Latest news from UT Southwestern Medical Center on News en-us Copyright 2025 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/tms-how-specialized-magnets-relieve-medication-resistant-depression/?sc=rsin /articles/tms-how-specialized-magnets-relieve-medication-resistant-depression/?sc=rsin Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:50:12 EST One of the latest neuromodulation therapies available at UTSW's Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute is transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). This therapy uses external magnets and coils to depolarize affected neurons, "resetting" the connected networks to restore normal function. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/grant-worth-up-to-5-million-aids-research-for-cerebellar-disorders/?sc=rsin /articles/grant-worth-up-to-5-million-aids-research-for-cerebellar-disorders/?sc=rsin Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:15:41 EST A multidisciplinary team of UT Southwestern Medical Center specialists, led by Nader Pouratian, M.D., Ph.D., and Peter Tsai, M.D., Ph.D., has received a grant worth up to $5 million from the Raynor Cerebellum Project to develop neuromodulation therapies for patients with cerebellar disorders of the brain. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/utsw-research-mosquito-saliva-and-malaria-brain-tumors-and-more/?sc=rsin /articles/utsw-research-mosquito-saliva-and-malaria-brain-tumors-and-more/?sc=rsin Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:45:11 EST 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 Medical Center /articles/ut-southwestern-qa-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-measles/?sc=rsin /articles/ut-southwestern-qa-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-measles/?sc=rsin Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:15:50 EST Measles is a highly contagious viral infection that can cause serious health problems. The good news: Two doses of the vaccine developed in the 1960s are 97% effective in protecting you from getting infected, and that protection lasts a lifetime. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/social-media-may-heighten-depression-severity-in-youth/?sc=rsin /articles/social-media-may-heighten-depression-severity-in-youth/?sc=rsin Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:20:05 EST 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. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/the-perfect-match-utsw-students-open-envelopes-to-residency-futures/?sc=rsin /articles/the-perfect-match-utsw-students-open-envelopes-to-residency-futures/?sc=rsin Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:50:56 EST Cheers abounded as 222 UT Southwestern students, surrounded by friends and family, proudly showed off their matches with more than 80 residency programs across the U.S. After graduating in May, they will be heading to prestigious hospitals across the country, including Massachusetts General, Johns Hopkins, UCSF, and Northwestern. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/how-using-cigars-pipes-or-smokeless-tobacco-can-harm-your-heart/?sc=rsin /articles/how-using-cigars-pipes-or-smokeless-tobacco-can-harm-your-heart/?sc=rsin Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:10:53 EST While cigarette smoking rates have plummeted from nearly 50% of adults in the 1960s to just under 12% in 2022, people use other tobacco products at about the same rate as they always have. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/protein-plays-dual-role-in-causing-preventing-sepsis/?sc=rsin /articles/protein-plays-dual-role-in-causing-preventing-sepsis/?sc=rsin Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:15:52 EST 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. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/faster-clot-busting-drug-works-as-well-as-traditional-drug-for-stroke/?sc=rsin /articles/faster-clot-busting-drug-works-as-well-as-traditional-drug-for-stroke/?sc=rsin Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:35:07 EST 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 Medical Center /articles/ut-southwestern-scientists-develop-self-driving-microscope/?sc=rsin /articles/ut-southwestern-scientists-develop-self-driving-microscope/?sc=rsin Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:20:22 EST 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. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/beyond-eggs-protein-sources-that-strike-the-right-balance/?sc=rsin /articles/beyond-eggs-protein-sources-that-strike-the-right-balance/?sc=rsin Mon, 10 Mar 2025 20:05:56 EST High-protein diets and protein-enriched foods seem to be everywhere we turn. It's a nutrition trend with a refreshingly positive vibe. Unlike carbohydrates and fats, protein is the only one of the three macronutrients that doesn't get vilified - instead of cutting back, we're encouraged to boost our intake! UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/upper-urinary-tract-cancer-drug-may-offer-long-term-benefits/?sc=rsin /articles/upper-urinary-tract-cancer-drug-may-offer-long-term-benefits/?sc=rsin Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:55:14 EST 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. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/neurostimulation-shows-promise-as-potential-alzheimer-s-treatment/?sc=rsin /articles/neurostimulation-shows-promise-as-potential-alzheimer-s-treatment/?sc=rsin Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:30:47 EST 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. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/cryo-em-technology-reveals-how-vitamin-k-works-in-the-body/?sc=rsin /articles/cryo-em-technology-reveals-how-vitamin-k-works-in-the-body/?sc=rsin Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:45:24 EST 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. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/utsw-researchers-use-focused-ultrasound-to-identify-stroke-biomarkers/?sc=rsin /articles/utsw-researchers-use-focused-ultrasound-to-identify-stroke-biomarkers/?sc=rsin Mon, 03 Mar 2025 17:45:00 EST A molecule called glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) rose significantly in the blood of patients who underwent high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), a procedure that is used to treat tremors and causes damage similar to a small stroke, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists discovered in a new study. Their findings, published in Brain Communications, reveal a potential biomarker for stroke and could eventually lead to blood tests that quickly diagnose brain injuries. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/laser-surgery-offers-hope-for-patients-living-with-epilepsy-and-brain-cancer/?sc=rsin /articles/laser-surgery-offers-hope-for-patients-living-with-epilepsy-and-brain-cancer/?sc=rsin Wed, 26 Feb 2025 17:15:14 EST A minimally invasive procedure called laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) provides patients an alternative to a traditional open craniotomy. LITT offers effective, and in some cases curative, results - with significantly shorter recovery and a lower risk of complications and side effects than with open craniotomies. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/video-helps-defibrillator-patients-make-informed-choices/?sc=rsin /articles/video-helps-defibrillator-patients-make-informed-choices/?sc=rsin Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:40:47 EST A UT Southwestern Medical Center quality improvement team led a large-scale, multispecialty project in partnership with the Parkland Center of Innovation and Value to help patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) better understand their devices and make choices about their care. T UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/new-target-to-thwart-multidrug-resistance-in-cancer-treatment/?sc=rsin /articles/new-target-to-thwart-multidrug-resistance-in-cancer-treatment/?sc=rsin Tue, 25 Feb 2025 11:05:59 EST Multidrug resistance in cancer can be overcome by combining a drug that blocks a key enzyme with another anticancer drug, according to a study in preclinical models led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. The findings, published in Science Advances, could have implications for patients with certain cancers that have KRAS-G12C mutations after resistance to drug therapy develops. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/researchers-make-molecular-connection-between-blindness-dementia/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-make-molecular-connection-between-blindness-dementia/?sc=rsin Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:15:44 EST Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have linked blindness in animal models to a brain-wide cellular stress response that's a common risk factor for dementia. Their findings, published in Nature Communications, could help explain the connection between vision or hearing loss and dementia. UT Southwestern Medical Center /articles/frequent-nosebleeds-it-could-be-hht-a-serious-but-treatable-genetic-disorder/?sc=rsin /articles/frequent-nosebleeds-it-could-be-hht-a-serious-but-treatable-genetic-disorder/?sc=rsin Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:47 EST For patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), frequent and sometimes intense nosebleeds are a regular occurrence. HHT, also called Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome, is a genetic bleeding disorder that causes abnormal development of capillaries, the tiny vessels that connect our arteries and veins. UT Southwestern Medical Center