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Grants will support research on lung and breast cancer by early-career scientists
Grants totaling $100,000 from Friends of the Comprehensive Cancer Center will bolster innovative research by two UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists who are at an early stage in their careers, but already are doing promising work on potential t (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - April 11, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

NCI award supports access to national clinical trials to test new treatment for adults
UT Southwestern has been selected as one of only 30 academic sites in the NCI National Clinical Trials Network, giving UTSW patients access to the cancer research trials sponsored by the NCI. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - April 10, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Blocking DNA repair mechanisms could improve radiation therapy for brain cancer
Dr. Sandeep Burma is studying double-strand DNA breaks to determine whether it can be harnessed to reduce brain cancers. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - April 7, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Possible world's first: Physicians use CyberKnife to treat vocal cord cancer
Stephen Wiley went from being a life-long cowboy to one of the world’s first patient to have vocal cord cancer treated by the CyberKnife, a robot that destroys tumors with highly precise doses of radiation. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - April 4, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

UT Southwestern certified as Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center
Recognizing UT Southwestern’s high-level capabilities in treating the most complex stroke cases on a round-the-clock basis, The Joint Commission has certified the Medical Center as an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - April 1, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Telestroke program extends critical care to patients in rural and regional areas
UT Southwestern Medical Center has launched a state-of-the-art telemedicine program that will extend immediate access to UTSW’s nationally recognized stroke care during the crucial time period when treatment is needed for an ischemic stroke. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - March 31, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Gene may predict if further cancer treatments are needed
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are developing a new predictive tool that could help patients with breast cancer and certain lung cancers decide whether follow-up treatments are likely to help. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - March 28, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Welch Foundation honors Tu with Norman Hackerman Award
Dr. Benjamin P. Tu, associate professor of biochemistry at UT Southwestern Medical Center, was honored today with the 2014 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - March 27, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

History is made with first small left ventricular assist device implant for young patient
Today, we’re going to make history,” said 18-year-old Eric Ramos on the day UT Southwestern doctors operated on his ailing heart. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - March 27, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Cancer biologists link tumor suppressor gene to stem cells
Just as archeologists try to decipher ancient tablets to discern their meaning, UT Southwestern cancer biologists are working to decode the purpose of an ancient gene considered one of the most important in cancer research. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - March 26, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Awareness, new techniques prompt rise in hand surgery, breast reconstruction
UT Southwestern plastic surgeons say the increased interest may be driven in part by patients’ growing awareness of options and new techniques. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - March 24, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Ob/Gyn researchers studying genetic factors in premature births
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center received grants totaling $600,000 from the March of Dimes Foundation to advance their work in the prevention of premature birth. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - March 24, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Inherited mutated gene raises lung cancer risk for women, those who never smoked
People who have an inherited mutation of a certain gene have a high chance of getting lung cancer — higher, even, than heavy smokers with or without the inherited mutation, according to new findings by cancer researchers. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - March 22, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Potential new therapeutic target identified to control high blood sugar
A UT Southwestern study has identified a new potential therapeutic target for controlling high blood sugar, a finding that could help the estimated 25 million Americans with type 2 diabetes. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - March 20, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Cardiologists define new heart failure symptom: Shortness of breath while bending over
Cardiologists have defined a novel heart failure symptom in advanced heart failure patients: shortness of breath while bending over, such as when putting on shoes. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - March 18, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news