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UTSW receives $1 million Reynolds Foundation grant
The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation has awarded a $1 million, four-year grant to the Geriatrics section of the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern that emphasizes the burgeoning role of interprofessional education. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - August 9, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Study: Identify, triage, and treat mental health disorders after disasters
Mental health services should be integrated into disaster response as part of emergency services planning, according to a new study by psychiatrists who completed an exhaustive review of articles on the aftereffects of disasters on mental health. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - August 6, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Noninvasive test optimizes colon cancer screening rates
A study of nearly 6,000 North Texas patients suggests sweeping changes be made to the standard of care strategy for colorectal screenings, finding that participation rates soared depending on the screening method offered and how patient outreach was done. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - August 6, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Geneticist Andrew Zinn to lead Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Geneticist Dr. Andrew R. Zinn has been named the eighth dean of UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, effective August 1. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - August 2, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Researchers identify novel mechanism that helps stomach bug cause illness
A seafood contaminant that thrives in brackish water during the summer works like a spy to infiltrate cells and quickly open communication channels to sicken the host, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center report. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - July 29, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

UT Southwestern / Moncrief Cancer Institute in Fort Worth expanding patient treatment services to include infusion services, clinical trials, and additional research
UT Southwestern and Moncrief Cancer Foundation pledge $5 million each for expanded services. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - July 25, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Oxygen—key to most life—decelerates many cancer tumors when combined with radiation therapy
A multidisciplinary team at UT Southwestern Medical Center has found that measuring the oxygenation of tumors can be a valuable tool in guiding radiation therapy, opening the door for personalized therapies that keep tumors in check with oxygen enhancemen (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - July 23, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Mosquito indexing system identifies best time to combat West Nile
Researchers have unlocked some of the mysteries of West Nile virus outbreaks and shown that use of a mosquito vector-index rating system works well to identify the best time for early intervention. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - July 20, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Researchers report new source of powerful immunity protein
Researchers, led by Dr. Felix Yarovinsky, have identified a new cellular source for an important disease-fighting protein used in the body’s earliest response to infection. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - July 11, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Atherosclerosis in abdominal aorta may predict adverse cardiovascular events
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of aortic atherosclerosis can predict the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular events in otherwise healthy individuals, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - June 18, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Quality of waking hours determines ease of falling asleep
The quality of wakefulness affects how quickly a mammal falls asleep, researchers report in a study that identifies two proteins never before linked to alertness and sleep-wake balance. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - June 17, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

National study will compare type 2 diabetes drugs
Researchers are seeking 150 adults with type 2 diabetes to take part in the local arm of a major national clinical trial that will compare benefits and side effects of four widely used therapies to lower blood-sugar levels. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - June 5, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Researchers identify novel class of drugs for prostate cancers
A new study on prostate cancer describes a novel class of drugs developed by UT Southwestern researchers that interrupts critical signaling needed for prostate cancer cells to grow. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - May 31, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Study: Bladder cancer could reoccur despite bladder removal
Patients with advanced bladder cancers that are surgically removed might need additional therapy to prevent recurrence in certain situations, a new study suggests. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - May 9, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Levine elected to National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences today announced the election of Dr. Beth Levine to membership, representing one of the highest honors attainable by an American scientist. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - May 4, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news