Tar Heels go viral: UNC researchers featured on “This Week in Virol...
Virologists with the UNC School of Medicine participated in last week's on-campus recording of a popular virology podcast.
Tag: Research
Racial gaps persist in how breast cancer survivors function, feel d...
A UNC Lineberger study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment drew upon surveys that assessed health-related quality of life issues for women aged 20 to 74 years who lived in North Carolina and had breast cancer. The analysis was part of the third phase of the Carolina Breast Cancer Study.
The Bigger the Bottle, the Bigger the Baby?
A new UNC School of Medicine study shows that the size of a bottle may contribute to greater weight gain and size for formula-fed infants, putting them at greater risk for obesity later in life.
Older women, especially blacks, receive targeted breast cancer trea...
The advent of targeted drugs for a specific type of breast cancer – HER2 positive – has dramatically improved survival rates for women with the disease. But a study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center reveals low rates of use o
Study uncovers genetic differences for kidney cancer that may contr...
A UNC Lineberger-led study has identified genetic differences in tumors of African-Americans with the most common type of kidney cancer compared with whites. The researchers say the findings could help explain lower survival rates for African-Americans with clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
New type-2 diabetes therapy proves better than traditional insulin ...
UNC-led global phase-3 clinical trial sets the stage for improved management of a disease that affects nearly 30 million Americans.
Anorexia is Not a Choice
Researchers at the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders and around the world continue to study the genetics of the disease while treating patients in desperate need of help.
New gene therapy treatment proves effective for rare blood disorder
Researchers at the University of North Carolina and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia treated factor VII deficient dogs with normal copies of genes; three years later the dogs remain healthy with no side effects.
Study finds gaps in patient knowledge of breast reconstruction surg...
In a study published in the journal Annals of Surgery, researchers report that breast cancer patients surveyed about their knowledge of breast reconstruction were only moderately informed about the procedure, and their knowledge of complications was low.
Motion Pictures of Micro Anatomy
Qi Zhang, PhD, earned a Jefferson-Pilot Award for his groundbreaking techniques that allow him to create videos of the tiniest bits of the stuff that make us human.
Study Finds Surprising Links Between Bullying and Eating Disorders
According to new research from Duke and UNC, both victims of bullying and the bullies themselves could be at risk psychologically for anxiety, depression and eating disorders.
Popular electric brain stimulation method detrimental to IQ scores
In a double-blinded, randomized study, UNC researchers found that the IQ scores of people who underwent tDCS brain stimulation improved markedly less than did the IQ scores of people in the placebo group.