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Innovative Procedure Removes GI Tumors with Precision, No Incisions

As a young man in his mid-20s, Jorge Gómez was one of thousands of Cuban citizens who fled Communism and the island country on a raft in 1994. He would spend 11 months living in a tent city at Guantanamo Bay before being granted asylum into the...
20-Nov-2024 3:30 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Former SEAL Team Six commander donates $1 million to UT Southwestern

Retired Navy Adm. William McRaven, former commander of U.S. Special Operations who oversaw the SEAL Team Six raid that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011, has donated $1 million to UT Southwestern Medical Center to support its research program focused...
18-Nov-2024 10:40 AM EST Add to Favorites

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UTSW Epidemiologist to Receive AHA Distinguished Scientist Award

Jiang He, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chair Designate of Epidemiology in the Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health at UT Southwestern Medical Center, is a 2024 recipient of the American Heart Association’s (AHA) highest commendation, the...
13-Nov-2024 2:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Combination Therapy Slows Cognitive Decline, Research Shows

A novel combination therapy slowed cognitive decline in elderly patients with a history of depression – a major risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center’s new Chair and...
30-Oct-2024 12:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Latino Enclaves in U.S. Have Less Accessible Health Care

Residents of U.S. neighborhoods with high concentrations of Latino residents often face significant socioeconomic challenges, including less access to health care, a study led by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher shows. The findings,...
29-Oct-2024 10:35 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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3D-Printed Femurs May Enhance Biomechanical Studies

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed a breakthrough three-dimensional (3D) printing technique for generating realistic models of the human femur that could make it easier and less expensive to conduct biomechanical research.
28-Oct-2024 11:35 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Children’s Research Institute at UT Southwestern Scientists Discover Ancient Viral DNA Activates Blood Cell Production During Pregnancy, After Bleeding

Ancient viral remnants in the human genome are activated during pregnancy and after significant bleeding in order to increase blood cell production, an important step toward defining the purpose of “junk DNA” in humans, according to new research...
24-Oct-2024 3:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Children’s Research Institute at UT Southwestern scientist awarded NIH Director’s New Innovator Award

Javier Garcia Bermudez, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI), is one of 67 scientists awarded a 2024 National Institutes of Health High-Risk, High-Reward (HRHR) Research grant.
23-Oct-2024 11:45 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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Out of Africa: UT Southwestern Cardiologist Gets to the Heart of Zambia’s No. 1 Health Threat

On a Thursday morning in Dallas, Fiona Strasserking, M.D., chats with her UT Southwestern colleague while internal medicine residents from the University of Zambia log on to their Zoom call. Rafic Berbarie, M.D., Associate Professor in UTSW’s...
4-Nov-2024 5:45 PM EST

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The ‘Eyes’ Have It: Reasons You Should Avoid Color-Changing Eye Drops

Fads tend to change in the blink of an eye. This year, some people are being drawn to an eye-catching social media trend of using eye drops that promise to lighten or darken your eye color. The reality is that over-the-counter eye drops cannot...
31-Oct-2024 3:15 PM EDT

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Super-Agers: What Are Their Secrets to Long-Lasting Memory, Stamina?

While most people consider the occasional memory lapse a normal part of growing older, we all know at least a few 80- or 90-year-olds who represent the other end of the spectrum: a subgroup of people affectionately referred to as “super-agers.”
16-Oct-2024 12:35 PM EDT

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A Young Neurologist Diagnosed with ALS Is Inspiring a Call to Action

Ever since he was a boy, Michael Ibarra was fascinated by the human brain – its complexities, its secrets. Now, at age 32, he is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at UT Southwestern, and he has come face to face with one of the most complex and...
4-Oct-2024 4:05 PM EDT

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‘I Feel Like I’Ve Been Shot in the Head’: Mother, Daughter Survive Complex Brain Aneurysms

A mother and daughter survive complex brain aneurysms, including the daughter's ruptured aneurysm, after receiving care from neurosurgeon Rafael De Oliveira Sillero, M.D., and his partners at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
20-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT

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A Powerhouse of Obesity Research – Then and Now

The “Ozempic Revolution” did not start with celebrities posting their weight-loss success stories on Instagram, or slick TV ads featuring the earworm jingle: “Oh, Oh, Oh, Ozempic!”
13-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT

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Nutrition know-how for patients taking anti-obesity medication

Since anti-obesity medications have become more widely known and prescribed, they have been touted as game-changing treatments for chronic overweight and obesity. But one common misconception about these medications is that they’re a magic bullet...
29-Aug-2024 1:05 PM EDT

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Tips to help families navigate food allergy policies at school

Every year, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology specialists at UT Southwestern and Children's Health Dallas field questions from parents who are worried about whether their older kids will be exposed to allergens or whether younger students will make...
28-Aug-2024 10:05 AM EDT

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