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Why daylight saving time may be bad for your brain and health | Brain | Discovery | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/daylight-saving-time-sleep-health/
Daylight saving time can interfere with a person’s sleep schedule, but it also has been linked to increased rates of depression, heart attack, stroke, cancer, and car accidents. UT Southwestern explains why the time change is bad for your brain and health.
Regenerative medicine: Do PRP and stem cell therapies help sports injuries heal faster? | Discovery | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/prp-stem-cell-therapy-for-sports-injuries/
Can PRP or stem cell therapies heal musculoskeletal conditions? Explore current and potential regenerative therapies in this week’s MedBlog.
Thanksgiving 2020: Tips for safe holiday travel and gatherings during COVID-19 | COVID | Prevention | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/holiday-travel-covid-flying/
UT Southwestern shares tips on holiday travel and family gatherings for Thanksgiving 2020.
Fight COVID-19 fatigue and rising cases with a secret weapon: The Facts | COVID | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/covid-fatigue-facts-fiction/
As the pandemic enters its ninth month and cases rise again, now is not the time to give in to COVID-19 fatigue. UT Southwestern says the best way to fight it is by reinforcing the facts about the virus, and rededicating ourselves to safety measures that reduce its spread.
First dual HIV-positive organ transplant in Texas gives Dallas man HOPE | Transplant | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/hiv-transplant-texas/
This summer, UT Southwestern’s transplant program helped a 53-year-old Dallas man become the first recipient of an HIV-positive to HIV-positive organ transplant in Texas.
Closing in on a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy | Brain | Discovery | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-crispr-cure/
Using an advanced gene editing technology called CRISPR, our team of scientists at UT Southwestern has been able to stop the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in animals and human cells – a breakthrough that could ultimately change the prognosis for the most common fatal genetic disease in
Do-it-yourself doula: Tips to choose the best labor support person | Your Pregnancy Matters | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/diy-doula-pregnancy/
Doulas can help you achieve your desired birth experience. But financial and COVID-19 restrictions can make doing so challenging this year. If you're feeling stuck, consider these "DIY" tips to include doula best practices in your birth plan.
After the fall: RESTORE bone health and prevent future hip fractures in seniors | Orthopaedics | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/hip-fractures-seniors/
More than 95 percent of hip fractures in seniors are caused by falling. RESTORE, UT Southwestern's new hip fracture and fall prevention program, reduces time-to-surgery by 50 percent and gives seniors tools to avoid future fractures.
Boy is seizure-free after advanced epilepsy surgery | Brain | Patient Stories | Pediatrics | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/5-year-old-boy-seizure-free-year-after-advanced-epilepsy-surgery/
Born 16 weeks early, Jordan's health defied the odds. But at age 4, he started having back-to-back seizures – as many as 50 a day. See how team-based care and precision epilepsy surgery gave Jordan his life back, free from seizures.
Taking aim at tau to develop Alzheimer's breakthroughs | Brain | Discovery | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/alzheimers-disease-breakthroughs-tau/
At UT Southwestern, physician-scientists at the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute have been hard at work trying to unravel the brain’s biggest mysteries. One UT Southwestern lab is making significant progress studying the tau protein and uncovering the fundamental roots of Alzheimer’s in hopes of