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UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have discovered an RNA pathway that appears to push stem cells to form nephrons, the functional units of kidneys. Their findings, published in Nature Communications, could lead to therapies that increase the number of nephrons in individuals at risk of

While randomized comparative trials are needed, a relatively new treatment option for upper urinary tract cancers shows promise for lowering long-term recurrence in many patients with low-grade disease, according to a multicenter study led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Dysfunctional mitochondria, organelles that serve as cellular power generators, appear to cause the symptoms of Gulf War illness (GWI) among tens of thousands of veterans of the Persian Gulf War, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists confirmed in a new study.

Antibodies that target specific tuberculosis (TB) proteins are effective at inhibiting the bacteria that cause TB, the infectious disease that claims the most lives worldwide, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found.

More than two-thirds of 16-year-olds today have been through a traumatic event, such as the Central Texas flooding in July that killed over 130 people, including numerous children at summer camp.

The COVID-19 pandemic not only disrupted children’s education, recreation, and social lives, it also increased the prevalence of obesity in the U.S. pediatric population by roughly 1 million youngsters, according to a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers.

Being younger doesn’t protect against the dangers of COVID-19 if you are overweight, according to a new study from UT Southwestern.

Tripling the standard dose of semaglutide, a popular drug prescribed to treat obesity, led to significantly greater weight loss and associated metabolic benefits without increased risk of serious side effects, a multicenter clinical trial led by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher shows.

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health are consulting the people of the Dallas area on participating in a trauma research study to investigate using one dose of fresh frozen plasma (FFP), the colorless fluid part of blood, to treat patients who suffered a traumatic

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