2018 Article Archive
Men tolerate stress incontinence years before seeking help
Men often tolerate stress urinary incontinence for more than two years before seeking medical help – and one-third put up with it for more than five years, making it important for doctors to check for this problem, a new study from UT Southwestern researchers advises.
Sendelbach, de Lemos honored with Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards
Cardiologist Dr. James de Lemos, Professor of Internal Medicine, and pediatrician Dr. Dorothy Sendelbach, Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education at UT Southwestern, have been recognized with the UT System’s highest educational honor, the Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards, for their academic prowess and mentoring talent.
Scientists unravel DNA code behind rare neurologic disease
Scientists conducting one of the largest full DNA analyses of a rare disease have identified a gene mutation associated with a perplexing brain condition that blinds and paralyzes patients.
Add checking your skin to summer plans
Summer time means shorts, tank tops, bathing suits – in other words, lots of exposure to the damaging UV rays of the sun. With more skin exposed, now is an especially good time to check for signs of skin cancer.
Reese selected for prestigious Pew Scholar award
UT Southwestern immunologist Dr. Tiffany Reese was selected to receive a 2018 Pew Scholar award in the Biomedical Sciences and plans to investigate how maternal inflammation during pregnancy alters the immunity of the developing fetus.
International research team finds brain changes linked to sleep need
We’ve all experienced going to bed tired and waking up refreshed, yet how that happens at the molecular level remains a mystery. An international study published today in Nature sheds new light on the biochemistry of sleep need in the brain.
UTSW researchers find transport molecule has unexpected role
Work identifies details in how molecules bind – or fail to bind – to each other for transport into the nucleus of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
New radiation therapy technique aims to preserve sexual function
A multicenter clinical trial being led by UT Southwestern physicians is testing a technique to preserve potency in patients getting radiation therapy for prostate cancer.
UTSW’s Young honored among North Texas’ most influential women
Among the wide array of support she provides as part of UTSW's admin team, Cynthia Young has made it her mission to celebrate the hospitals’ employees.
UT Southwestern investigators identify missing link in kidney cancer prognosis
Normal cells located next to kidney cancer cells provide new clues about prognosis and survival rates, researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Kidney Cancer Program report.