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Up one levelUNC awarded $6.2 million renewal grant by NIH Rare Diseases Research Network
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been awarded a five-year, $6.2 million renewal grant to continue its work as part of the National Institutes of Health’s Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN).
UNC study: Children can greatly reduce abdominal pain by using their imagination
Monday, October 12, 2009 — This study found that children with functional abdominal pain who used audio recordings of guided imagery at home in addition to standard medical treatment were almost three times as likely to improve their pain problem, compared to children who received standard treatment alone.
UNC researcher: Racial disparities in HIV infection rate are ‘indictment’ of U.S. response to epidemic
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 — UNC's Dr. Adaora A. Adimora and her fellow researchers examine factors responsible for the stark racial disparities in HIV infection in the U.S. and the now concentrated epidemic among African Americans.
UNC Study Pinpoints Gene Controlling Number of Brain Cells
Sunday, October 4, 2009 — In populating the growing brain, neural stem cells must strike a delicate balance between two key processes – proliferation, in which the cells multiply to provide plenty of starting materials – and differentiation, in which those materials evolve into functioning neurons.
Treating pregnant women for mild gestational diabetes reduces serious birthing problems
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 — Treating pregnant women for mild gestational diabetes resulted in fewer cesarean sections and other serious birthing problems associated with larger than average babies, according to a study conducted in part at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
UNC Awarded Cancer Genome Atlas Grant
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 — National effort will shape the future of cancer research and treatment.
UNC wins $8.6 million NIH award to establish a Center of Excellence to study underlying causes of psychiatric disorders
Monday, September 28, 2009 — Autism, depression, anxiety. Antipsychotic drug side effects. What are the genetic and environmental factors that underlie and contribute to these complex problems? And how do genes and environment interact to shape them?
UNC expert: Better decision support tools needed for prostate cancer screening choice
Monday, September 28, 2009 — Michael Pignone, M.D., M.P.H., reviews the pros and cons of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) screening in an editorial he wrote for the Sept. 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Reinvesting in basic research, one scientist at a time
Thursday, September 24, 2009 — Portions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) went to basic science research. Here's an example of how some of that money is being used in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.
UNC scientists garner new NIH awards for high risk, transformative research
Thursday, September 24, 2009 — Three scientists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have received prestigious awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) aimed at encouraging “high risk” and innovative research.