Researchers hope to create a therapy that reduces the fear, anxiety and lifestyle limitations associated with peanut allergy.

Participants who followed a Mediterranean-style plan tailored for the Southeast not only kept weight off, but also ate better in ways that may help prevent chronic disease.

Daisy Zamora, PhD, contributes to the scientific evidence review informing the newly released 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA).

Published in Neuron, new research demonstrates how a high-fat diet, even short-term, can rapidly affect brain health, but there are ways to reverse this and prevent long-term cognitive decline.

A new study, led by investigators in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the UNC School of Medicine, reveals how dietary changes significantly reduce persistent post-traumatic headaches, a common and debilitating consequence of traumatic brain injury.

Lana Nasrallah, MPH, RD, LDN, clinical dietitian and manager of Outpatient Nutrition Services at UNC Hospitals, shares expertise as a panelist for the US News & World Report Best Diets Overall 2025.

Stage one results from the OUtMATCH clinical trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that a monoclonal antibody, omalizumab, increased the amount of peanut, tree nuts, egg, milk and wheat that multi-food allergic children as young as age one could consume without an allergic reaction. Edwin Kim, MD, Corinne Keet, MD, PhD, and Mike Kulis, PhD, are contributing authors.

Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, wrote perspective piece on how medically tailored meals address health consequences of food insecurity.

With a $3.2-million dollar investment, Blue Cross NC is collaborating with UNC Health and UNC-Chapel Hill researchers to conduct a first-of-its-kind clinical study to establish sustainable best practices for helping individuals put nutritious food options on the table and improve health.

Led by UNC-Chapel Hill researchers, a new JAMA study showed that an additional $40 per month for SNAP beneficiaries substantially increased the purchase of healthier food options for people who struggle with food insecurity.

The Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and UNC Health worked with Chatham County and N.C. State Extension partners to create a one-stop food hub at Bray Park in Siler City, which includes free meals and non-perishable foods for low-income customers as well as meals for purchase from local restaurants and farmers struggling to remain solvent during the pandemic.

Food allergens have been known to cause food allergy to allergic individuals. However, no medical research has before reported that food allergens may also trigger the development of autoimmune diseases.

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UNC School of Medicine Launches Innovative Effort to Block Life-Threatening Peanut Allergic Reactions

UNC Study Finds Mediterranean-Style Eating Supports Weight Loss and Improves Diet Quality

Zamora Contributes to 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Junk Food Puts Memory at Risk—Here’s How to Protect It

New Research Finds Changing Your Diet Could Ease Persistent Headaches After Brain Injury

Nasrallah Serves As Expert Diet Reviewer for US News & World Report Best Diets Overall 2025

Drug in OUtMATCH Clinical Trial FDA-Approved for the Reduction of Allergic Reactions from Accidental Food Exposures

Berkowitz Authors NEJM Perspective Piece on Food Insecurity

Blue Cross NC, UNC Health Join Forces for New Clinical Study to Improve Food Security, Chronic Health Conditions

SuperSNAP Helps Food Insecure Households Afford Healthy Foods

New Chatham Food Hub connects communities with access to local food during COVID-19 pandemic

Food allergens may trigger development of autoimmune diseases, other food allergic diseases