Researchers have discovered that RNA in Zika virus can freeze itself in time to further its spread in the body, revolutionizing how researchers study disease-causing viruses.

A new study by researchers at the UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center at the UNC School of Medicine has identified 13 risk genes that can increase chances for developing osteoarthritis, jumpstarting research that could lead to new, targeted treatments.

Using technology first designed by Bryan L. Roth, MD, PhD, the Michael Hooker Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology, researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have engineered a molecular technology that can turn off pain receptors.

Researchers in the lab of Janelle Arthur, PhD, associate professor at the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at the UNC School of Medicine, have found a key process by which gut bacteria may be contributing to intestinal fibrosis, a major complication of an intestinal inflammatory disease called Crohn’s disease.

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A collaboration between Stanley M. Lemon, MD, and fellow infectious diseases colleagues at the UNC School of Medicine has unveiled a crucial role for a protein called PDAP1 in hepatitis A virus infection of the liver.

A new study from the lab of Pengda Liu, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry and biophysics, has identified a new biological function of 2’3’-cGAMP in the control of cell migration and cancer metastasis. This research also provides further insights into statin drugs that block cell migration.

The lab of Jason Stein, PhD, associate professor of genetics and member of the UNC Neuroscience Center, has created a controlled model system that could help researchers identify the context-dependent functions of genetic variants that increase one’s risk for developing a psychiatric disorder, such as schizophrenia.

A new study led by Elise Hickman, PhD, and Ilona Jaspers, PhD, director of the UNC Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology at the UNC School of Medicine, suggests that e-cigarette and cigarette use changes the microbiome in the nose and makes users more susceptible to respiratory diseases and infections.

Taghreed Mohammed Al-Turki, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the UNC Lineberger lab of Jack Griffith, PhD, describes her long, difficult, and rewarding journey of becoming a telomere scientist as a first-time mother at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

Researchers in the lab of Jenny Ting, PhD, the William Kenan Distinguished Professor of Genetics and professor of microbiology and immunology, have made numerous findings about how cell death from SARS-CoV-2 infection may directly influence disease progression.

Researchers in the lab of Jean Cook, PhD, chair and professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, have identified the cellular processes that occur when you take a cancer drug meant to stop rapid cell growth in tumors.

A research team led by Kathleen M. Caron, PhD, the Frederick L. Eldridge Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology at the UNC School of Medicine, has connected the dots between a small protein, the brain’s lymphatic system, and migraine pain.

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Some Viruses ‘Freeze’ Their RNA to Replicate, UNC Study Says

Study Unveils 13 Genes That Increase Risk of Osteoarthritis

Researchers Create Gene Therapy with Potential to Treat Peripheral Pain Conditions

Researchers Identify Key Driver of Fibrosis in Crohn’s Disease

Scientists Implicate a Novel Cellular Protein in Hepatitis A Infection

Researchers Identify New Protein Pathway, Biological Function Important for Cell Migration, Cancer Metastasis

Researchers Create New System to Decode Genetic Risk for Psychiatric Disorders

Researchers Find E-Cigarette Use Disrupts Nasal Microbiome

“You Can Be Both,” A Single Mom’s Journey to Becoming a Renowned Telomere Scientist

Study Reveals “Cell Death Cascade” in Airway Cells Infected with SARS-CoV-2

Researchers Learn How Cancer Cells Divide Despite Treatment

Study Suggests Lack of Lymphatic System Drainage in Brain Can Cause Migraine Pain