HOME >> MEDICINE >> NEWS
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation awards UT Southwestern $12 million to continue Dallas Heart Study

DALLAS Aug. 26, 2004 A $12 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas will allow researchers to continue the Dallas Heart Study, a groundbreaking investigation of cardiovascular disease involving thousands of Dallas County residents.

The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation's two-year grant to the Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center at UT Southwestern supplements previous foundation grants awarded to UT Southwestern totaling $30 million, bringing total Reynolds Foundation support for UT Southwestern to $42 million.

The Foundation's initial grant created the Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center in 1999.

The new grant will be used to continue research into the prevention and treatment of heart disease caused by atherosclerosis, or plaque buildup in the inner lining of the arteries, and by heart enlargement, which can lead to heart failure. Heart failure is the No. 1 cause of mortality in the United States and affects 5 million Americans, with more than 400,000 new cases identified each year. It also is the top cause of hospitalization for adults and accounts for more than $30 billion a year in health-care costs.

Reynolds Center researchers are using molecular and clinical research techniques to examine a large multi-ethnic group of individuals from Dallas County, to develop new biotechnology and to establish a novel training program for scientists-physicians.

Major discoveries by center-affiliated investigators since 1999 include:

  • Identification of key chemical signals that change a stem cell into a heart cell, which may lead to the ability to produce heart cells in the lab to repair a failing heart
  • Discovery of chemical signals needed for normal heart development, as well as signals involved in abnormal growth of the heart, which may lead to new drugs to prevent heart failure
  • Discovery of genes that protect
    '"/>


  • Contact: Amanda Siegfried
    Amanda.siegfried@utsouthwestern.edu
    214-648-3404
    UT Southwestern Medical Center
    26-Aug-2004


    Page: 1 2 3

    Related medicine news :

    1. Duke Universitys Cohen wins The Gerontological Society of Americas 2004 Donald P. Kent Award
    2. Wright Universitys Kapp wins The Gerontological Society of Americas 2003 Donald P. Kent Award
    3. UK researcher develops nicotinic drugs with R.J. Reynolds
    4. Can you read my mind? W.M. Keck Foundation funds innovative brain research at Carnegie Mellon
    5. Top honor for head of Epilepsy Foundation
    6. The Larry King Cardiac Foundation presents The Changing Face of Heart Disease on Feb. 2
    7. Prentiss Foundation awards $5 million to University Hospitals
    8. Endocrine Society and Hormone Foundation call for increased research
    9. Foundation to honor physicians and community health initiatives around the world
    10. NYU Child Study Center and The Bear Stearns Charitable Foundation launch outreach campaign
    11. Brain Science Institute at Columbia University established by Kavli Foundation gift

    Post Your Comments:
    (Date:6/18/2013)... College, PA (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 ... months, produces increased fluid retention through the tip allowing ... using the Salimetrics Infant Swab (SIS) can ... IL-1beta and Chromogranin A. , The diameter of the ... This allows the new swab to access more saliva ...
    (Date:6/17/2013)... New York, NY (PRWEB) June 17, 2013 ... represents the victims of child sexual abuse and their co-counsel, ... child sexual abuse lawsuit the firms filed on ... a Brooklyn Supreme Court Referee on Wednesday awarded $3.5 million ... by his cousin. Following the Referee’s finding in his ...
    (Date:6/17/2013)... AZ (PRWEB) June 17, 2013 Vince Del Monte ... Max program they released last year and it will only be ... exclusive 4 day sale Ryan Davids has released an updated Hypertrophy ... can access the Hypertrophy Max review here . , Davids ... some major bonuses during this 4 day sale as an extra ...
    (Date:6/17/2013)... distribution of white matter brain abnormalities in some patients ... found in early Alzheimer,s dementia, according to a new ... , "Findings of MTBI bear a striking resemblance ... study,s lead author, Saeed Fakhran, M.D., assistant professor of ... of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. "Additional research may help ...
    (Date:6/17/2013)... (PRWEB) June 17, 2013 Daily Gossip ... therefore, publish a thorough review of the Tinnitus ... Daily Gossip presents the natural treatment that ... patients who have tested it. , Based on the ... natural Tinnitus treatment suggested by Thomas Coleman ...
    Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Salimetrics Redesigns Infant Swab for Faster, Easier Collection 2Health News:Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Victim Awarded $3.5 Million by Brooklyn Supreme Court Referee, Plaintiff Represented by Alonso Krangle LLP 2Health News:Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Victim Awarded $3.5 Million by Brooklyn Supreme Court Referee, Plaintiff Represented by Alonso Krangle LLP 3Health News:Updated Hypertrophy Max Review Released for Vince Del Monte and Ben Pakulski's Hypertrophy Max Training Program 2Health News:Concussion patients show Alzheimer's-like brain abnormalities 2Health News:Concussion patients show Alzheimer's-like brain abnormalities 3Health News:Thomas Coleman's Tinnitus Miracle Treatment Review Discloses Alternative Natural Cure 2
    (Date:6/17/2013)... Franciscan St. Francis Health Cancer Center today (June ... to use a new drug to treat men ... Xofigo ®, a radiopharmaceutical used in patients with late-stage, metastatic ... approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. ... may become castration-resistant, which has become resistant to medical or ...
    (Date:6/17/2013)... June 17, 2013  Today BioSpace , the leading ... BioCapital Hotbed map campaign spotlighting the life sciences community ... , Delaware and Washington ... ) The BioCapital area continues to ... BioSpace.com average 21 applies each - a strong ...
    (Date:6/17/2013)... 2013 Actavis, Inc. (NYSE: ACT ) ... the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ... Actavis, motion to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission,s lawsuit, ... the result of a decision by a 5 to 3 ... and adopted the traditional "rule of reason" as the standard.  ...
    Breaking Medicine Technology:New drug proving effective in attacking advanced prostate cancer 2Mid-Atlantic Biotech Leaders Featured On BioSpace Map 2U.S. Supreme Court Reverses U.S. Court of Appeals Decision in FTC v. Actavis 2U.S. Supreme Court Reverses U.S. Court of Appeals Decision in FTC v. Actavis 3
    Cached News: