February
UNC researchers developing computer models for pediatric airway problems
A team of UNC-Chapel Hill researchers has been awarded a $3.6 million grant to develop computer models that will allow physicians to predict which treatments will work best in children with upper airway problems.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day: UNC researchers identify a gene critical for heart function
It's a gene called DOT1L, and if you don’t have enough of the DOT1L enzyme, you could be at risk for some types of heart disease. These findings by UNC researchers appear in the journal Genes and Development.
59 UNC physicians named among "America's Top Doctors"
The doctors were chosen by their peers, based primarily for their excellence in patient care through Castle Connolly's surveying and research methods.
real doctors, real people - Deepak Raj Dugar
Dr. Deepak Raj Dugar, a first-year resident at UNC Hospitals in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, is also a Bhangra dancer. Don't know what Bhangra dancing is? Think Indian hip-hop with very traditional roots.
Carey Anders, Katherine Hoadley are first recipients of new brain tumor research award
Dr. Anders was chosen for her work on the identification of the prognosis and treatment of breast cancer brain metastases. Dr. Hoadley is being recognized for her contributions to a UNC-led analysis of glioblastomas (fast-growing malignant brain tumors).
How to fight winter’s ailments
Three University of North Carolina medical professionals explain how to stay healthy in winter.
Weili Lin, PhD appointed Director, UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center
This center and its facility enables advanced research in cancer, neuroscience, medical imaging, computer science, drug discovery, nanotechnology, and imaging instrumentation.
Family House Diaries: Brotherly Love in the Form of a Stem Cell Donation
60-year-old Maxine Pender of Edgecombe County receives healthy stem cells from her older brother for a bone marrow transplant, the tried and true treatment for her type of leukemia.
Promise of genomics research needs a realistic view
A new commentary by four internationally prominent genetic medicine and bioethics experts cautions against the dangers of inflated expectations for genomics research and offers ways to avoid it while still realizing “the true – and considerable – promise of the genomic revolution.”
Interventions to reduce African American HIV risk should target factors outside health system
That’s the conclusion of a new study led by Crystal Wiley Cené, MD, MPH, an assistant professor in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. The study was published online this week by the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Three UNC scientists awarded research grant for autism spectrum disorders
Drs. Ben Philpot, Mark Zylka, and Bryan Roth have been awarded a $1,050,000 grant from the Simons Foundation to identify drug-like compounds for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders.
NHRMC and UNC Health Care collaborate to provide more advanced care to area children
Through the agreement, NHRMC’s Betty H. Cameron Women’s and Children’s Hospital and N.C. Children’s Hospital will be able to more easily collaborate on the care of local pediatric patients. Clinicians from the two hospitals will share policies, practices and protocols to seamlessly work together to provide increasingly advanced care to children close to their homes.
UNC Health Care and IBM Announce Nation’s Latest Major Health Information Exchange
The new UNC Health Care health information exchange is expected to be among the most advanced in the nation, creating a model for the rest of North Carolina as well as other states.
Opening More Doors to Health
The care provided by UNC Health Care is not limited to patients who come to its hospitals. The physicians and medical staff also are dedicated to reaching out across the state to those who need medical education and care.
Yale chemist to inaugurate Oliver Smithies Nobel Symposium
Dr. Smithies, a Nobel Laureate, will soon begin inspiring a new generation of scientists by using money that came with his prize to fund annual symposia at UNC featuring lectures by other Nobel Laureates.
