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Putting a protein into overdrive to heal spinal cord injuries: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/heal-spinal-cord-injuries.html
Using genetic engineering, researchers at UT Southwestern and Indiana University have reprogrammed scar-forming cells in mouse spinal cords to create new nerve cells, spurring recovery after spinal cord injury.
Urge to merge: Understanding how cells fuse: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/understanding-how-cells-fuse.html
New research from UT Southwestern may help those with rare muscle diseases
Could cancer immunotherapy success depend on gut bacteria?: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/cancer-immunotherapy-gut-bacteria.html
A study by researchers revealed that gut bacteria can penetrate tumor cells and boost the effectiveness of an experimental immunotherapy that targets the CD47 protein.
NEJM: Anticoagulants help moderately ill COVID-19 patients: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/anticoagulants-help-ill-covid-19-patients.html
Moderately ill patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have better chances of survival if treated with therapeutic-dose anticoagulation, according to an international study involving 121 sites, including UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Even with regular exercise, astronaut’s heart left smaller after a year in space : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/astronauts-heart-left-smaller.html
With NASA preparing to send humans to Mars in the 2030s, researchers are studying the physical effects of spending long periods in space.
UT Southwestern among top 25 in nation in eight specialties ranked by U.S. News ‘Best Hospitals’: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/us-news-best-hospital.html
UT Southwestern Medical Center ranks among the top 25 hospitals nationally in eight specialties ranging from brain to heart to cancer care, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Hospitals report.
UTSW scientists identify pathway to curb spread of brain cancer : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/august-spread-of-brain-cancer.html
UT Southwestern researchers have identified a molecular pathway responsible for the spread of glioblastoma to surrounding tissue in the brain, as well as an existing drug that curbed tumor growth in animal models.
Safer imaging technology for complex aortic repairs uses light instead of X-rays: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/august-safer-imaging-technology.html
A new imaging device at UT Southwestern is making complex aortic repairs safer for patients and operating room staff by dramatically reducing their exposure to radiation.
Phase separation found in immune response within cells: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/immune-response-within-cells.html
Protein complexes that play a critical role in launching an immune response assemble in droplets that form within the liquid environment in cells much like oil droplets in water, UT Southwestern scientists report in a new study.
For older adults, hearing loss and falls go hand in hand : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/july-hearing-loss-and-falls.html
More than 1 in 3 Americans over age 65 will fall each year, according to the National Institute on Aging. In addition, approximately 1 in 3 individuals between 65 and 74 has hearing loss.