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Athletes can rest easy: Extreme exercise does not raise heart disease risk or mortality: Newsroom, UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2019/extreme-exercise.html
High volumes of exercise are safe, even when coronary calcium levels are high.
UTSW Research: COVID-19’s effects, brain-computer interfaces, and more: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2025/jan-research-roundup.html
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) are at an increased risk of infection and infection-related hospitalizations, but a study published in Neurology found that being infected with COVID-19 did not significantly affect the course of the disease.
UT Dallas-UT Southwestern break ground on bioengineering facility with support from Texas Instruments: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/bioengineering-facility.html
Ground has been broken for construction of a new building that will catalyze a unique partnership between UT Southwestern Medical Center and UT Dallas, bringing their biomedical engineering programs together to foster innovative solutions for unmet medical needs.
UTSW researchers identify new pathway that controls fat formation: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2019/pathway-fat-formation.html
Loss of a family of microRNAs results in a dramatic increase in fat formation.
Not just a phase for RNAs: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/not-just-a-phase-for-rnas.html
A phenomenon in which an RNA named NORAD drives a protein named Pumilio to form liquid droplets in cells, much like oil in water, appears to tightly regulate the activity of Pumilio.
UTSW Research: Treating shoulder pain, aortic valve procedures, and more: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2025/july-research-roundup.html
Millions of Americans have chronic shoulder pain, which can have a significant impact on quality of life. Although some get relief from medications, physical therapy, or joint injections, those with persistent pain often pursue more aggressive treatments such as surgeries and permanent
A match made in medicine: Match Day celebration marks turning point for UTSW medical students
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2019/match-day.html
Faculty, family, and friends gathered on the basketball court and watched as more than 200 graduating UT Southwestern medical students joined thousands more at medical schools across the country to reveal their futures.
UTSW researchers identify new immunotherapy target: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2025/july-immunotherapy-target.html
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how a hormone interacts with a receptor on the surface of immune cells to shield cancer cells from the body’s natural defenses. The findings, published in Nature Immunology, could lead to new immunotherapy approaches for treating cancer
UTSW COVID-19 model predicts surge in advance of Fourth of July holiday: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/model-predicts-surge.html
Revised DFW model shows a dramatic spike in DFW hospitalizations related to COVID, predicting a potential 20% surge over the next two weeks.
Nerves may be key to blocking abnormal bone growth in tissue: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/abnormal-bone-growth.html
Blocking a molecule that draws sensory nerves into musculoskeletal injuries prevents heterotopic ossification (HO), a process in which bone abnormally grows in soft tissue during healing