The Latest Breaking News from UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dietary Fat Raised a Brain Protein in Male Mice but Not Females, and an Obesity Drug Then Worked Less Well

A mitochondrial protein rose in appetite neurons when male mice drank oil but not in females, and deleting it drove obesity in mice.

Medical Daily · Aug 14

A New Glioblastoma Research Finding Highlights an Older Problem: Rural Brain Cancer Patients Often Can't Access the Care That Would Help Them

A July 2026 UT Southwestern preclinical study shows EGFR inhibitor pretreatment may sensitize glioblastoma to chemo. Rural patients face barriers to this type of specialized care.

Medical Daily · Jul 25

A New Glioblastoma Research Finding Highlights an Older Problem: Rural Brain Cancer Patients Often Can't Access the Care That Would Help Them

A July 2026 UT Southwestern preclinical study shows EGFR inhibitor pretreatment may sensitize glioblastoma to chemo. Rural patients face barriers to this type of specialized care.

Medical Daily · Jul 24

Gov. Abbott orders Texas universities, agencies to halt H-1B visa petitions

The governor said public universities and state agencies may not seek new visas without Texas Workforce Commission permission through the end of the 2027 legislative session.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 26

ERCOT’s pleas for power conservation raise concerns: Are Texans tuning them out?

Repetitive power conservation appeals by the state’s grid operator face a challenge: Texans becoming less responsive to calls. Past conservation requests have helped reduce 100,000 homes worth of power demand on the grid.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 31, 2023

Austin doctors who treated trans kids leaving Dell Children’s clinic after AG Paxton announces investigation

Attorney General Ken Paxton previously announced an investigation into “potentially illegal” activity. Parents are scrambling to find transition-related care for their kids as the Legislature appears poised to ban it altogether.

The Texas Tribune · May 13, 2023

Seniors are more likely to get food help after becoming Medicare eligible, study finds

DALLAS — Low-income Dallas seniors were seven times more likely to visit a food pantry in the year after becoming Medicare eligible, leading to better food security, according to a new study from UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Tribune News Service · Jul 21, 2022

When you eat could be key to living longer, scientists say

DALLAS -- New research from the UT Southwestern Medical Center suggests that not only what we eat, but also when we eat it, could play a role in how long we live.

Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2022

'Stealth omicron' is now in North Texas. Is it a new COVID variant? What we know

FORT WORTH, Texas — Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center say there are at least three cases of a new form of omicron, "stealth omicron," in North Texas.

Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2022