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Personalized Brain Stimulation Significantly Decreases Depression Symptoms

August 30, 2024

In a small pilot study, UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Flavio Frohlich, PhD, used a new closed-loop system to measure the electrical brain patterns of individual patients and then stimulate those patterns with a weak electrical current, resulting in significantly improved symptoms of major depressive disorder

ATS Team Visits UNC Health Caldwell to celebrate one year anniversary of launching the first virtual inpatient psychiatry unit

August 28, 2024

This week our acute telepsychiatry service leaders visited UNC Health Caldwell where they celebrated the one-year anniversary of launching the first virtual inpatient psychiatry unit. This terrific partnership and collaboration between UNC Health Caldwell Jonas Hill Hospital (Alicia Stanislaw and David Lowry), the UNC Health Virtual Care team (Jami Mann, Beth Hunt and Amir Barzin), … Read more

We’re hiring! Clinical Trials Director

August 26, 2024

We are seeking a physician-researcher with significant experience in successfully leading clinical trials in mood and anxiety disorders. The successful candidate will serve in a leadership role with the UNC Clinical Research Alliance (CRA). This individual must have direct experience conducting sponsored clinical research and experience with federal and/or industry research sponsors and regulatory agencies such as … Read more

Diagnostic Accuracy of an Integrated AI Tool to Estimate Gestational Age From Blind Ultrasound Sweeps

August 5, 2024

A deep learning AI model was developed to estimate gestational age (GA) from blind ultrasonography sweeps and incorporated into a low-cost, battery-powered device, aiming to improve pregnancy care in low-resource settings. The study found that novice users, with no prior sonography training, could estimate GA with the AI tool as accurately as credentialed sonographers using … Read more