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Men with Strokes Call for Help Quicker Than Women, Mayo Clinic Study Says - Fri, 3 Feb 2012
A Mayo Clinic study, presented at the American Stroke Conference in New Orleans in early February, says that men experiencing a stroke call for emergency help quicker than women, especially if they are married.

Young Children Exposed to Anesthesia Multiple Times Show Elevated Rates of ADHD - Thu, 2 Feb 2012
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that multiple exposures to anesthesia at a young age are associated with higher rates of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Minnesota Partnership Researchers Close in on Drug to Fight Fungal Infections - Wed, 1 Feb 2012
Researchers from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., are another step closer to developing a drug to combat fungal infections - one of the major problems confronting patients with compromised immune systems.

Mayo Clinic Releases Book With Action Plan to Help Beat Heart Disease - Tue, 31 Jan 2012
A new book, Mayo Clinic Healthy Heart For Life! provides the latest, clinically proven information on heart disease prevention and a step-by-step quick-start plan that breaks through the clutter and helps people understand exactly where to focus.

Mayo Clinic Finds Mild Cognitive Impairment is Common, Affects Men Most - Thu, 26 Jan 2012
Researchers involved in the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging reported that more than 6 percent of Americans age 70 to 89 develop mild cognitive impairment (MCI) every year and it affects men more than women.

Joint Surgery Rates Declining Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients, Mayo Clinic Finds - Tue, 24 Jan 2012
The need for joint surgery is declining among rheumatoid arthritis patients, possibly because they can now more effectively manage the disease with medication, Mayo Clinic research has found.

Health & Wellness News from UT Southwestern

2012 Annual Women's Health Symposium set for Feb. 7 - Wed, 01 Feb 2012
The annual Carolyn P. Horchow Women's Health Symposium, scheduled for Feb. 7, is titled “It’s What’s Inside That Counts.”

Diagnostic brain tumor test could revolutionize care of patients with low-grade gliomas - Thu, 26 Jan 2012
Researchers have developed what they believe to be the first clinical application of a new imaging technique to diagnose brain tumors.

Risk factors present in midlife drive greater lifetime risk for heart disease - Wed, 25 Jan 2012
A new study in today’s New England Journal of Medicine reports that while an individual’s risk of heart disease may be low in the next five or 10 years, the lifetime risk could still be very high.

Blood-forming stem cells' growth identified in first breakthrough from new institute - Wed, 25 Jan 2012
Scientists with the new Children’s Research Institute at UT Southwestern have identified the environment in which blood-forming stem cells survive and thrive within the body.

Health benefits of exercise may depend on cellular degradation, researchers report - Fri, 20 Jan 2012
The health benefits of exercise on blood sugar metabolism may come from the body’s ability to devour itself, researchers report in the journal Nature.

Warner named chief executive officer for UT Southwestern Hospitals - Wed, 18 Jan 2012
UT Southwestern Medical Center today announced that Dr. John Warner, who has been instrumental in the design and planning of the new University Hospital currently under construction, has been named chief executive officer for UT Southwestern Hospitals, ef

Pioneering diabetes research earns UTSW scientist state’s top honor for medicine - Thu, 12 Jan 2012
Dr. Philipp Scherer, director of the Touchstone Center for Diabetes Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center, was recognized today as a rising star in Texas research by The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST).

Low vitamin D levels linked to depression, UT Southwestern psychiatrists report - Thu, 05 Jan 2012
Low levels of vitamin D have been linked to depression, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center psychiatrists working with the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study. It is believed to be the largest such investigation ever undertaken.

UTSW research suggests new way to ensure effectiveness of TB treatment - Thu, 22 Dec 2011
A UT Southwestern Medical Center study using a sophisticated “glass mouse” research model has found that multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is more likely caused in patients by speedy drug metabolism rather than inconsistent doses, as is widely bel

UT Southwestern, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia agree to five-year pact - Mon, 05 Dec 2011
UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Peru have signed a five-year affiliation agreement that establishes an exchange program for medical students and related educational opportunities.

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