Kendall Rovinsky, Author at Newsroom

A clinical trial at UNC Hospitals offers new hope for children and families affected by the rare neurological disorder.

As prostate cancer continues to affect men across North Carolina, advances in detection and targeted treatment are changing how physicians approach localized and metastatic forms of the disease.

The study offers new insight into how genetic changes affect the structure of the human cortex, a brain region important for thinking and memory.

Researchers aim to identify more effective ways to treat severe bleeding in patients with rare platelet disorders.

UNC researchers will use AI to speed development of personalized cancer vaccines and share findings with cancer researchers and oncologists worldwide.

UNC Lineberger’s Advanced Cellular Therapeutics Facility is helping to improve personalized CAR T-cell therapy for patients in North Carolina and around the world.

The innovation may help improve the fMRI experience for patients, while expanding opportunities for brain research.

This data resource will provide physicians and researchers with new capabilities to identify patterns, support clinical decisions, and accelerate research aimed at transforming rare disease diagnosis and care.

The Mathers Foundation, a highly selective national funder of innovative basic biomedical research, is supporting Thaxton’s work on a discovery that has the potential to transform human health.

Brian Conlon, PhD, and Sarah Rowe-Conlon, PhD, are bringing their Irish research experience and scientific innovation to UNC, as they search for better antibiotic treatments against stubborn bacterial infections.

Researchers will develop and implement new strategies to address common barriers to care and reach patients due for cancer screenings for breast, colorectal, lung, and/or cervical cancers.

Researchers are investigating a new way to tackle bone cancer while minimizing toxicity typically associated with chemotherapy.

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UNC Health Advances Gene Therapy Research for Rett Syndrome

Beyond the PSA Test: New Approaches to Prostate Cancer Care at UNC

UNC Scientists Reveal How Specific Changes in DNA Shape Human Brain Structure

UNC Researchers Receive $2.6 Million Grant to Study Therapies for Rare Platelet Disorders

UNC Lineberger Secures $40M from OpenAI Foundation to Make Cancer Vaccines More Effective

Building Better CAR T-Cells for Cancer Treatment

UNC Researchers Develop Technique to Silence MRI Noise

UNC Awarded Up to $35 Million to Lead Landmark Initiative to Build World’s Largest Data Resource for Rare Disease AI

Thaxton Awarded Prestigious Grant for T-Cell Metabolism Research

Bridging Ireland and UNC in the Fight Against Antibiotic Failure

UNC Lineberger and OHSU Receive $4 Million to Address Barriers to Cancer Screening Across North Carolina, Oregon

UNC Biochemists Discover New Method to Combat Pediatric Bone Cancer