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Mood disorders drive feelings of cognitive decline in former college athletes: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2025/jan-mood-disorders-former-college-athletes.html
Former college athletes with a history of concussions were more likely to perceive themselves as cognitively impaired later in life if they had mood disorders such as depression and anxiety – even when testing showed no such decline in mental acuity, a study from UT Southwestern Medical Center
UTSW joins effort to create early screening for dementia: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2025/jan-utsw-early-screening-dementia.html
UT Southwestern Medical Center is among 10 U.S. health systems selected for an initiative that aims to create and implement early detection programs for Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive impairments.
Latino enclaves in U.S. have less accessible health care: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2024/oct-latino-enclaves-healthcare-in-us.html
Residents of U.S. neighborhoods with high concentrations of Latino residents often face significant socioeconomic challenges, including less access to health care, a study led by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher shows.
Innovative procedure removes GI tumors with precision, no incisions: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2024/nov-gi-tumors-precision-no-incisions.html
As a young man in his mid-20s, Jorge Gómez was one of thousands of Cuban citizens who fled communism and the island country on a raft in 1994. He would spend 11 months living in a tent city at Guantanamo Bay before being granted asylum in the U.S., where he overcame numerous obstacles to build a
Natural grass may pose greater risk for football concussions: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2024/aug-natural-grass-football-concussions.html
Young football players who sustained a head-to-ground concussion practicing or playing games on natural grass experienced more symptoms – and significantly higher severity – than those who suffered concussions on artificial turf, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found.
Obesity drugs help patients lose weight regained years after bariatric surgery : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/june-obesity-drugs-bariatric-surgery.html
Anti-obesity medications, including semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy), can effectively help patients manage weight regain after bariatric surgery, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows.
Study recommends nutrition coaching for young athletes: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2024/sept-nutrition-coaching-young-athletes.html
– Young athletes face an array of nutritional risks that could hamper their performance, recovery from injury, and overall wellness, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Scottish Rite for Children found.
UT Southwestern study shows glucagon is key for kidney health: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2024/feb-glucagon-key-for-kidney-health.html
Glucagon, a hormone best known for promoting blood sugar production in the liver, also appears to play a key role in maintaining kidney health.
Widespread disparities exist in treating advanced cancers: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2024/sept-widespread-disparities-advanced-cancers.html
A study led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center reveals significant disparities across the country in the use of immunotherapy for patients with advanced kidney and bladder cancers.
Education level, social media skills linked to cancer fatalism: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2024/july-education-social-media-cancer.html
More educated patients who are skilled at finding reliable information through social media don’t always see cancer as fatal while those with less schooling and social media awareness hold more fatalistic beliefs about the disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found.