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Inspirational lesson: Educator, school family linked by living organ donation : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/living-organ-donation.html
A day earlier, a severely ill Nathaniel Jones received a healthy kidney from Sarah Schecter, a principal at his children’s school.
Changing what heart cells eat could help them regenerate: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/regenerating-heart-cells.html
Switching what the powerhouses of heart cells consume for energy could help the heart regenerate when cells die.
DFW COVID-19 Prevalence Study expands : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/prevalence-study-expands.html
As more DFW businesses and schools have reopened, and as cases have begun to surge again, researchers are expanding participation for the DFW COVID-19 Prevalence Study – uniquely designed to reveal how widely COVID-19 has spread and why some communities are harder hit.
Why the dose matters: Study shows that levels of drug in body correlate to ability to shrink tumors: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/why-the-dose-matters.html
When used to manage infections, the drug itraconazole is generally given at a single, fixed dose to all patients.
Generic cholesterol drugs save Medicare billions of dollars, study finds: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/generic-cholesterol-drugs.html
The switch from brand name to generic cholesterol medications that occurred between 2014 and 2018 has saved Medicare billions of dollars, even as the number of people on cholesterol-lowering drugs has increased.
Genetic mutation could worsen heart function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/genetic-mutation.html
A mutation in the gene that causes cystic fibrosis may accelerate heart function decline in those with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a new study by UT Southwestern researchers suggests.
UTSW pilots innovative tech to improve surgical skills, patient outcomes: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/improving-surgical-skills.html
OR Black Box brings multimedia perspective to traditional surgical reviews.
UTSW researchers and international collaborators find human protein that potently inhibits coronavirus: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/cancer-support-system.html
A protein produced by the human immune system can potently inhibit several coronaviruses, including the one behind the current COVID-19 outbreak, an international team of investigators reports today.
A sole mate to prevent diabetic foot ulcers: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/diabetic-foot-ulcers.html
A new cooling insole developed by UT Southwestern scientists reduced the foot temperature of patients with diabetic neuropathy by several degrees, diminishing a significant risk factor for diabetic foot ulcers.
UT Southwestern levels the playing field for testicular cancer patients : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/testicular-cancer.html
Doctors were able to eliminate the effect of sociodemographic factors on patient outcomes by treating men at different hospitals with the same expert care