2025 Article Archive
UTSW Research: Mosquito saliva and malaria, brain tumors, and more
Malaria, responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year worldwide, is caused by a parasite transmitted through the salivary glands of female Anopheles mosquitoes. Understanding the biology of these tissues is critical to developing new treatments for the disease, found mostly in tropical countries.
UT Southwestern Q&A: What you need to know about the measles
The outbreak of measles that started in West Texas in January and spread to other regions and states has focused renewed attention on a childhood disease that had been eliminated in the United States in recent decades.
Social media may heighten depression severity in youth
An emotional overattachment to social media may be associated with increased severity of mental health symptoms among young people being treated for depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts, according to researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
The perfect match: UTSW students open envelopes to residency futures
Members of UT Southwestern Medical School’s Class of 2025 gathered with anticipation inside the Bryan Williams, M.D., Student Center gymnasium Friday morning to learn where they will begin the next phase of their training as residents.
Protein plays dual role in causing, preventing sepsis
A protein called angiopoietin-2 (ANGPT2) can both inhibit and encourage blood vessel changes critical for sepsis, a leading cause of hospital deaths worldwide, a new study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows.
Faster clot-busting drug works as well as traditional drug for stroke
– A “clot-busting” drug recently approved to treat acute ischemic strokes (AIS) that can be delivered quickly works as well as a decades-old medication used by most hospitals in the U.S. and could hold significant advantages for some patients, a study led by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher shows. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, could encourage more hospitals to use the newer drug, tenecteplase.
UT Southwestern scientists develop ‘self-driving’ microscope
A new “self-driving” microscope developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers solves two fundamental challenges that have long plagued microscopy: first, imaging living cells or organisms at dramatically different scales, and second, following a specific structure or area of interest over long periods of time. This innovation, detailed in Nature Methods, is already making observations that have not been possible with conventional methods.
Upper urinary tract cancer drug may offer long-term benefits
While randomized comparative trials are needed, a relatively new treatment option for upper urinary tract cancers shows promise for lowering long-term recurrence in many patients with low-grade disease, according to a multicenter study led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Neurostimulation shows promise as potential Alzheimer’s treatment
Repeated sessions of electrical stimulation to brain networks associated with memory improved verbal learning in some Alzheimer’s disease patients for up to eight weeks in a preliminary trial led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers. The findings, published in The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease, indicate that while future trials are needed, neurostimulation shows early promise as a treatment for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative disorders, such as Lewy body dementia.
Cryo-EM technology reveals how vitamin K works in the body
Using a powerful microscopy technique, a team led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center has gained insights into how the body uses vitamin K, an essential nutrient that plays a pivotal role in blood clotting and other physiological functions.