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March of Dimes opens Texas Collaborative Prematurity Research Center: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2025/oct-march-of-dimes.html
March of Dimes, a national leader in maternal and infant health research, today announced the launch of the Texas Collaborative Prematurity Research Center (PRC), uniting scientists from The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston and UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
Seeing corneal degeneration in a new light: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/seeing-corneal-degeneration-in-a-new-light.html
The molecular changes that lead to Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) occur decades before the disease causes blurry vision and other noticeable symptoms in patients.
"Reelin" in a new treatment for multiple sclerosis: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/new-treatment-ms.html
In an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS), decreasing the amount of a protein made in the liver significantly protected against development of the disease’s characteristic symptoms and promoted recovery in symptomatic animals, UTSW scientists report.
New CEO to lead UTSW’s Clements University Hospital: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2025/oct-cuh-ceo.html
Traci d’Auguste, M.B.A., M.S.H.A., who has more than two decades of leadership experience in academic medicine, is the new Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of UT Southwestern Medical Center’s William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (CUH), effective today.
UT Southwestern leads national efforts around childhood blood disorders : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/ut-southwestern-leads-national-efforts.html
Studies highlight how collaborative research can improve the diagnosis and treatment of childhood blood disorders such as aplastic anemia and MDS
Aspirin use best for those with high coronary calcium, low risk of bleeding : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/aspirin-use-best-for-those-with-high-coronary-calcium.html
An X-ray test commonly used to assess hardening of the arteries could help doctors decide whether the benefits of taking aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke outweigh the risks of bleeding from its use, UT Southwestern research suggests.
UTSW finds potential key to predict immunotherapy toxicity : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/aug-immunotherapy-toxicity.html
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a novel parameter of T cells that could help oncologists anticipate which patients would be most likely to develop immunotherapy toxicity.
Revised clinical trial rules during COVID-19 pandemic may benefit patients, survey shows: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/revised-clinical-trial-rules-during-covid-19.html
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to new rules and expectations for clinical trials.
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.
Home-time metric needed to judge hospital readmissions, studies suggest : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/home-time-metric-needed-to-judge-hospital-readmissions.html
Two new studies suggest Medicare’s system of penalizing hospitals if too many patients are readmitted within 30 days should also look at whether the patients were well enough to remain in their home during that time.