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Scientist honored as rising star in Texas research
The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST) has selected Dr. Yuh Min Chook as the recipient of the 2015 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Science. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - December 5, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

CPRIT awards UTSW faculty $22.5 million for recruitment and research in liver cancer, leukemia, and immunotherapy
UT Southwestern Medical Center faculty was awarded seven grants totaling more than $22 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) for investigations into leukemia, liver cancer, and immunotherapy, as well as to recruit new (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - November 25, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

New liver gives mother of three a life without pain
Mrs. Linss’ medical problem was diagnosed as primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), a disease in which the bile ducts are damaged, causing bile to build up in the liver. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - November 20, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

New measurement of HDL cholesterol function provides powerful information about cardiovascular risk
Groundbreaking research from UTSW shows that cholesterol efflux capacity (cholesterol efflux) appears to be a superior indicator of cardiovascular risk and a better target for therapeutic treatments than standard measurements of HDL. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - November 19, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Testing of ER patients for heart attack in absence of symptoms widespread
Emergency rooms are testing many patients for markers of acute coronary syndrome who show no signs of having suffered a heart attack, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - November 18, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Cancer researchers identify gene mutations and process for how kidney tumors develop
Using next generation gene sequencing techniques, cancer researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified more than 3,000 new mutations involved in certain kidney cancers, findings that help explain the diversity of cancer behaviors. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - November 17, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Scientists uncover mechanism that controls the fitness of cells, impacting aging and disease
A novel looping mechanism that involves the end caps of DNA may help explain the aging of cells and how they initiate and transmit disease, according to new research from UT Southwestern Medical Center cell biologists. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - November 15, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Study identifying cell of origin for large, disfiguring nerve tumors lays groundwork for development of new therapies
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have determined the specific type of cell that gives rise to large, disfiguring tumors called plexiform neurofibromas, a finding that could lead to new therapies for preventing growth of these tumors. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - November 12, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Study identifying cell of origin for nerve tumors lays groundwork for new therapies
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have determined the specific type of cell that gives rise to large, disfiguring tumors called plexiform neurofibromas, a finding that could lead to new therapies for preventing growth of these tumors. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - November 11, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Zale Lipshy University Hospital, Multi-Specialty Clinic recognized for patient satisfaction
Zale Lipshy University Hospital and the Multi-Specialty Clinic at UT Southwestern Medical Center each received the 2014 Press Ganey Beacon of Excellence Award for patient satisfaction. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - November 7, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Pediatricians’ communication with parents critical to overcoming obesity in Latino children
UT Southwestern Medical Center physician-researchers found that 1 in 5 parents of overweight Latino children is not directly told that the child is overweight. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - November 6, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital dedication highlights innovative new facility in Dallas
The 12-floor, 460-bed facility is being hailed as a patient-centered, state-of-the-art medical innovation for the people of Dallas, North Texas, and beyond. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - October 30, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Microbiologist awarded prestigious NIH research grant
Dr. John Schoggins, Assistant Professor of Microbiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has received a prestigious New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - October 29, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Assistant professor chosen for $1.5 million Data-Driven Discovery award
Dr. Kimberly Reynolds, Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been named one of 14 Moore Investigators in Data-Driven Discovery. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - October 25, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Researchers receive CPRIT funding to expand genetic screening program
Genetic screening services for rural and underserved populations will expand from six to 22 counties in North Texas under a $1.5 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to UT Southwestern Medical Center. (Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News)
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center News - October 24, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news