Tag: UNC
UNC Aortic Team First in the Nation to Complete Endovascular Total...
The Aortic Team, made up of surgeons, nurses, anesthesiologists and technologists from UNC Health Care in Chapel Hill, is the first in the country...
Developing Polymers That Mimic Chameleon Skin
Biological materials have complex mechanical properties that are difficult to reproduce using synthetic materials. An international team of researchers, led by UNC-Chapel Hill chemist Sergei...
Researchers Identify Molecular Target for Brain Cancer, Develop Immunotherapy Approach to...
An international team of researchers has genetically engineered cancer-killing immune cells that can hunt brain tumors displaying a new molecular target that is highly...
HIV Exports Viral Protein in Cellular Packages
HIV may be able to affect cells it can’t directly infect by packaging a key protein within the host’s cellular mail and sending it...
Scientific Breakthrough Could Lead to Better Antipsychotic Drugs
Although antipsychotic drugs are among the most widely prescribed medications, individuals with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and autism-spectrum disorders often experience severe side effects because...
Narrowing the Gap Toward Precision Medicine for Pancreatic Cancer
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Jen Jen Yeh, MD, is working to understand the complicated relationship between one of the deadliest...
Cystic Fibrosis Discovery: Bacterial Burden Begins During First Years of Life
Cystic fibrosis (CF) shortens life by making the lungs prone to repeated bacterial infections and associated inflammation. UNC School of Medicine researchers have now...
Drones Confirm Importance of Costa Rican Waters for Sea Turtles
Hundreds of thousands of sea turtles come ashore to lay their eggs during mass-nesting events at Ostional National Wildlife Refuge on Costa Rica’s Pacific...
Three UNC Autism Research Studies Earn End-Of-Year Honors
Three UNC School of Medicine autism research studies led by Joseph Piven, MD, made the end-of-year top research lists of three organizations heavily invested...
Scientists Take a Big Step toward Building a Better Opioid
For the first time, scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and collaborators solved the crystal structure of the activated kappa...
UNC Scientists Discover Proteins Keeping Stem Cells in their Undifferentiated State
A special cluster of proteins that helps unwind DNA during cell division plays a key role in keeping stem cells in their immature state,...
Immunotherapy Could Be Beneficial for Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers report that pairing an immunotherapy drug with chemotherapy proved beneficial for some patients with acute...
Using Software, Researchers Predict Tumor Markers That Could Be Immune Targets
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists have developed a software program that can accurately predict which tumor-specific markers will show up...
National Clinical Trial Finds Certain Treatments for Blood Clots Not Effective
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) – blood clots, usually in the legs – is commonly treated with either a blood thinner or by combining the...
Scientists Find Potential Weapons for the Battle Against Antibiotic Resistance
Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have found that a bacterium can become much more or less susceptible to an antibiotic depending on...
NIH Launches HIV Prevention Trial of Long-Acting Injectable Medication in Sexually...
The first large-scale clinical trial of a long-acting injectable medication for HIV prevention in sexually active women has begun. The study in southern and...
Could this Protein Protect People against Coronary Artery Disease?
The buildup of plaque in the heart’s arteries is an unfortunate part of aging. But by studying the genetic makeup of people who maintain...
Can Asthma Be Controlled with a Vitamin Supplement?
The shortness of breath experienced by the nearly 26 million Americans who suffer from asthma is usually the result of inflammation of the airways....
A New Test to Measure the Effectiveness of CF Drugs
UNC School of Medicine researchers have developed a new laboratory model of the infection- and inflammation-plagued airways of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The model,...
Fat Cell Gene Deficiency Promotes Obesity
Obesity is commonly attributed to eating excess calories we fail to burn. Consequently, overeating and a sedentary lifestyle have long been thought to be...
