Latest news from UT Southwestern Medical Center on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/semaglutide-lowers-cardiovascular-risk-regardless-of-blood-sugar/?sc=rsin /articles/semaglutide-lowers-cardiovascular-risk-regardless-of-blood-sugar/?sc=rsin Mon, 24 Jun 2024 09:05:05 EST A weekly dose of semaglutide 2.4 mg significantly reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in people with overweight or obesity and cardiovascular disease but not diabetes, regardless of blood sugar level, according to a clinical trial including researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center. The findings, published in Diabetes Care, also show the reduction in MACEs - a combination of heart attacks, stroke, or death from cardiovascular causes - isn't due to the drug's effect in lowering blood sugar. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/diagnosing-essential-tremor-after-death-helps-families-learn-risk/?sc=rsin /articles/diagnosing-essential-tremor-after-death-helps-families-learn-risk/?sc=rsin Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:05:19 EST A statistical tool designed to analyze 11 characteristics of postmortem brains reliably diagnosed a common neurodegenerative disease known as essential tremor (ET), a study led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Columbia University shows. Their findings, 20 years in the making and published in the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, could eventually help relatives of deceased ET patients know their hereditary risk of getting the disease. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/experts-call-for-more-clinical-trials-on-alcohol-use-liver-disease/?sc=rsin /articles/experts-call-for-more-clinical-trials-on-alcohol-use-liver-disease/?sc=rsin Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:05:39 EST More clinical research is needed to investigate how reducing alcohol consumption in patients with alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) may slow disease progression and improve outcomes, according to an international task force of experts from more than two dozen institutions including UT Southwestern Medical Center. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/the-rare-porzingis-ankle-injury-what-is-it-and-how-is-it-treated/?sc=rsin /articles/the-rare-porzingis-ankle-injury-what-is-it-and-how-is-it-treated/?sc=rsin Fri, 14 Jun 2024 10:05:32 EST Boston Celtics 7'2" center Kristaps Porzingis was ruled out of Game 3 against the Dallas Mavericks, his former team, due to a "torn medial retinaculum, allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon" (PTT), according to a team statement from ESPN. This injury comes on the heels of a string of calf injuries earlier in the season. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/research-could-lead-to-treatments-for-obesity-extreme-weight-loss/?sc=rsin /articles/research-could-lead-to-treatments-for-obesity-extreme-weight-loss/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:05:23 EST Mysterious cells that secrete hormones in the large intestine play a key role in regulating body weight through their relationship with intestinal bacteria, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggests. Their findings, published in Nature Metabolism, could lead to new treatments for obesity and extreme weight loss. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/study-reveals-unexpected-mechanism-of-drug-resistance-in-kidney-cancer/?sc=rsin /articles/study-reveals-unexpected-mechanism-of-drug-resistance-in-kidney-cancer/?sc=rsin Tue, 11 Jun 2024 16:05:39 EST For nearly two decades, how kidney cancer becomes resistant to rapalog drugs has baffled the scientific community. Now a study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center's Kidney Cancer Program sheds light. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/team-tests-strategies-to-care-for-patients-with-multiple-diseases/?sc=rsin /articles/team-tests-strategies-to-care-for-patients-with-multiple-diseases/?sc=rsin Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:05:29 EST In a large clinical trial, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers developed a robust model for testing strategies to prevent health problems in patients with multiple chronic conditions. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/study-links-chronic-pain-to-quality-of-family-relationships/?sc=rsin /articles/study-links-chronic-pain-to-quality-of-family-relationships/?sc=rsin Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:05:29 EST Strong family relationships have long been associated with a better sense of well-being and connection. Now a team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has linked the quality of those relationships with how successfully people - particularly aging African Americans - manage pain. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/utsw-studies-clarify-link-between-exercise-risk-of-heart-disease/?sc=rsin /articles/utsw-studies-clarify-link-between-exercise-risk-of-heart-disease/?sc=rsin Thu, 06 Jun 2024 11:05:19 EST Exercising at a high level doesn't affect the progression of calcium buildup in the arteries, even among older athletes such as marathoners who tend to have higher coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores, according to new research from UT Southwestern Medical Center. But a longer duration of exercise is associated with higher CAC. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/ut-system-initiative-funds-trauma-research-to-improve-care/?sc=rsin /articles/ut-system-initiative-funds-trauma-research-to-improve-care/?sc=rsin Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:05:40 EST A new initiative funded by The University of Texas System and the state of Texas seeks to improve care for trauma patients, including both service members and civilians. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/molecular-switch-linked-to-lineage-plasticity-therapy-resistance/?sc=rsin /articles/molecular-switch-linked-to-lineage-plasticity-therapy-resistance/?sc=rsin Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:05:43 EST Two genes working in tandem play a critical role in shaping the identity and behavior of prostate cancer cells and their response to treatment, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/new-ai-tool-may-help-detect-early-signs-of-dementia/?sc=rsin /articles/new-ai-tool-may-help-detect-early-signs-of-dementia/?sc=rsin Thu, 30 May 2024 11:05:32 EST A novel speech analysis tool that uses artificial intelligence successfully detected mild cognitive impairment and dementia in a Spanish-speaking population, according to research led by UT Southwestern Medical Center. The study, published in Frontiers in Neurology, provides preliminary support for the algorithm as an early screening tool that may help identify patients at risk of developing dementia. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/safety-and-efficacy-of-osimertinib-plus-consolidative-stereotactic-ablative-radiation-sabr-in-advanced-egfr-mutant-non-small-cell-lung-cancer-nsclc-results-from-a-multi-center-phase-ii-trial2/?sc=rsin /articles/safety-and-efficacy-of-osimertinib-plus-consolidative-stereotactic-ablative-radiation-sabr-in-advanced-egfr-mutant-non-small-cell-lung-cancer-nsclc-results-from-a-multi-center-phase-ii-trial2/?sc=rsin Wed, 29 May 2024 21:05:50 EST UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/phase-12-trial-of-the-xpo1-inhibitor-selinexor-in-combination-with-docetaxel-in-previously-treated-advanced-kras-mutant-non-small-cell-lung-cancer-nsclc/?sc=rsin /articles/phase-12-trial-of-the-xpo1-inhibitor-selinexor-in-combination-with-docetaxel-in-previously-treated-advanced-kras-mutant-non-small-cell-lung-cancer-nsclc/?sc=rsin Wed, 29 May 2024 21:05:16 EST UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/the-new-age-of-ai-is-dawning-in-science-and-medicine-at-ut-southwestern/?sc=rsin /articles/the-new-age-of-ai-is-dawning-in-science-and-medicine-at-ut-southwestern/?sc=rsin Wed, 29 May 2024 17:05:04 EST In 2021, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center used artificial intelligence and deep machine learning to analyze 1.7 million raw images of patient-derived tumor samples, pinpointing a key distinction between skin cancer cells with high and low potential to metastasize - a discovery that could ultimately mean the difference between life or death for patients. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/can-feeding-infants-peanuts-really-be-beneficial-utsw-expert-weighs-in-on-how-nejm-findings-may-change-parenting-tactics/?sc=rsin /articles/can-feeding-infants-peanuts-really-be-beneficial-utsw-expert-weighs-in-on-how-nejm-findings-may-change-parenting-tactics/?sc=rsin Tue, 28 May 2024 13:00:00 EST UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/leadless-dual-chamber-pacemaker-a-leap-forward-for-heart-patients/?sc=rsin /articles/leadless-dual-chamber-pacemaker-a-leap-forward-for-heart-patients/?sc=rsin Tue, 28 May 2024 12:05:36 EST In 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2023 approved the world's first leadless dual-chamber pacemaker, a potential gamechanger for the nearly 80% of patients who require pacing of both the upper and lower chambers of the heart. UT Southwestern is one of just nine heart centers in Texas to offer this advanced technology, which implants two capsule-shaped devices smaller than AAA batteries directly inside the heart in a catheter-based procedure, with no large incisions and no lead wires. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/tips-to-soak-up-the-sun-but-not-its-damaging-rays/?sc=rsin /articles/tips-to-soak-up-the-sun-but-not-its-damaging-rays/?sc=rsin Fri, 24 May 2024 12:05:23 EST As the warm weather and summer vacations draw more people outdoors, a UT Southwestern Medical Center cancer specialist is reminding everyone to stay vigilant of potential sun damage. Skin cancer is mainly caused by ultraviolet radiation from the sun. And while it is the most common of all cancers in the U.S., it is also one of the most avoidable forms of the disease. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/utsw-study-sheds-light-on-rare-form-of-autism/?sc=rsin /articles/utsw-study-sheds-light-on-rare-form-of-autism/?sc=rsin Thu, 23 May 2024 11:05:07 EST A new study focused on the gene tied to a rare form of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) called FOXP1 syndrome offers hope that gene therapy might be able to help patients with this condition. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/tumor-mutations-may-not-predict-response-to-immunotherapy/?sc=rsin /articles/tumor-mutations-may-not-predict-response-to-immunotherapy/?sc=rsin Wed, 22 May 2024 12:05:58 EST The number of mutations in the DNA of cancerous tumors may not be an indicator of how well patients will respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), a commonly prescribed type of immunotherapy, a team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers reported in a retrospective study. The findings, published in Nature Cancer, upend long-held conventional wisdom and could lead to more effective ways of deciding which patients will benefit most from this type of treatment. UT Southwestern Medical Center