Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and Duke University find that impaired brain plasticity may explain how disruption of a single gene in the brain can cause severe cognitive deficits.
A new UNC study published online in the journal Genome Research describes a new, more effective and less costly method for testing drugs for potential toxicity and one that could also result in more people benefiting from existing drugs.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has named Dr. Michael Greenberg as the recipient of the 9th annual Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize. Greenberg is the Nathan Marsh Pusey Professor of Neurobiology and chair of the department of neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. The Perl prize carries a $10,000 award and is given to recognize a seminal achievement in neuroscience.
Two infectious disease experts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "“ Dr. David Weber and Dr. Myron Cohen -- are available to discuss swine flu.
Dr. Maya Jerath offers tips for surviving the spring allergy season. She is an assistant professor in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, director of the Adult Allergy Clinic there and member of the UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have identified a compound that could be modified to treat one of the most deadly types of cancer, and discovered how a particular gene mutation contributes to tumor growth.
There was a statistically significant increase in the number of head injury visits to hospital emergency departments across North Carolina for five of the six days immediately following the death of actress Natasha Richardson, researchers from NC DETECT have found.
Lance Armstrong broke his collarbone today in a bike race in Spain. Two orthopaedic surgeons at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are available to discuss how this type of injury can be treated and what the road to recovery for Armstrong might look like.
The increase of clinical trials in developing countries is raising serious concerns about the efficacy, ethics and economics of drug development, says a study in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine by faculty at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine and others. "There are powerful forces luring clinical trials overseas. We cannot afford to trade lower costs of drug development for drugs that may be less safe and less effective."
Reid Wilson, Ph.D., is available to discuss "vicarious trauma," fear of flying and the affects of media coverage of the crash of Flight 3407. He is an author, researcher and a clinician at UNC Chapel Hill and specializes in helping people overcome their fear of flying and other anxiety disorders.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine's Eating Disorders Program is seeking adults with anorexia to participate in a 20-week comprehensive treatment course that includes couples therapy. Developed by the UNC School of Medicine Eating Disorders Program and funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, Uniting Couples (in the treatment of) Anorexia Nervosa, or UCAN, is the first and only NIH-funded trial of treatment for anorexia that emphasizes couple therapy.
Drs. Cam Patterson and Paula Miller, both UNC Health Care cardiologists, tackle a taboo subject: Is it OK for a couple to resume their sex life after one of them has had a heart attack? And if so, what do they need to be aware of?
Cam Patterson, M.D., chief of cardiology for UNC Health Care, explains five things you can do to help a friend or family member who has heart disease.
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have discovered a gene that when mutated causes obesity by dampening the body's ability to burn energy while leaving appetite unaffected.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have shown that disruption of the circadian clock "“ the internal time-keeping mechanism that keeps the body running on a 24-hour cycle "“ can slow the progression of cancer.
People with mental illness alone are no more likely than anyone else to commit acts of violence, a new study by UNC researchers concludes. But mental illness combined with substance abuse or dependence elevates the risk for future violence.
a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has suggested that treatment is most effective at certain times of day because that is when a particular enzyme system "“ one that can reverse the actions of chemotherapeutic drugs "“ is at its lowest levels in the body.
Joseph Piven, M.D. has been named editor-in-chief of the newly created Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Piven is Sarah Graham Kenan professor of psychiatry, pediatrics and psychology and director of the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
A new study conducted in part at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found that babies delivered by elective Caesarean section before 39 weeks of pregnancy, to mothers who previously had an elective C-section, are much more likely to have serious health problems than newborns delivered under the same circumstances at 39 weeks.
Cancer cells and nervous system neurons may not look or act alike, but both use strikingly similar ways to survive, according to new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. The study published is the first to describe how nerve cells and cancer cells achieve the common goal of inhibiting the series of biochemical events that eventually causes cells to break down and die.
As a result of the current economic slow down, many people have lost their jobs -- and their health insurance. Dr. Adam Goldstein of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill explains how people in this situation can continue getting the health care they need.
During the winter months the risk of severe heart problems -- from "holiday heart" to deaths related to the flu -- increases by more than 30 percent, says Dr. Cam Patterson, chief of cardiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Patterson offers these tips to stay heart healthy through the new year.
A study led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers using brain imaging of infants to examine changes in their brains and behavior that may mark the onset of autistic symptoms is being substantially expanded after receiving an additional $3.25 million in funding.
Jonathan Abramowitz, director of the UNC Anxiety and Stress Disorders Clinic, offers five tips for making it through the holidays with your sanity intact.
If scientists knew exactly what a breast cancer cell needs to spread, then they could stop the most deadly part of the disease: metastasis. New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine takes a step in that direction.
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Yale University have been awarded almost $10 million to study the many ways cocaine use during pregnancy can negatively affect interactions between mothers and their infants.
A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests that cell phone text messaging could be used to reduce children's chances of becoming overweight or obese later in life, by helping them monitor and modify their own behaviors now.
Many people equate the holidays with food. Americans, especially, attach a lot of social and personal value to what, and how, we eat, often through family rituals. For the 9 million men, women or young people in the U.S. who have an eating disorder, the holidays can feel like nightmares. But preparing yourself with these tips can make the season less about your disease and more about holiday cheer.
Many of us weigh more in January than in November, the likely result of too many cups of eggnog or return trips to the table. Dr. Cynthia Bulik, professor of Eating Disorders in the UNC School of Medicine's department of psychiatry and director of the UNC Eating Disorders Program, offers a few helpful tips concerning holiday eating habits. (A Spanish version of this release is available following the English-language version.)
Altering your workout routine to meet the changing seasons, or beginning new ones, go slowly to prevent repetitive injuries to your legs called "stress reaction" or more serious "stress fractures."
Often, people leave their doctor's office with more questions than answers, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine who are looking at how patients can get more of what they need from the health-care system. They have found that patients (or their advocates) who talk to physicians about their beliefs, values, lifestyle and concerns can get better results from their health-care experience.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and the University of Helsinki have discovered a new therapeutic target for pain control, one that appears to be eight times more effective at suppressing pain than morphine.
Among people who have had an initial colonoscopy that found no polyps, a possible sign of cancer, the risk of developing colorectal cancer within five years is extremely low, a new study has found. Therefore, there's no need for those people to have another colonoscopy sooner than five years after the first screening.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have transformed cells from human skin into cells that produce insulin, the hormone used to treat diabetes. The breakthrough may one day lead to new treatments or even a cure for the millions of people affected by the disease, researchers say.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is leading a novel clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of online cognitive behavioral therapy, delivered through a Web site and augmented with therapist-moderated, weekly online chat sessions, to face-to-face group therapy for the treatment of bulimia nervosa.
Nearly every child who receives an antipsychotic medicine is first prescribed a second-generation, or "atypical" drug. However, there has never been evidence that these drugs are more effective than the older, first-generation medications. A study from the UNC School of Medicine has found that the first-generation drugs are as effective and, compared to one atypical drug, safer.
Almost half of all U.S. adults and nearly two-thirds of obese adults will develop painful osteoarthritis of the knee by age 85, a study based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have demonstrated that a drug called ondansetron helps reduce vomiting, the need for intravenous fluids and hospital admissions in children with acute gastroenteritis.
Giving an infusion of magnesium sulfate just before delivery to pregnant women who were at high risk for preterm birth cut the rate of cerebral palsy in the children born by half, a new study found.
Many women quit smoking during pregnancy to protect their unborn children from the effects of cigarettes, but half resume the habit within a few months of giving birth. A study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill could lead to programs designed to help women quit and stay quit.
The chief of cerebrovascular neurosurgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is available for interviews related to U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubb Jones' aneurysm.
Mothers who spank their children are nearly three times more likely to also use harsher forms of punishment -- such as such as beating, burning, kicking, or shaking a child less than 2 years old -- than mothers who did not use spanking, and increases in the frequency of spanking are associated with increased odds of abuse, according to a study from the UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine.
A new clinical trial at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill using a popular low-dose contraceptive could uncover a more effective treatment for the 5 to 10 percent of women who suffer from premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
new research shows that stopping drinking "“ including at moderate levels "“ may lead to health problems including depression and a reduced capacity of the brain to produce new neurons, a process called neurogenesis.
Researchers from the University of North carolina at Chapel Hill demonstrated for the first time that normal cells, possibly fibrocytes, may travel to distant organs to create pre-metastic niches for the spread of cancer.
Psychosocial influences such as stress, depression and trauma have been neglected in biomedical and treatment studies involving people infected with HIV, yet they are now known to have significant health impacts on such individuals and the spread of AIDS, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientist.
In an approach that could become a new treatment for the 10 to 20 percent of people whose broken bones fail to heal, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have shown that transplantation of adult stem cells can improve healing of fractures.
Patients with sickle cell disease have malformed, "sickle-shaped" red blood cells "“ which are normally disc-shaped "“ that can cause sudden painful episodes when they block small blood vessels. Now, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have shown that blood from sickle cell patients also contains clumps, or aggregates, of red and white blood cells that may contribute to the blockages.
Researchers at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered new targets for cancer treatment aimed at blocking a key step in tumor progression.
For some women, digital mammography may be a better screening option than film mammography, according to newly published results from a national study led by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher.
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