September 17, 2020
Oral Postpartum Depression Drug Reduces Symptoms for New Moms
An oral GABA-active agent reduced symptoms for women with postpartum depression in a phase III trial sponsored by the drugmaker, researchers said.
Author Archives: Ivy Ingle
September 17, 2020
Scientists approve reuse of sterilised old N95 respirators as contingency protection in absence of new ones
With the continuous increase in the number of active COVID-19 cases in many countries, the inflow of patients in hospitals has been rising.
September 17, 2020
Ethical or exploitative—should prisoners participate in COVID-19 vaccine trials?
Providing medication to inmates comes with practical challenges, but those difficulties shouldn’t prevent prisoners from enrolling in COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials, researchers argue.
September 16, 2020
Scan of Genomes for Inherited Variants Implicates New Gene Important in Autism
Hyejung Won, PhD, and Jason Stein, PhD, in the UNC Department of Genetics and members of the UNC Neuroscience Center, led a genome-wide association study to find that lowered expression of a gene called DDHD2 may increase a person’s likelihood of autism.
September 14, 2020
UNC-Chapel Hill Ranks Fifth Among National Public Universities for 20th Consecutive Year
U.S. News & World Report named UNC-Chapel Hill "Best Value" among public universities for 16th time.
September 3, 2020
Register Now for the Faculty Success Symposium for New Faculty
Save the date and register for the upcoming Faculty Success Symposium on October 15, 2020. This event is for all faculty new to the School of Medicine.
July 16, 2020
ECU athletics on hold following COVID-19 tests – Dr. Adam Goldstein
East Carolina University temporarily stopped all athletic activities and workouts on Wednesday following more than 20 positive coronavirus tests.
June 4, 2020
The National COVID Cohort Collaborative
The National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) harnesses the infrastructure and expertise of partners, including Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program hubs, distributed clinical data networks (PCORnet, OHDSI, ACT/i2b2, TriNetX), and others.
February 28, 2020
Dellon Appointed Director of Office of Medical Student Research
Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH, has been named director of the Office of Medical Student Research (OMSR) preceded by Nicholas J. Shaheen, MD, who directed OMSR for many years and engaged countless medical students in meaningful research experiences.