http://www.med.unc.edu/www daily 1 2007-12-18T14:14:48Z http://www.med.unc.edu/www/newsarchive/2011/july/a-piece-of-history-and-research-goes-up Mon, July 11, 2011 — Stephanie Crayton of UNC Health Care's News Team shares her thoughts, in words and video, after witnessing the final launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis. On board the shuttle were a group of 30 mice being sent into space as part of a UNC-led study of an experimental treatment for bone loss. No publisher estaples Announcement Research 2011-07-11T16:29:14Z News Item http://www.med.unc.edu/www/newsarchive/2011/july/unc-tapped-to-lead-national-effort-to-find-a-cure-for-aids Mon, July 11, 2011 — Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been awarded a $32 million, five-year federal grant to develop ways to cure people with HIV by purging the virus hiding in the immune systems of patients taking antiretroviral therapy. Tackling this latent virus is considered key to a cure for AIDS. No publisher estaples Announcement Research 2011-07-11T16:07:51Z News Item http://www.med.unc.edu/www/newsarchive/2011/june/the-cancer-genome-atlas-completes-detailed-ovarian-cancer-analysis Thu, June 30, 2011 — As part of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project, UNC Lineberger researchers have contributed to the most comprehensive an integrated view of cancer genes for any cancer type produced to date. No publisher estaples Announcement Research 2011-07-05T11:53:54Z News Item http://www.med.unc.edu/www/newsarchive/2011/june/survey-finds-2018staggeringly-high-rate-of-spanking2019-in-north-carolina Tue, June 28, 2011 — A new survey led by UNC researchers finds that 30 percent of North Carolina mothers of children less than two years old say they have spanked their children in the last year. No publisher estaples Announcement Research 2011-06-29T12:34:27Z News Item http://www.med.unc.edu/www/newsarchive/2011/june/unc-scientists-describe-new-protein2019s-role-in-immune-response-to-pathogens Mon, June 27, 2011 — A new finding by UNC scientists provides a window into how the immune system initially reacts to a virus invader, as well as how a subgroup of proteins plays a role in returning the immune system to a normal surveillance function. No publisher estaples Announcement Research 2011-06-27T20:04:52Z News Item http://www.med.unc.edu/www/newsarchive/2011/june/genetic-finding-offers-hope-for-orphan-disease Wed, June 22, 2011 — New research conducted at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, offers hope for people with a rare disorder called Chuvash polycythemia. No publisher estaples Announcement Research 2011-06-23T12:51:37Z News Item http://www.med.unc.edu/www/newsarchive/2011/june/acute-hepatitis-a-evades-immune-system-more-effectively-than-chronic-cousin Mon, Jun 20, 2011 — In comparing data from experiments with Hepatitis A and Hepatitis C, the research team found that Hepatitis A virus, which causes only acute, self-limited disease, is more efficient at inhibiting the host’s interferon response, and that the virus can actually linger in the body for almost a year. No publisher estaples Announcement Research 2011-06-20T20:20:55Z News Item http://www.med.unc.edu/www/newsarchive/2011/june/pregnancy-related-depression-linked-to-eating-disorders-and-abuse-histories Thu, June 16, 2011 — Having a history of eating disorders or abuse may increase a woman’s risk for developing depression during and after pregnancy, according to new research from UNC. The finding could influence how doctors screen patients during prenatal visits. No publisher estaples Announcement Research 2011-06-16T19:11:08Z News Item http://www.med.unc.edu/www/newsarchive/2011/june/nih-eureka-grant-awarded-to-unc-neuroscientist-eva-anton Tue, June 14, 2011 — Anton, a member of the Neuroscience Center at UNC, was awarded the grant for his research in the mapping of neuronal placement in the developing cerebral cortex. No publisher estaples Announcement Research 2011-06-14T17:31:30Z News Item http://www.med.unc.edu/www/newsarchive/2011/june/30-years-of-hiv-aids-research-and-treatment-at-unc On June 5, 1981, the first medical article about a disease eventually known as AIDS was published. The following timeline highlights HIV/AIDS research and treatment at the University of North Carolina and University of North Carolina Health Care System since 1981. No publisher estaples Announcement Patient Care Research 2011-06-07T12:01:15Z News Item