The Cervical Cancer-Free Initiative is a multi-year project aimed at preventing the disease through vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) and effective screening for early signs of cervical cancer. Initial funding for the initiative is through a $1.5 million unrestricted educational grant to the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health by GlaxoSmithKline.
Wives of soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan are more likely to be diagnosed with depression, anxiety, sleep disorders and other mental health conditions than women whose husbands are not deployed, according to a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
Many young children in child care centers are not getting as much active playtime as they should, according to new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A study published in the December 2009 issue of the journal Pediatrics found only 13.7 percent of child care centers in North Carolina offered 120 minutes of active playtime during the school day.
Social work researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., found more than a quarter of low-income families with disabled children are spending more than 3 percent of their total household incomes to pay for the children’s health-care needs.
As the world’s seawater becomes more acidic due to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide, some shelled marine creatures may actually become bigger and stronger, according to a new study.
From professional athletes to weekend warriors, the condition known as “runner’s knee” is a painful and potentially debilitating injury suffered by millions of people – although until now, it has been unclear just what causes it.
Results of the first national study of disabilities among internationally adopted children appear in the November issue of the journal Pediatrics. The study’s authors are Philip N. Cohen, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences and a fellow of the Carolina Population Center, and Rose M. Kreider, Ph.D. of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Injections of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine appear to be no more painful than other shots that prevent disease, according to a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Wives of active-duty soldiers are at risk for psychological problems such as depression, loneliness and burnout, a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found.
Daughters of women exposed to a common chemical found in some plastics while they were pregnant are more likely to have unusually aggressive and hyperactive behaviors as 2-year-olds, according to a new study by researchers at Simon Fraser University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.
Warmer ocean temperatures could mean dramatic shifts in the structure of underwater food webs and the abundance of marine life, according to a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
A study recently released by the UNC Institute on Aging has identified three workplace interventions that are improving quality of care and reducing staff turnover in North Carolina's nursing homes. Thomas R. Konrad, PhD, research professor of health policy and management at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and a senior scientist at the Institute on Aging, is a co-author of the study.
The UNC Injury Prevention Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received $4.8 million in renewed funding from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Trying to get fit but can't work it into your daily schedule? Incorporating even relatively short bouts of exercise into a daily commute appears to deliver significant rewards, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Children and adults who build castles and dig in the sand at the beach are at greater risk of developing gastrointestinal diseases and diarrhea than people who only walk on the shore or swim in the surf, according to researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Environmental Protection Agency.
People who seed their life with frequent moments of positive emotions increase their resilience against challenges, according to a new study by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill psychologist and colleagues.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Institute for the Environment has been awarded a $5.7 million contract with the Environmental Protection Agency to continue and expand their operation of the Community Modeling and Analysis System (CMAS) center.
A program started at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received an award of up to $8.5 million over five years from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The funding will help expand a project to bring clean drinking water and improved sanitation and hygiene to homes in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.
The National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has released its 26th annual all sports report.
Over the years, research has shown that Latino youth face numerous risk factors when integrating into American culture, including increased rates of alcohol and substance use and higher rates of dropping out of school. But a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows adolescents who actively embrace their native culture "“ and whose parents become more involved in U.S. culture "“ stand a greater chance of avoiding these risks and developing healthier behaviors overall.
Penny Gordon-Larsen, Ph.D., an associate professor of nutrition, and Natalie The, a nutrition doctoral student, both with the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, found people face the following risks of becoming obese, compared to people in romantic relationships who are not living together.
There's little doubt that coral reefs the world over face threats on many fronts: pollution, diseases, destructive fishing practices and warming oceans. But reefs appear to be more resistant to one potential menace "“ seaweed "“ than previously thought, according to new research by a team of marine scientists from the United States and Australia.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School has created a new International Board of Advisers of alumni who will advise the dean as the school expands its ongoing engagement with the global business community. The board is made up of 23 Kenan-Flagler alumni living in 17 different countries who will meet virtually two to three times a year. The board met virtually on April 29 and May 12.
A panel of education and public health experts will discuss ways to overcome inequities in education and health in a videoconference scheduled for June 9 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The 15th annual Summer Public Health Research Videoconference on Minority Health will be broadcast live online June 9, from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
A private equity fund at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School is giving students hands-on experience in operating a private investment fund.
Children who grow up with a parent with a drinking problem have been shown to suffer from depression, anxiety, acting out, and academic and social difficulties.
The patient in the heart failure clinic had all the symptoms of digitalis toxicity from taking too much of the heart medicine digoxin. However, his dose was right and no one was sure what the problem was.
The Carolina College Advising Corps (CCAC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host "National Decision Day" events to honor graduating high school seniors and their decision to continue their education. The events, which are being sponsored by the National College Advising Corps (NCAC), will take place on or around May 1, the day most young people must inform a college of their plans to enroll.
The National College Advising Corps (NCAC) will sponsor "National Decision Day" events in nine states to honor graduating high school seniors and their decision to continue their education. The celebrations will take place on or around this Friday (May 1) "“ the day most young people must inform a college of their plans to enroll. Decision Day festivities will be held at more than 60 partner high schools. In order to be admitted to an event, students must bring evidence of their post-secondary plans in the form of a college acceptance letter, military orders, or a similar offer letter.
Morphine and other opioids are widely used to treat both acute and chronic pain "“ yet their benefits are often limited because some people experience side effects or do not respond to them efficiently.
Air pollution is linked to tens of thousands of deaths each year. However, some of the worst pollutants often fly under the radar. Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are looking for easier, more effective ways of finding and measuring the toxic pollutants that people breathe, including developing a portable device that would allow them to use cultured human lung cells to study air in the field where actual pollution occurs.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received more than $22 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for a new project that aims to improve the reproductive health of the urban poor in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health has announced funding for four new Gillings Innovation Laboratories, on topics as diverse as water and the environment, drug safety, statistical genomics and 21st century public health teaching.
James Bear, Ph.D., associate professor of cell and developmental biology in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, has been selected to receive a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Early Career Scientist Award.
Sport scholars, university administrators, practitioners, journalists and students will discuss hot topics in college sports April 15-18 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The 2009 Scholarly Conference on College Sport features an all-day symposium from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 16 at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education. The event is free and open to the public.
A new species of the oldest known beaked bird "“ about 120 million years old "“ has been named for biologist Alan Feduccia of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Feduccia is the S.K. Heninger professor emeritus and former chair of the biology department in UNC's College of Arts and Sciences.
Drugs that work by blocking the function of a protein from the outside also disrupt the protein's internal workings, according to new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
In response, the story of the innovative approach taken by the Tulsa City-County Health Department in Oklahoma is the subject of Public Health Grand Rounds, an online broadcast series from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta and the National Association of County and City Health Officials.
Pick an option: the prospect of months on crutches and a season on the sidelines, versus taking 10 minutes to do a short, simple, structured warm up. For athletes, particularly school-aged athletes, the choice should be clear.
Long-term use of beta carotene and some other carotenoid-containing dietary supplements may increase the risk of lung cancer, especially among smokers, according to a study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers.
You've probably heard of postpartum depression "” a common problem after pregnancy, suffered by about one in seven new mothers. But did you know there is a much more common form of distress that can also be harmful for pregnant women, parents and newborns?
Parents and other caretakers of young women learned about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine primarily from advertisements sponsored by the pharmaceutical company that makes the vaccine, a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows.
Roy Fagerberg, 82, of Chapel Hill, N.C., is among more than 1.5 million Americans taking the blood thinner warfarin. The typical starting dose is five milligrams a day, but he needs only three.
To prevent the rejection of newly transplanted organs and cells, patients must take medicines that weaken their entire immune systems. Such potentially life-saving treatments can, paradoxically, leave those receiving them susceptible to life-threatening infections.
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a new genomic test designed to help clinicians predict which breast cancer patients are most likely to survive the disease and which treatments may be most effective in increasing those chances of survival.
When Dennis Orthner, Ph.D., professor in the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, helped launch CareerStart four years ago, he had one primary goal in mind: to keep more students in school. Orthner saw the intervention program, which helps students connect what they are learning in school to future career opportunities, as a way to reach those most at-risk of failing.
The proposed federal expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program should help improve disabled children's access to services, but more needs to be done at the state level to meet their needs, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Women with low levels of sexual desire, often as a result of menopause, are more likely to be depressed and to suffer physical symptoms such as back pain and memory problems than women who report higher levels of desire, according to a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals.
In many ways, Duplin County, N.C., and Queens, N.Y., are worlds apart. Duplin is rural, proudly southern and home to about 50,000 people. Queens is urban, counts immigrants from more than 100 nations among its residents and the number of babies born in the borough each year equals more than half of Duplin's entire population.
For months, individuals and families across the country have been feeling the brunt of the current economic crisis. Some have lost long-held jobs or watched retirement savings quickly dissolve. Many are still struggling to pay mortgages and other bills. Others are on the brink of homelessness.
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