UNC School of Medicine’s David Peden, MD, is the UNC site principal investigator of the NIH-sponsored study, and Scott Commins, MD, PhD, is co-PI. Participants can now enroll at UNC-Chapel…
UNC-Chapel Hill scientists discovered microRNA-29 is an important cellular switch controlling late-stage brain development, a foundational discovery that will help researchers explore new therapeutic approaches for neurodevelopmental conditions.
Participating households in Greenville, Pitt County, NC will receive free month-long supplies of rapid tests aimed at reducing community transmission of COVID-19. UNC School of Medicine’s Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, and…
Research from the UNC School of Medicine lab of Jenny Ting, PhD, shows that the widely used drug metformin reduces metabolism of infected T cells to suppress HIV replication.
A pilot study from researchers at NC State and UNC school of Medicine shows evidence of Bartonella infection in the blood of people with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Flavio Frohlich,…
Researchers in the UNC School of Medicine Lab of Thomas Kash, PhD, published new findings in the journal Neuron showing how neurons in two brain regions use dopamine to promote…
A study led by Muneera Kapadia, MD, associate professor of surgery in the UNC School of Medicine, is the first to examine the effect of a surgeon’s mask on communication…
The findings reported on a secondary objective to reduce time to negative test result of infectious SARS-CoV-2 virus in individuals with symptomatic COVID-19. UNC School of Medicine’s William Fischer, MD,…
The discovery, from the UNC School of Medicine lab of Mark Zylka, PhD, offers pain researchers a new, precise target to treat inflammation associated with neuropathic pain.
First-year college students are reporting symptoms of depression and anxiety significantly more often than they were before the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study co-authored by Krista Perreira, PhD, professor…
UNC-Chapel Hill scientists Charles Carter, Qi Zhang, and Abigail Knight were awarded $1 million from the W.M. Keck Foundation to answer the age-old question: How did life on Earth begin?
UNC-Chapel Hill research, led by Allison Aiello, PhD, and Emily Ciccone, MD, shows that individuals previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 develop a significant antibody response to the first dose of mRNA-based…
Led by Klara Klein, MD, PhD, the study showed that treatment with 800mg of TTP399 demonstrated statistically significant reductions in HbA1c and clinically relevant reduction in the frequency of severe…
All six basic science departments rank in the top 6 in National Institutes of Health funding for federal fiscal year 2020, according to a new report by the Blue Ridge…
Using a novel in vivo research model containing human lung tissue, UNC School of Medicine scientists led by Victor Garcia, PhD, and Angela Wahl, PhD, demonstrated that the broad spectrum,…
This study, co-led by John Gilmore, MD, provides further confirmation of placenta’s role in early life development of schizophrenia, and lays groundwork for preventing the brain disorder.
UNC Medical Center’s David Weber, MD, MPH, co-authored a review study with Massachusetts General Hospital’s Erica Shenoy, MD, PhD, on routine screening of healthcare workers, showing it does not prevent…
UNC School of Medicine and UNC Lineberger scientists co-led by Jenny Ting, PhD, and Yisong Wan, PhD, uncovered a new molecular pathway important for the regulation of the adaptive immune…
UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State Biomedical engineers developed a technique that could one day be used to break up especially dense, difficult to treat blood clots.
Cindy Gay, MD, is leading the phase III clinical trial of the promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate for the UNC School of Medicine and UNC Medical Center. Gay, who also leads…
