UT Southwestern Medical Center
Study shows treating diabetes early, intensively is best strategy
Intensive early treatment of type 2 diabetes slows down progression of the disease by preserving the body's insulin-producing capacity, a UT Southwestern study has shown.
Diabetes
Jun 28, 2012 |
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Findings provide guide to decisions on use of slings for women's prolapse surgery
A multicenter study involving a UT Southwestern Medical Center urogynecologist will eliminate some of the guesswork physicians face about whether to use a sling during vaginal prolapse repair to prevent urinary incontinence.
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Jun 20, 2012 |
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Manipulating molecules in the heart protects mice on high-fat diets from obesity, affects metabolism
April 26, 2012 – UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have demonstrated for the first time that the heart can regulate energy balance throughout the body, a finding that may point to more effective ...
Medical research
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Cardiologists identify mechanism that makes heart disease worse in diabetics
UT Southwestern Medical Center cardiologists have uncovered how a specific protein's previously unsuspected role contributes to the deterioration of heart muscle in patients with diabetes. Investigators in ...
Diabetes
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Latest advance in precise radiation treatment a powerful addition -- first in the nation
UT Southwestern Medical Center has installed a new system to deliver extremely precise and individualized radiation treatment, assuring that cancer patients in the region have access to the latest advances ...
Cancer
Feb 14, 2012 |
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Study: Rapid bone loss as possible side effect of anti-obesity drug now in clinical trials
An endocrine hormone used in clinical trials as an anti-obesity and anti-diabetes drug causes significant and rapid bone loss in mice, raising concerns about its safe use, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers ...
Medical research
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Diagnostic brain tumor test could revolutionize care of patients
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed what they believe to be the first clinical application of a new imaging technique to diagnose brain tumors. The unique test could preclude the need ...
Cancer
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Middle-age risk factors drive greater lifetime risk for heart disease
A new study in today's New England Journal of Medicine reports that while an individual's risk of heart disease may be low in the next five or 10 years, the lifetime risk could still be very high, findings that could have i ...
Health
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Study identifies blood-forming stem cells' growth
Scientists with the new Children's Research Institute at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified the environment in which blood-forming stem cells survive and thrive within the body, an important step toward increasing ...
Medical research
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Low vitamin D levels linked to depression, psychiatrists report
Low levels of vitamin D have been linked to depression, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center psychiatrists working with the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study. It is believed to be the largest such investigation ever ...
Health
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Study suggests new way to ensure effectiveness of TB treatment
A UT Southwestern Medical Center study using a sophisticated "glass mouse" research model has found that multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is more likely caused in patients by speedy drug metabolism rather than inconsistent ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 28, 2011 |
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Tumor-specific pathway identified
A research team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists has identified an atypical metabolic pathway unique to some tumors, possibly providing a future target for drugs that could reduce or halt the spread of cancer.
Cancer
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Blood test could identify smokers at higher risk for heart disease
A simple blood test could someday quantify a smoker's lung toxicity and danger of heart disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
Cardiology
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Study shows estrogen works in the brain to keep weight in check
A recent UT Southwestern Medical Center study found that estrogen regulates energy expenditure, appetite and body weight, while insufficient estrogen receptors in specific parts of the brain may lead to obesity.
Medical research
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Research could lead to new treatments for inflammatory bowel disease, viral infections
The intestinal ecosystem is even more dynamic than previously thought, according to two studies by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers published in the latest issue of Science.
Inflammatory disorders
Oct 19, 2011 |
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