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Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) removes GI tumors with precision, no incisions
Patient with esophageal cancer shares extraordinary story of survival
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The Future of Medicine Sparks Here
This is UT Southwestern Medical Center, and this is where a spark happens. Join UT Southwestern Medical Center and find your spark.
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Research could lead to treatments for obesity, extreme weight loss
Mysterious cells that secrete hormones in the large intestine play a key role in regulating body weight through their relationship with intestinal bacteria, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggests. Their findings, published in Nature Metabolism, could lead to new treatments for obesity and extreme weight loss.
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Taking Robotic Surgery to the Next Level
From breast cancer to gastrointestinal tumors, UTSW faculty are shaping the future of robotic surgery.
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Gut microbiome offers clues to disparities in rectal cancer
UT Southwestern study identifies clustering of specific gut bacteria associated with race, ethnicity in patients
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Ethnic minorities face higher risk of liver transplant failure
UTSW study of patients with alcohol-associated diseases could lead to interventions that improve outcomes of these procedures
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How an experimental drug reverses fatty liver disease
Promising treatment in clinical trials has double action against triglyceride and fatty acid synthesis, UTSW study shows
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Inside the OR: Robotic Pancreatic Surgery
The Whipple procedure is one of the most technically challenging abdominal surgeries – and it is also a UT Southwestern specialty. In this video, Dr. Herbert Zeh, Chair of our Department of Surgery, and Dr. Patricio Polanco, a GI and robotic surgery expert, take you inside the operating room for a firsthand look at this complex surgery.
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Personalized approach suggested on colorectal cancer screening
Conventional age-based guidelines for screening do not account for health status, life expectancy, UT Southwestern researchers find
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UTSW researcher receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Funding will spur gastroenterologist’s investigation into how tumor location affects outcomes in cancer cases
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UTSW researchers identify driver of inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered an intracellular mechanism that converts protective intestinal cells into disease-driving pathogenic cells, a finding that could lead to improved treatments for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
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Tumor loss-of-function mutations in STK11/LKB1 induce cachexia
Cancer cachexia (CC), a wasting syndrome of muscle and adipose tissue resulting in weight loss, is observed in 50% of patients with solid tumors. Management of CC is limited by the absence of biomarkers and knowledge of molecules that drive its phenotype.