Category: Research

Cancer Treatment: We’ve Come a Long Way and the Future is Hopeful

Survival rates have drastically improved in recent decades, and physician-researchers are working toward more personalized treatments.

It’s a Man’s World, and It’s Taking a Toll on Women’s Health

Sex bias in research is an ongoing problem that makes it difficult to know how treatments and drugs will affect women.

Depression Prevention In Menopause

For the first time, UNC School of Medicine Research shows that hormone replacement therapy in early menopause can prevent depression.

Building a Better Opioid

Opioid crisis no more? It may be possible one day thanks to new research from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

Racial Differences in Breast Cancer Outcomes Are About More Than Bi...

Black women and white women have different breast cancer outcomes -- and it's not all about biology. UNC researchers want the answers.

Better Cystic Fibrosis Treatment in One Simple Test

Is personalized treatment possible for cystic fibrosis? Yes, say UNC researchers.

Can Asthma Be Controlled with a Vitamin Supplement?

Is There a Connection Between Pesticides and Autism?

UNC School of Medicine researchers see changes in mouse neurons that may begin to explain how what we eat affects brain development