DALLAS – March 16, 2026 – New national guidance for managing cholesterol and other blood lipids calls for earlier risk assessment, more personalized treatment, and renewed emphasis on long-term cardiovascular prevention – changes experts say could significantly reduce heart attacks and strokes over a lifetime. As part of the updated recommendations, treatment to lower lipid … Read more
Newswise — DALLAS – Feb. 27, 2026 – Men are more susceptible than women to skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, but the biological basis for this disparity has remained unclear. A new study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers is the first to reveal testosterone, present at higher levels in males, as a key driver of infection. … Read more
DALLAS – Feb. 19, 2026 – People often remark that allergies run in their family, but the genetic causes have remained unclear. Previous food allergy genetic research has relied upon broad but surface-level methods called genome-wide association studies. Now, for the first time, a study at UT Southwestern Medical Center uses an in-depth genetic approach to … Read more