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“Supermodel” mouse reveals mechanisms that regulate metabolism, researchers find
A lean “Supermodel” mouse type has revealed the potentially critical role played by a largely unknown gene that regulates metabolism, findings that could provide new insight into diseases ranging from diabetes to obesity. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - May 22, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Olson to head new Hamon Center for Regenerative Medicine
UT Southwestern Medical Center today announced the formation of the Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine led by Dr. Eric Olson, Chairman of the Department of Molecular Biology. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - May 8, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Olson to head to new Hamon Center for Regenerative Medicine
UT Southwestern Medical Center today announced the formation of the Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine led by Dr. Eric Olson, Chairman of the Department of Molecular Biology. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - May 8, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Innovative neurosurgery led to stroke patient’s remarkable recovery
Mr. Guynes, 68, of Farmersville, Texas, credits the fast action and coordination of the stroke team at UT Southwestern with minimizing damage to his brain from the stroke and, most importantly, saving his life. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - May 7, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Liver cancer screening highly beneficial for people with cirrhosis
Liver cancer survival rates could be improved if more people with cirrhosis are screened for tumors using inexpensive ultrasound scans and blood tests, according to a review by doctors at UT Southwestern. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - May 5, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Video game processors to improve cancer patient care
In recent years, video game processors, known as graphic processing units, or GPUs, have become massively powerful as game makers support increasingly elaborate video graphics. Medical experts took note of the GPU’s rapid-fire processing. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - May 2, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Researchers granted funding to explore novel lung cancer strategies
Two UTSW doctors have received more than a half-million dollars in grants from the Department of Defense for innovative studies on lung cancer pathways and to test the effectiveness of a potentially less expensive drug therapy. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - May 1, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Dr. Zhijian “James” Chen Elected to Prestigious National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) today announced the election of Dr. Zhijian “James” Chen, Professor of Molecular Biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - April 29, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Authority on heart’s response to space flight, high altitude, and aging chosen for AAP membership
Dr. Benjamin Levine, Professor of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern, has been elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Physicians (AAP). (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - April 28, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Oxygen diminishes the heart’s ability to regenerate, researchers discover
Scientific research at UT Southwestern Medical Center previously discovered that the newborn animal heart can heal itself completely, whereas the adult heart lacks this ability. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - April 25, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Elmquist receives ADA’s 2014 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award
Dr. Joel Elmquist has been awarded the American Diabetes Association’s Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award, the organization’s top honor for an early-career scientist. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - April 24, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Depressed? Researchers identify new antidepressant mechanisms, therapeutic approaches
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center are making breakthroughs that could benefit people suffering from depression. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - April 23, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Depressed? Researchers identify new anti-depressant mechanisms, therapeutic approaches
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center are making breakthroughs that could benefit people suffering from depression. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - April 22, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Becker’s ranks UTSW among nation’s 100 best hospitals
UT Southwestern has been named one of the nation’s 100 Best Hospitals according to Becker’s Hospital Review, a leading source of cutting-edge business and legal information for health care industry leaders. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - April 19, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Website information on colon cancer too complex, fails to address key concerns, researcher finds
Popular web information on colorectal cancer is too difficult for most lay people to read and doesn’t address the appropriate risks to and concerns of patients, a study by UT Southwestern gastroenterologists suggests. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - April 15, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news