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Gamma Knife gives brain cancer patients access to top team and technology
Over the last few decades, radiation has become increasingly precise. With the advent of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), we can often target tumors with focused beams of radiation as a minimally invasive alternative to whole-brain radiation or traditional surgical excision. Among the most advanced SRS tools available is the Gamma Knife Icon, an innovative machine that delivers nearly 200 pinpoint beams of radiation that converge on a tumor and spare healthy tissue.
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The Consequences of Understaging Gastric Cancer
Patients with nonspecific symptoms that overlap with the symptoms of gastric cancers should be evaluated at a center with extensive experience in treating these cancers.
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SMU grad student battles rare form of brain cancer
A seizure in 2019 was the first sign something was affecting Hope Anderson's brain function. Following a second seizure, the Southern Methodist University graduate student ended up at UT Southwestern where a 2-inch tumor in her right frontal lobe was discovered.
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Once-a-week Insulin Treatment Could Be Game-changing for Patients with Diabetes
Treating people with Type 2 diabetes with a new once-a-week injectable insulin therapy proved to be safe and as effective as daily insulin injections, according to the results of two international clinical trials published online today in Diabetes Care.
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CAR T-Cell Therapy Fights Cancer with a Live Weapon
By harnessing the full force of a patient's immune system, the targeted approach of CAR T-cell therapy makes it possible to mount a highly effective attack against certain cancers.
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Glowing Tumors: How Fluorescence Helps Neurosurgeons Fight Brain Cancer
The neurosurgery team at UT Southwestern recently used a new optical imaging agent to better visualize and remove a glioblastoma. The liquid dye makes the tumor glow under a blue light microscope.
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Putting a Protein into Overdrive to Heal Spinal Cord Injuries
Using genetic engineering, researchers at UT Southwestern and Indiana University have reprogrammed scar-forming cells in mouse spinal cords to create new nerve cells, spurring recovery after spinal cord injury.
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Behind The Scenes: A Day in the Life of an Emergency Medicine Resident
What's it like to be an emergency medicine resident? Edmond (Eddie) Irankunda, MD, is a third-year resident in the University of Cincinnati Emergency Medicine Program, the first in the country.
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Drug Found Effective for Weight Loss in Patients with Obesity and Diabetes, International Study Shows
A drug approved for diabetes has now been shown to also help patients with diabetes lose on average 10 percent of their body weight, UT Southwestern reports in a landmark international study.
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Swapping Alpha Cells for Beta Cells to Treat Diabetes
Antibodies that convert glucagon-producing cells into insulin-producing ones cure mouse models of the disease
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RESTORE Program Provides Special Care for Seniors with Fractures
UT Southwestern is providing new hope for older adults who suffer fractures and the complications that can result from those injuries with the new Returning Seniors to Orthopedic Excellence (RESTORE) Program.
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RESTORE Program: Returning Seniors to Orthopaedic Excellence
UT Southwestern is providing new hope for older adults who suffer fractures and the complications that can result from those injuries with the new Returning Seniors to Orthopedic Excellence (RESTORE) Program.