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With knee replacement surgery becoming more common, Varatharaj Mounasamy, M.D., Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center who specializes in hip and knee replacements, recommends taking off from work for a few weeks, joining a class to learn more about joint replacement, and

With new cases of malaria being reported in Texas and Florida, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center continue to explore compounds for more effective drug-resistant therapies and biological targets to interfere with the parasites that spread the potentially fatal disease.

The activity of the parasite that causes malaria is driven by the parasite’s own inherent clock.

The body’s ability to prevent food poisoning by producing a natural antimicrobial compound increases during the day, when exposure to noxious bacteria is most likely, a new study by UT Southwestern scientists suggests.

Pregnant women, who are at increased risk of preterm birth or pregnancy loss if they develop a severe case of COVID-19, need the best possible guidance on whether they should receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

Being Black or Hispanic people, living in high-poverty neighborhoods, and having Medicaid or no insurance coverage are associated with higher mortality in men and women under 40 with cancer

Scientists at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have identified the specialized environment, known as a niche, in the bone marrow where new bone and immune cells are produced.

A joint program of UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Health has been approved as a Certified Duchenne Care Center (CDCC) by Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD).

Transfer RNA (tRNA), a genetic molecule well known for its contribution in reading the instructions for building proteins, is also key in regulating how long those instructions persist in cells, a new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows.

Serotonin, a chemical known for its role in producing feelings of well-being and happiness in the brain, can reduce the ability of some intestinal pathogens to cause deadly infections