An analysis of Medicare data, led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, reveals that new dementia cases are falling but the number of people living with dementia is rising.

Four North Carolina families share their journey in experiencing Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome, a rare condition that can result in fetal loss. Read their stories of hope, fears, and overwhelming gratitude for expert care at UNC Hospitals.

Gaorav Gupta, MD, PhD, Misty Good, MD, MS, and Jason Stein, PhD, were selected as Yang Family Biomedical Scholars in the eighth installment of this annual School of Medicine award.

Led by UNC School of Medicine’s Weili Lin, PhD, researchers document cognitive milestones revealed in children from birth to toddlerhood in brain imaging study.

Study reveals hypercortisolism identified in 24 percent of patients with difficult-to-control type 2 diabetes. John Buse, MD, PhD, director of UNC’s Diabetes Care Center, is lead author.

From advancing community care, pursuing competitive specialties, to becoming a first-generation student, these are the stories of four medical students as they persevered to Match Day 2025.

A study now published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, reveals how global warming could exacerbate lung diseases by dehydrating and inflaming human airways. UNC Marsico Lung Institute members Brian Button, PhD, is senior author and Alessandra Livraghi-Butrico, PhD, is co-author.

Randomized, placebo-controlled trial finds that low-dose semaglutide reduces amount of alcohol consumption, alcohol cravings, and heavy drinking days. Reductions in cigarettes per day were also seen.

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.

The UNC Chronic Pancreatitis and Autologous Islet Cell Transplant Program, led by Chirag S. Desai, MD, FACS, professor of surgery, has performed its 100th case, cementing UNC Hospitals as one of the most significant centers for surgical therapy for chronic pancreatitis.

A research project co-led by James Hagood, MD, professor of pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine, and colleagues will be supported in creating an atlas of the cells and cellular interactions in the nasal and oral cavities, throat, and lower airways of pediatric populations in unprecedented detail.

Nina Jain, MD, MBA, professor of pediatric endocrinology, and Ali Calikoglu, MD, retired professor of pediatrics, both at the UNC School of Medicine, played a pivotal role in getting this therapy to the bedside, from assisting with clinical trials to the infusion of the first pediatric patient in North Carolina at UNC Children’s.

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New Study Finds Fewer Americans Are Developing Dementia—But More Are Living with It

A Fight to Bring Life into the World with Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

UNC School of Medicine Names 2024-25 Yang Family Biomedical Scholars

Study Reveals Key Roles in Developmental Milestones of the Brain in Children

Research Shows Prevalence of Hypercortisolism in Difficult-to-Control Type 2 Diabetes

The Road to Match Day. Four Medical Students Share Their Journeys.

UNC Study Reveals Possible Effects of Air Quality Changes Associated with Global Warming on Human Airways

Semaglutide Shows Promise in Reducing Cravings for Alcohol, Heavy Drinking

Researchers Identify Key Driver of Fibrosis in Crohn’s Disease

How UNC’s Chronic Pancreatitis and Autologous Islet Cell Transplant Program Provides Holistic, Life-Changing Care

UNC Researchers to Accelerate Mapping of Cells Crucial to Child Respiratory Health and Disease

A New Therapy to Prevent or Delay Type 1 Diabetes Now Available at UNC Children’s Hospital