Latest news from UT Southwestern Medical Center on Newswise en-us Copyright 2025 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/autoimmune-skin-condition-linked-to-higher-risk-of-heart-disease/?sc=rsin /articles/autoimmune-skin-condition-linked-to-higher-risk-of-heart-disease/?sc=rsin Mon, 13 Jan 2025 20:50:09 EST Patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE), an autoimmune disease that causes skin inflammation, have a higher risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), or hardening of the arteries, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found. Their study, published in JAMA Dermatology, suggests CLE patients should be screened early for heart disease. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/how-spinal-fusion-saved-a-2-year-old-after-a-devastating-car-accident/?sc=rsin /articles/how-spinal-fusion-saved-a-2-year-old-after-a-devastating-car-accident/?sc=rsin Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:40:30 EST When 2-year-old Owen Page was ejected from the car he was riding in during a crash, his skull internally separated from his spine, an injury known as atlanto-occipital dislocation (AOD). UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/end-of-life-care-more-aggressive-for-cancer-patients-with-defibrillators/?sc=rsin /articles/end-of-life-care-more-aggressive-for-cancer-patients-with-defibrillators/?sc=rsin Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:15:07 EST Patients with advanced cancer who also had cardiac defibrillators were more likely than those without these implants to receive aggressive end-of-life care, a team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found in a new study. The findings, published in Cancer, could help physicians guide patients in this growing population toward care that better matches their goals. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/how-sex-and-age-shape-fat-patterns-in-muscles-and-bones/?sc=rsin /articles/how-sex-and-age-shape-fat-patterns-in-muscles-and-bones/?sc=rsin Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:55:03 EST Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered sex-specific differences in how fat accumulates in muscle and bone, uncovering patterns that could inform new approaches to treating age-related diseases. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/stimulating-fat-cells-with-gip-receptor-has-potential-to-treat-obesity/?sc=rsin /articles/stimulating-fat-cells-with-gip-receptor-has-potential-to-treat-obesity/?sc=rsin Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:05:54 EST Obese mice whose fat cells were genetically altered to produce an increased amount of the glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor (GIPR) lost more than a third of their body weight through a mechanism that burns energy, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report in a new study. Published in Cell Metabolism, the findings highlight the potential of GIPR - a protein thought of as a minor player in a class of popular weight-loss drugs - to have its own starring role in therapies to fight obesity. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/good-cholesterol-may-protect-against-brain-atrophy-dementia/?sc=rsin /articles/good-cholesterol-may-protect-against-brain-atrophy-dementia/?sc=rsin Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:45:40 EST High-density lipoprotein (HDL), or "good" cholesterol, may play a vital role in conserving healthy brain matter in middle-aged adults, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report. The findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, could give doctors and patients more insight into factors that affect cognitive health in aging adults. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/cri-scientists-link-hematopoietic-cell-transplant-deaths-to-beta-blocker-use/?sc=rsin /articles/cri-scientists-link-hematopoietic-cell-transplant-deaths-to-beta-blocker-use/?sc=rsin Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:55:13 EST Patients can die if they take certain previously prescribed beta-blockers during a hematopoietic cell transplant due to suppressed signals from nerves that promote bone marrow regeneration. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/utsw-scientists-identify-cancer-suppressing-genetic-mutation/?sc=rsin /articles/utsw-scientists-identify-cancer-suppressing-genetic-mutation/?sc=rsin Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:15:43 EST UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers identified a genetic mutation that slows the growth of melanoma and potentially other cancers by harnessing the power of the immune system. Their findings, published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, could lead to new treatments that improve outcomes from existing cancer immunotherapies. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/hellp-and-heredity-collide-in-a-remarkably-rare-pregnancy-journey/?sc=rsin /articles/hellp-and-heredity-collide-in-a-remarkably-rare-pregnancy-journey/?sc=rsin Thu, 19 Dec 2024 20:50:27 EST Morgan Phillips' pregnancy was everything she'd dreamed of - uneventful and easy - until she hit 32 weeks. What happened over the next several weeks was beyond unlikely - a 1 in 10 million chance, according to her husband, who spent many hours researching the conditions. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/new-findings-expand-genetic-knowledge-of-autism-underpinnings/?sc=rsin /articles/new-findings-expand-genetic-knowledge-of-autism-underpinnings/?sc=rsin Thu, 19 Dec 2024 20:00:09 EST Hundreds of novel genetic variants across an ancestrally diverse cohort of 195 families, including 222 people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), have been identified by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, expanding the catalog of known mutations associated with ASD. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/cri-s-gerta-hoxhaj-ph-d-named-tamest-2025-mary-beth-maddox-award-and-lectureship-recipient/?sc=rsin /articles/cri-s-gerta-hoxhaj-ph-d-named-tamest-2025-mary-beth-maddox-award-and-lectureship-recipient/?sc=rsin Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:50:52 EST Gerta Hoxhaj, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI), is the recipient of the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST) 2025 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship for her research in cancer metabolism. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/genetic-testing-moving-into-the-mainstream-utsw-study-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/genetic-testing-moving-into-the-mainstream-utsw-study-finds/?sc=rsin Tue, 17 Dec 2024 21:05:53 EST Genetic testing, which has expanded in recent years with advances in technology and the development of consumer products, is on a path to widespread acceptance in the U.S., researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found. The popularity of ancestry research and rising numbers of clinical referrals are helping drive that trend, according to the study published in Frontiers in Genetics. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/healthy-eating-habits-to-carry-you-through-the-holidays/?sc=rsin /articles/healthy-eating-habits-to-carry-you-through-the-holidays/?sc=rsin Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:30:21 EST This season of office parties and extravagant meals is filled with tempting treats that can make it difficult to reach your health goals. But preserving a well-balanced diet doesn't mean you have to sacrifice taste or fun, according to nutrition experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/after-traumatic-dog-bite-surgeons-rebuild-woman-s-nose/?sc=rsin /articles/after-traumatic-dog-bite-surgeons-rebuild-woman-s-nose/?sc=rsin Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:05:02 EST Jordan Wilson was enjoying a night with family and friends during a Florida vacation in 2022 when, in an instant, her world changed in a way she never could have imagined. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/utsw-research-python-guts-emergency-room-visits-and-more/?sc=rsin /articles/utsw-research-python-guts-emergency-room-visits-and-more/?sc=rsin Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:00:25 EST Regeneration insights from snake intestines / Understanding why cancer patients visit the ED / How burr holes affect transcranial direct current stimulation UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/innovative-surgery-preserves-limb-growth-for-childhood-bone-cancer-patients/?sc=rsin /articles/innovative-surgery-preserves-limb-growth-for-childhood-bone-cancer-patients/?sc=rsin Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:10:44 EST Arlette Chavez was a typical 3-year-old who loved jumping on the bed, riding her bike, and playing tag, said her mother, Lesly Rivera. When this active preschooler started complaining of pain in her left arm, Ms. Rivera and her husband, Carlos Chavez, weren't overly concerned - it was probably a minor injury, they reasoned. But when an X-ray revealed a tumor on her left humerus, the bone that runs from the shoulder to the elbow, a biopsy soon confirmed that Arlette had a rare bone and soft tissue cancer called Ewing's sarcoma. It is diagnosed in only about 200 children and teens each year in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/daniel-siegwart-ph-d-named-fellow-of-the-national-academy-of-inventors/?sc=rsin /articles/daniel-siegwart-ph-d-named-fellow-of-the-national-academy-of-inventors/?sc=rsin Tue, 10 Dec 2024 11:20:20 EST Daniel Siegwart, Ph.D., Professor in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Biochemistry and in the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been selected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) in recognition of his efforts in materials chemistry to enable targeted nanoparticle delivery of genomic medicines. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/repurposed-drug-has-promising-efficacy-in-non-small-cell-lung-cancer/?sc=rsin /articles/repurposed-drug-has-promising-efficacy-in-non-small-cell-lung-cancer/?sc=rsin Mon, 09 Dec 2024 10:35:58 EST An FDA-approved drug used to treat multiple myeloma and lymphoma also shrank tumors in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with KRAS mutations, a clinical trial led by UT Southwestern Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers showed. The findings, published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, could lead to new treatments for a major subset of lung cancer patients. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/over-its-first-10-years-clements-university-hospital-sparked-a-clinical-transformation-at-ut-southwestern/?sc=rsin /articles/over-its-first-10-years-clements-university-hospital-sparked-a-clinical-transformation-at-ut-southwestern/?sc=rsin Mon, 09 Dec 2024 10:25:18 EST When William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (CUH) opened on Dec. 6, 2014, it established a new level of care in North Texas, where patients could receive the most advanced treatments for both common and complex conditions in a truly healing environment. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/program-enhances-stroke-care-at-nearly-3-000-u-s-hospitals/?sc=rsin /articles/program-enhances-stroke-care-at-nearly-3-000-u-s-hospitals/?sc=rsin Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:20:38 EST A study led by a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center shows a national initiative significantly improved stroke outcomes for millions of patients over its first 20 years, enhancing quality of care and consistency at more than 2,800 U.S. hospitals including UTSW. UT Southwestern Medical Center