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Hippocampal subfield transcriptome analysis in schizophrenia psychosis
In this study we identify changes in gene expression between individuals with schizophrenia and healthy controls, unique to hippocampal subfields. These studies provide clues to molecular mechanism potentially important in schizophrenia studies, ideas which we are exploiting in several federal grant studies.
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Exploring Depressive Symptoms and Cancer Worries in a High-Volume Cancer Genetics Clinic: What Are the Roles of Age and Cancer Diagnosis?
This paper reports on a large-scale retrospective data analytic study that represented a collaboration between Psycho-oncology and Cancer Genetics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
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How to zero in on an accurate NPH diagnosis
Whenever an older person starts having cognitive difficulties, or trouble walking, or even holding their urine, families immediately fear the diagnosis will be Alzheimer’s disease – a progressive neurologic condition that currently has no cure.
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Iron supplements provided in prenatal visits improved outcomes
Giving free prenatal iron supplements to medically underserved pregnant patients rather than only recommending them significantly reduced anemia and postpartum blood transfusions, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health report in a study published in JAMA Network Open.
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Department of Neurology research bulletin
The Department of Neurology research bulletin is updated monthly. Check back for the latest grants, awards, and high-impact publications.
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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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Surgical skills month training leads to higher intern scores and performance, study shows
A single-institution retrospective cohort study, published in the July/August issue of Current Orthopaedic Practice, compared orthopedic surgery interns who took the orthopedic in-training examination before and after the introduction of a surgical skills month.
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Accelerated brain aging predicts less antidepressant efficacy
UTSW study finds that brain age can be a biomarker to help determine the best treatment for depression
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Research Bulletin: Neurological Surgery
The Department of Neurological Surgery research bulletin is updated monthly. Check back for the latest grants, awards, and high-impact publications
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UTSW Q&A: Experts talk about opioid abuse, risks, treatment
Overdose deaths from opioids, including prescription painkillers and synthetics like fentanyl, continue to rise.
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Estrogen cream does not improve success rate for prolapse repair
Clinical trial shows commonly prescribed treatment no better than placebo in protecting against recurrence of pelvic organ prolapse
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HIV patients can safely undergo hip replacement, study finds
UTSW researchers see no increased risk of complications following total hip arthroplasty