Tag: UNC
Researchers Lay the Foundation for Personalized Immune Treatments for Leukemia
New findings led by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers will help lay the foundation for developing highly personalized immune therapies...
Stem Cells Show Promise as Drug Delivery Tool for Childhood Brain...
The latest in a series of laboratory breakthroughs could lead to a more effective way to treat the most common brain cancer in children....
Researchers Reveal How Gene Variant Is Linked to Chronic Pain After...
The gene FKBP5 is a critical regulator of the stress response and affects how we respond to environmental stimuli. Previous studies have shown that...
Scientists Discover Intricacies of Serotonin Receptor Crucial for Better Therapeutics
Serotonin, known as the “happiness” neurotransmitter, is a chemical found in the body responsible for feelings of well-being. But serotonin isn’t the only chemical...
Researchers Reveal Miscarriage Cause, Key Cellular Targets of Potential Drugs
Tragic miscarriages for a couple have led to a discovery with potentially broad implications for future disease treatments, according to a team of researchers...
Artificial Intelligence System Created at UNC-Chapel Hill Designs Drugs from Scratch
An artificial-intelligence approach created at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy can teach itself to design new drug...
Can Scientists Leverage Mysterious Mossy Cells for Brain Disease Treatments?
A small population of brain cells deep in a memory-making region of the brain controls the production of new neurons and may have a...
These Gummy Bear-Looking Things Will Inherit the Earth
Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are microscopic animals that live basically everywhere on earth, from the hot springs atop the Himalayas to the...
Blood Mutations Could Contaminate Genetic Analyses of Tumors
Genetic mutations in blood cells that have made their way into tumors could be red herrings that mislead physicians looking for genetic changes in...
UNC Lineberger Researchers Show How Viral Protein Helps Drive Cancer
Scientists at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center are zeroing in on how Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpes virus can lead to cancer in people.
Infection with Kaposi...
UNC Scientists Create Better Laboratory Tools to Study Cancer’s Spread
Cancer that has spread, or metastasized, from its original site to other tissues and organs in the body is a leading cause of cancer...
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...
