display Latest news from UT Southwestern Medical Center on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/healthy-school-lunches-a-culinary-medicine-expert-prescribes-fresh-tasty-strategies/?sc=rsin /articles/healthy-school-lunches-a-culinary-medicine-expert-prescribes-fresh-tasty-strategies/?sc=rsin Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:05:20 EST If your children enjoy school-provided lunch and it meets their dietary needs, it can be a safe, cost-effective meal option. But if you want more control over what your children eat during the day, packing lunch at home can be a healthy and convenient choice. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/proteins-for-skin-strength-also-control-cell-signaling/?sc=rsin /articles/proteins-for-skin-strength-also-control-cell-signaling/?sc=rsin Tue, 20 Aug 2024 11:05:47 EST An extensive family of proteins that gives human skin mechanical strength also appears to organize molecular signals that control skin cell activity, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows. Their findings, published in Developmental Cell, could lead to new ways to fight a host of skin diseases, including ulcers and skin cancer. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/children-s-research-institute-at-ut-southwestern-scientists-discover-kidney-cancers-rely-on-mitochondrial-metabolism-to-metastasize/?sc=rsin /articles/children-s-research-institute-at-ut-southwestern-scientists-discover-kidney-cancers-rely-on-mitochondrial-metabolism-to-metastasize/?sc=rsin Wed, 14 Aug 2024 12:05:25 EST Contrary to how tumors operate while still in the kidney, metastatic kidney cancers rely heavily on mitochondrial metabolism, according to new research from Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) published in Nature. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/apob-test-may-be-more-accurate-measure-of-heart-disease-risk/?sc=rsin /articles/apob-test-may-be-more-accurate-measure-of-heart-disease-risk/?sc=rsin Tue, 13 Aug 2024 10:05:42 EST The traditional lipid panel may not give the full picture of cholesterol-related heart disease risk for many Americans, according to a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and published in JAMA Cardiology. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/natural-grass-may-pose-greater-risk-for-football-concussions/?sc=rsin /articles/natural-grass-may-pose-greater-risk-for-football-concussions/?sc=rsin Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:05:35 EST Young football players who sustained a head-to-ground concussion practicing or playing games on natural grass experienced more symptoms - and significantly higher severity - than those who suffered concussions on artificial turf, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/study-identifies-weight-loss-drug-target-in-the-brain/?sc=rsin /articles/study-identifies-weight-loss-drug-target-in-the-brain/?sc=rsin Thu, 08 Aug 2024 10:05:10 EST A team led by researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center and a university in South Korea has identified a subset of brain cells whose activation may be partially responsible for the effects of a popular class of weight loss drugs that includes semaglutide and tirzepatide. Their findings, published in Science, could eventually help scientists optimize the efficacy of these drugs, known as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs). UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/ems-training-on-key-skills-improves-heart-attack-survival/?sc=rsin /articles/ems-training-on-key-skills-improves-heart-attack-survival/?sc=rsin Mon, 05 Aug 2024 10:05:35 EST Emergency medical services (EMS) agencies that adopt four or more critical best practices have higher rates of survival among cardiac arrest patients than their peers, a nationwide study co-led by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher found. The study, published in JAMA Cardiology, identified seven key practices related to simulation training, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and transport that were associated with favorable neurological survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/drugs-lotions-can-magnify-sun-s-harmful-effects-utsw-expert-says/?sc=rsin /articles/drugs-lotions-can-magnify-sun-s-harmful-effects-utsw-expert-says/?sc=rsin Fri, 02 Aug 2024 16:05:47 EST It's well known that the sun's ultraviolet (UV) light can wreak havoc on the skin. But most people don't realize some commonly used products and medications can make us more susceptible to sunburn and other adverse reactions. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/menopause-is-having-a-moment-debunking-common-myths/?sc=rsin /articles/menopause-is-having-a-moment-debunking-common-myths/?sc=rsin Fri, 02 Aug 2024 16:05:40 EST Many women approach menopause with anxiety about the future. You've probably heard about it being a stressful time full of hot flashes, weight gain, and plummeting sex drive. The good news? Menopause is having a moment. That means heightened awareness, more resources dedicated to improving women's health, and open discussions to ensure you get the information you need. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/targeting-protein-has-potential-to-treat-leukemia-lymphoma/?sc=rsin /articles/targeting-protein-has-potential-to-treat-leukemia-lymphoma/?sc=rsin Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:05:04 EST Targeting a protein called ZFP574 suppressed leukemia in a mouse model of the disease, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers showed in a new study. Their findings, published in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), could lead to new treatments for leukemias and lymphomas in cancer patients. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/liver-cancer-growth-tied-to-tryptophan-intake/?sc=rsin /articles/liver-cancer-growth-tied-to-tryptophan-intake/?sc=rsin Wed, 31 Jul 2024 10:05:55 EST Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered that a diet free of the amino acid tryptophan can effectively halt the growth of liver cancer in mice. Their findings, published in Nature Communications, offer new insights for dietary-based cancer treatments and highlight the critical role of the tryptophan metabolite indole 3-pyruvate (I3P) in liver tumor development. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/education-level-social-media-skills-linked-to-cancer-fatalism/?sc=rsin /articles/education-level-social-media-skills-linked-to-cancer-fatalism/?sc=rsin Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:05:24 EST More educated people who are skilled at finding reliable information through social media don't always see cancer as fatal while those with less schooling and social media awareness hold more fatalistic beliefs about the disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/study-identifies-18-proteins-linked-to-heart-failure-frailty/?sc=rsin /articles/study-identifies-18-proteins-linked-to-heart-failure-frailty/?sc=rsin Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:05:18 EST An analysis of blood samples from thousands of study participants, led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, revealed 18 proteins associated with both heart failure and frailty, conditions that commonly develop in late life. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/children-s-research-institute-at-ut-southwestern-identifies-metabolic-inflexibility-that-keeps-damage-at-bay-during-liver-regeneration/?sc=rsin /articles/children-s-research-institute-at-ut-southwestern-identifies-metabolic-inflexibility-that-keeps-damage-at-bay-during-liver-regeneration/?sc=rsin Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:05:20 EST Liver cells have a vital metabolic inflexibility during regeneration to starve dysfunctional cells and keep damage from spreading, according to new research from Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) published in Science. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/socioeconomic-status-affects-survival-of-children-with-cancer/?sc=rsin /articles/socioeconomic-status-affects-survival-of-children-with-cancer/?sc=rsin Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:05:25 EST Socioeconomic factors can influence the diagnosis and treatment of children in Texas with malignant solid tumors, increasing the risk of the cancer's spread and lowering the five-year survival rate, according to researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/ut-southwestern-pharmacologist-named-howard-hughes-medical-institute-investigator/?sc=rsin /articles/ut-southwestern-pharmacologist-named-howard-hughes-medical-institute-investigator/?sc=rsin Tue, 23 Jul 2024 09:05:28 EST James J. Collins III, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacology at UT Southwestern Medical Center who leads groundbreaking research into the parasitic disease schistosomiasis, has been named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/females-osteoarthritis-risk-should-be-addressed-early-in-life/?sc=rsin /articles/females-osteoarthritis-risk-should-be-addressed-early-in-life/?sc=rsin Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:05:58 EST Sex-specific differences in the knee joint should be considered as early as childhood to help prevent higher incidence and severity of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in women later in life, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers propose in a review of clinical data. Their findings, published in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, investigate knee anatomy and biology, metabolic factors, and youth sports injuries that can contribute to a higher risk of OA. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/children-s-research-institute-at-ut-southwestern-discovers-tumor-growth-fueled-by-nucleotide-salvage/?sc=rsin /articles/children-s-research-institute-at-ut-southwestern-discovers-tumor-growth-fueled-by-nucleotide-salvage/?sc=rsin Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:05:06 EST Cancer cells salvage purine nucleotides to fuel tumor growth, including purines in foods we eat, an important discovery with implications for cancer therapies from research by Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern published in Cell. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/utsw-study-identifies-rna-molecule-that-regulates-cellular-aging/?sc=rsin /articles/utsw-study-identifies-rna-molecule-that-regulates-cellular-aging/?sc=rsin Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:05:48 EST A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has discovered a new way that cells regulate senescence, an irreversible end to cell division. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/ut-southwestern-once-again-ranked-best-hospital-in-dfw/?sc=rsin /articles/ut-southwestern-once-again-ranked-best-hospital-in-dfw/?sc=rsin Mon, 15 Jul 2024 23:05:06 EST UT Southwestern Medical Center is the No. 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth for the eighth consecutive year and ranks among the nation's top hospitals for care in 11 specialties - the most of any hospital in Texas, according to U.S. News & World Report's annual Best Hospitals list released today. UT Southwestern Medical Center