Kowitt, Team Develop Effective Cigar Warning Signage
A new study published by UNC Family Medicine’s Sarah Kowitt, PhD, MPH, and colleagues looked at the impact of different types of warning signs for large and premium cigars sold…
Two Subtypes of HPV-associated Head and Neck Cancers Predict Treatment Outcomes
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…
Clinical Trial Improves Man’s Quality of Life with Tongue Cancer
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.
Cancer, Clinical Research, News, Otolaryngology And Ear, Nose Throat
HPV Self-Collection Kits Increase Screening Among Under-screened, Under-served Women in North Carolina
Jennifer S. Smith, PhD, at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC School of Medicine, and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, led the phase 3 controlled trial, which…
Scientists Make Stunning Discovery, Find New Protein Activity in Telomeres
UNC School of Medicine researchers Jack Griffith, PhD, and Taghreed Al-Turki, PhD, found that telomeres at the tips of chromosomes contain sufficient genetic information to produce two small proteins with…
Scientists Pinpoint Protein that Helps Cancer-Causing Viruses Evade Immune Response
Led by researchers in the UNC School of Medicine lab of Blossom Damania, PhD, a study in Nature Communications shows how Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and Epstein-Barr virus hijack a human…
UNC Receives NIH Grant to Improve HIV-Related Cancer Care Abroad
Carla Chibwesha, MD, MSc, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the University of North Carolina’s Division of Global Women’s Health and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, will…
Why Don’t T Cells Destroy Solid Tumors during Immunotherapy?
Led by Jessica Thaxton, PhD, MsCR, UNC School of Medicine scientists and colleagues found that targeting key proteins that control the T cell response to stress could help researchers develop…
Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine Consultation Clinic Relaunches
With expanded hours and telemedicine visits, the Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine Consultation Clinic serves patients affected by cancer across the UNC Health System.
Phase I Clinical Trial Using CAR-T for Glioblastoma to Begin at UNC Medical Center
UNC Health is leading the way in glioblastoma treatment with a new clinical trial. The study will evaluate the safety and tolerability of CAR-T immunotherapy in patients with recurrent or…
Ewend Leads UNC Hospitals Site for Successful National Glioblastoma Clinical Trial
A new glioblastoma treatment from Northwest Biotherapeutics improved outcomes for many patients in a phase 3 clinical study, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology. Matt Ewend, MD, in…
Bjurlin Leads Historical Analysis of Causal Relationship Between Smoking and Bladder Cancer
The article by Marc Bjurlin, DO, associate professor of urology, is one of a series of publications that is originating from new collaborations between UNC’S Department of Urology and the…
Scientists Discover Surprise Anticancer Properties of Common Lab Molecule
Experiments from the UNC School of Medicine lab of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, show how a common molecular tool for DNA labeling also has anticancer properties worthy…
UNC Lineberger Creates RNA Discovery Center
Chad Pecot, MD, associate professor of medicine and member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, will lead the new center dedicated to the investigation of the many roles of…
Announcements, Biochemistry, Biology, Cancer, Immunology And Microbiology, Neurology, News, Research
UNC Children’s Renames Pediatric Cancer Clinic to Honor Longtime Donors
UNC Children’s renamed its hematology/oncology clinic The Reelin’ for Research Pediatric Hematology Oncology Clinic in honor of the organization that donated $800,000 this week and more than $5 million since…
Ting, Baric Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Jenny Ting, PhD, the William Kenan Distinguished Professor of Genetics, and Ralph Baric, PhD, the William Kenan Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology and Microbiology & Immunology, were elected as members of…
Awards, Rankings and Recognitions, Cancer, Covid-19 / Coronavirus, Immunology And Microbiology, Research, Vital Signs
Machine Learning Tools for Clinical Researchers: A Pragmatic Approach Event Series
This virtual seminar series will provide a background in the use of machine learning tools to answer clinical questions, understand the strengths and limitations of these methods, and examine real-world…
Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Cancer, Clinical Research, Events, Genetics And Aging, Infectious Diseases, Research, School of Medicine, Vital Signs
Study Finds Intervention Improved Rates of Tobacco Screening, Cessation Support in Small North Carolina Practices
Sarah Kowitt, PhD, MPH, Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, and Samuel Cykert, MD, recently published a study that found a cardiovascular disease risk reduction intervention improved rates of tobacco screening and…
Addiction, Cancer, Clinical Research, Family Medicine, News, North Carolina, Primary Care, Research, Vascular Health, Vital Signs
Implant Churns Out CAR-T Cells to Combat Cancer in Animal Models
Researchers led by Yevgeny Brudno, PhD, in the UNC-NCSU Joint Biomedical Engineering Department, have developed an implantable biotechnology that produces and releases CAR-T cells for attacking cancerous tumors.
UNC Health to Implement New Software to Support Cancer Care, Create Comprehensive Treatments
UNC Health will partner with Philips to implement evidence-based treatment paths using Philips Oncology Pathways software, a new clinical tool to help doctors match patients with the best possible chemotherapy…
