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UTSW Research: Diagnosing Alzheimer’s, timed radiation therapy, and more
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2025/sept-research-roundup.html
Studies look at measuring blood flow velocity, a treatment strategy for non-small cell lung cancer, and the body’s response to airborne pathogens.
Honored for his work in cancer care, Dr. Johnson is himself a cancer survivor: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2019/david-johnson.html
Dr. David Johnson was honored as one of 15 Giants of Cancer Care at the American Society of Clinical Oncology conference in Chicago on Friday, May 30.
Higher dose of semaglutide increases weight loss, metabolic benefits: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2025/sept-semaglutide.html
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.
Why every child should see a black male doctor: Newsroom, UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2019/black-male-doctors.html
To reverse the trend of declining black men in medicine, we need to convince more black boys to pursue careers in the field.
UT Southwestern biochemist Zhijian ‘James’ Chen to receive 2026 Brinster Prize
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2025/sept-brinster-prize.html
Zhijian “James” Chen, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center and one of the world’s top researchers on innate immunity, has been awarded the 2026 Elaine Redding Brinster Prize in Science or Medicine.
UTSW expert: Resilience strategies can help avert holiday blues: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/dec-resilience-strategies.html
While the holiday season can bring joy to people of all ages, it also leaves many feeling depressed and lonely. Those who already suffer from a mental health condition can develop more serious symptoms. According to a survey by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 64% of people who have
HIV patients can safely undergo hip replacement, study finds: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/july-hiv-patients.html
Hip replacement surgery is safe for patients living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found.
UT Southwestern joins Dallas and nation in mourning the loss of U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, inspirational leader and supporter: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2024/jan-ebj-tribute.html
UT Southwestern Medical Center joined leaders in Dallas and across the nation in mourning the loss and honoring the legacy of U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, an inspirational leader who helped advance the medical center’s science, research, clinical care, and educational initiatives during her
UTSW researchers report progress in malaria treatments : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/july-malaria-treatments.html
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.
Cause of ‘brain freeze’ a bit of a mystery, but not to worry: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/aug-brain-freeze.html
You’re eating or drinking something frozen, like a snow cone, ice cream, or ice pops – probably a bit too eagerly – and you get one of those sudden-onset, painful headaches known as “brain freeze.” Man, does it hurt, but usually not for long, and it’s not harmful, according to an expert at UT