UTSW researchers develop rapid COVID-19 test to identify variants in hours
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UTSW researchers develop blood test to predict liver cancer risk
An estimated one-quarter of adults in the U.S. have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), an excess of fat in liver ...
UTSW study: RNA exosome key for B cell development
New research from UT Southwestern suggests that RNA exosomes – the cellular machines that degrade old molecules of RNA – play ...
UTSW researchers identify key complex for ribosome generation
UT Southwestern researchers have identified a four-protein complex that appears to play a key role in generating ribosomes – organelles that ...
UTSW study finds cognitive decline key factor in predicting life expectancy in Alzheimer’s disease
DALLAS – March 14, 2022 – Cognitive decline is the biggest factor in determining how long patients with Alzheimer’s disease will ...
UTSW faculty addresses difficulty of diagnosing heart attacks in New England Journal of Medicine
Diagnosing heart attacks after heart surgery remains difficult due to shortcomings of current diagnostic tools when applied to postoperative patients, ...
UTSW study finds blood pressure rose during the pandemic
Blood pressure rose moderately during the early months of the pandemic, according to a UT Southwestern study of patients who ...
UTSW study finds it safe to give clot-busting drug to stroke patients who took blood thinners
Stroke patients on long-term blood thinners who were given the clot-busting drug alteplase enjoyed better recoveries than those who did ...
UTSW study finds mechanical hearts can regenerate some heart tissue
Mechanical hearts spur some regeneration in dormant parts of failing hearts, according to a UT Southwestern pilot study that shows ...
UTSW working to reprogram cells to strengthen immunity in geriatric patients
What if the key to aging well lies in reprogramming immune system cells to strengthen them against infections and cancer? ...
UTSW pharmacologists identify potential cure for tropical parasitic disease found in soil
Combining two agents to block a parasitic worm’s life cycle boosted survival from a potentially deadly tropical disease to 85% ...
UTSW study finds Hispanic people receive lower-quality thrombectomies than white people
A study involving UT Southwestern neurology researchers found lower-quality outcomes for Hispanic ischemic stroke patients who receive endovascular thrombectomies than for ...
UTSW findings advance RAS inhibitors for use in fighting more cancers
New findings by UT Southwestern researchers help better understand the how one of the most commonly mutated genetic drivers of ...
UTSW study finds potential strategy for fighting obesity
UT Southwestern scientists may have identified a method of safely mimicking the weight-loss benefits of a plant compound that – ...