100 1594073 July 2008 News Tips http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1594074&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F470718.html Note to media: To reach the media contacts for any of these health news tips, call the Office of News and Publications at 214-648-3404. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1594074 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:08:00 +0100 1594074 Resuscitation technique after brain injury may do more harm than good, UT Southwestern researchers find http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1561454&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F470730.html The current standard practice of giving infants and children 100 percent oxygen to prevent brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation may actually inflict additional harm, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1561454 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:28:00 +0100 1561454 Rising number of severe bone infections, health complications in children linked to MRSA, UT Southwestern researchers find http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1561455&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F470225.html The emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as a major pathogen has led to more complications and longer hospital stays for children with acute bone infections, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1561455 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:15:00 +0100 1561455 Growth hormone's link to starvation may be clue to increasing life span, researchers find http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1556572&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F470190.html Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have determined that starvation blocks the effects of growth hormone via a mechanism that may have implications in treating diabetes and extending life span. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1556572 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:55:00 +0100 1556572 Unique pheromone detection system uncovered by researchers http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1552109&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F469531.html Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have overturned the current theory of how a pheromone works at the molecular level to trigger behavior in fruit flies. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1552109 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:18:00 +0100 1552109 UT Southwestern plastic surgeons identify hidden facial cheek fat compartments that are key to youthful appearance http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1547116&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F469299.html Rejuvenating newly identified fat compartments in the facial cheeks can help reduce the hollowed look of the face as it ages, according to new research by plastic surgeons at UT Southwestern Medical Center. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1547116 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:35:00 +0100 1547116 Nanotechnology, biomolecules and light unite to 'cook' cancer cells http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1544200&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww8.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept37389%2Ffiles%2F468194.html Researchers are testing a new way to kill cancer cells selectively by attaching cancer-seeking antibodies to tiny carbon tubes that heat up when exposed to near-infrared light. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1544200 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:00:00 +0100 1544200 UT Southwestern urologists identify seven biomarkers that may help pinpoint prostate cancer recurrence http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1538414&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww8.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept37389%2Ffiles%2F468245.html A simple blood test may help doctors better predict whether prostate cancer will recur or spread in patients who have undergone surgery for the disease, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1538414 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:00:00 +0100 1538414 Hunger hormone increases during stress, may have antidepressant effect, researchers report http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1538416&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F467955.html New research at UT Southwestern Medical Center may explain why some people who are stressed or depressed overeat. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1538416 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:00:00 +0100 1538416 Researchers create molecule that nudges nerve stem cells to mature http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1538415&cid=s_36476_148_f&fid=36476&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu%2Futsw%2Fcda%2Fdept353744%2Ffiles%2F468005.html Inspired by a chance discovery during another experiment, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have created a small molecule that stimulates nerve stem cells to begin maturing into nerve cells in culture. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News) UT Southwestern Medical Center News organizations http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1538415 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:00:00 +0100 1538415