July 31, 2023
Researchers in UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery and collaborators at Yale Cancer Center and ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group have identified two subtypes of human papillomavirus positive head and neck cancers, giving them a better glimpse into why some patients respond better to treatment than others.
July 26, 2023
UNC School of Medicine researchers Christopher Sayed, MD, Yun Li, PhD, and Karen Mohlke, PhD, discovered the genomic locations that contribute to the genetic risk of a chronic skin condition.
July 25, 2023
Rebekah Layton, PhD, and LaKeya Hardy, PhD, in the UNC School of Medicine’s Office of Graduate Education, were co-authors on the article, which highlighted the emerging field of biomedical graduate student and postdoctoral education and training research.
July 10, 2023
The Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation program (TPEP) in the UNC School of Medicine has been awarded a two-year, $887,431 contract from Juul Settlement funds received by the NC Department of Health and Human Services to better understand electronic cigarette use among our youth and young adults.
July 6, 2023
Washington, N.C man with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue experiences positive life-changing results after participating in an induction therapy clinical trial at the UNC School of Medicine.
July 3, 2023
Using a newly developed algorithm and a validation study, two labs in the UNC School of Medicine find that cancer hijacks a class of enzyme motif mutations to fuel tumorigenesis.
June 29, 2023
The 7.5-million grant from the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will help researchers pinpoint specific factors that lead to a better immune response through HIV vaccination.
June 27, 2023
A new study by researchers in the UNC School of Medicine, including Meghan Rebuli, PhD, Ilona Jaspers, PhD, and Kevin T. Cao, has found that SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination produces a robust immune response in the nasal cavity.
June 26, 2023
A multicenter, randomized, phase 3b trial, done in collaboration with a UNC School of Medicine researcher, found that once-daily oral semaglutide taken at higher doses of 25mg and 50mg improved regulation of blood sugar levels and weight loss compared to the standard 14 mg dose.
June 16, 2023
Yuyang Tang, PhD, and Guochun Jiang, PhD, in the UNC School of Medicine extracted living brain tissue to conclude that specialized immune cells in the brain can harbor latent but replication-competent HIV.
June 6, 2023
UNC School of Medicine scientists Whitney Edwards, PhD, Frank Conlon, PhD, and colleagues identified molecular pathways critical for heart development.
June 1, 2023
Bianca A. Allison, MD, MPH, assistant professor of Pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine, led a qualitative study showing that adolescents know and care about the changing legal landscape of abortion in the United States.