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Impact of Deconditioning and Aerobic Reconditioning in POTS
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, is a disorder that primarily affects young women and can be quite disabling.
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Effects of Tirzepatide on Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Heart Rate
Terzepatide is a new GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide) and GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) receptor agonist that recently received FDA approval for treatment of Type 2 diabetes.
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Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of High-Intensity Exercise Training for Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common, inherited condition defined by abnormal thickening of the heart muscle.
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UT Southwestern Ophthalmologist Shares Techniques for Cataract Surgery Complications
Patients undergoing cataract surgery typically have their natural lens replaced with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL). But complications occasionally arise that require the placement of a more surgically challenging secondary IOL.
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Gene Editing Halts Damage in Mice After Heart Attacks in UT Southwestern Study
The figure shows cross-sections of mouse hearts with areas of damage in red. Treatment with virus-expressing CRISPR components reduces cardiac damage following ischemic injury.
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Consider risks and alternatives before deciding on LASIK surgery
UT Southwestern ophthalmologists use technology to personalize treatment as FDA urges doctors to provide more information on side effects
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Cooling Brain Tumor Cells Could Make Headway in Glioblastoma, UTSW Researcher Finds
Lowering temperatures to nonlethal levels stopped cancer cells from dividing in study led by resident
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Center for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases
The goal of the Center for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases is to come up with effective therapy and diagnosis for Alzheimer's and related disorders. We are studying neurodegeneration from the standpoint of prion biology and protein aggregation.
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The PROMISE of a Better Pediatric Radiation Experience
Treating the pediatric radiation oncology population has historically been difficult. Because it is imperative to have patients stay still during radiation treatment, general anesthesia is commonly used to facilitate radiation treatments in children, with most children age 7 and under receiving general anesthesia.
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New Technique Improves High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Brain Disorders
UT Southwestern physicians have developed an improved targeting method, four-tract tractography, to personalize MRI-guided, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) used at UTSW to treat medication refractory tremor in essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson’s disease.
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Riding the Wave to Memory-forming Genetics
UT Southwestern scientists have identified key genes involved in brain waves that are pivotal for encoding memories. The findings, published online this week in Nature Neuroscience, could eventually be used to develop novel therapies for people with memory loss disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
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Laser Procedure Offers Advantages For Rare Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
Using a laser for a rare brain surgery to treat drop seizures, which cause a child with epilepsy to suddenly fall, holds some advantages over a traditional open craniotomy, including shorter hospital stays for patients, a study led by UT Southwestern researchers indicates.