The use of growth hormone therapy has been linked in some people to an increased risk of colon polyps. New research points to gene loss as possible factor.
Research describes how cells recover from heat, cold and other stressful conditions. The findings could have implications for the development of new therapies for cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases.
Taking aspirin to prevent coronary heart disease is beneficial and cost-effective for a wider range of men than is often recognized, a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found.
One of the newest and most potent chemotherapies for colon cancer is as safe and effective for the elderly as it is for younger patients, based on a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-led data review.
New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine has identified a protein that may control blood clotting by keeping blood platelets from sticking together.
Working half a world away from each other, two teams of medical scientists have identified what they believe is a simple, effective and inexpensive treatment to reduce lung problems associated with cystic fibrosis, the leading fatal genetic illness among whites.
Can becoming an adult be hazardous to your health? A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Carolina Population Center indicates that may be the case, with leading health indicators showing serious declines as adolescents become adults.
Chromosome regions containing genes related to alcohol addiction affect drinking behavior in smokers.
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have purified a novel protein and have shown it can alter gene activity by reversing a molecular modification previously thought permanent.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientists have demonstrated in a living organism that cancers may cause surrounding supportive cells to evolve and ultimately promote cancer growth.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientists have identified a molecule that stimulates the aggressive growth of prostate cancer. Findings suggest new treatment target.
New brain imaging research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill indicates that when people with autism look at a face, activity in the brain area that responds is similar to that of people without autism.
Sustained elevation of the suicide rate in a North Carolina county may be linked to releases of hydrogen sulfide and other airborne chemicals from a nearby paper mill and possibly other industrial sites, a new study indicates.
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have identified an elusive protein that performs a necessary step in the production of human chromosomes.
Altering the standard step-by-step procedure that takes women facing a mastectomy from diagnosis to surgery to reconstruction can improve the process and help in determining if immediate reconstruction is the best course of action, according to new research.
A test may help identify liver transplant patients with hepatitis C who are at greatest risk for advanced cirrhosis, thereby allowing doctors to decide who should receive treatment that could save the transplanted organ.
New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine points to the possible molecular origin of at least nine human diseases of nervous system degeneration.
An international team of researchers led by investigators at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has identified six core traits that appear to be linked to genes associated with two common eating disorders: anorexia and bulimia nervosa.
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified a molecular protein's critical role in cell division and growth. Findings may offer new knowledge into the molecular mechanisms involved in tumor growth.
New breast cancer research shows for the first time that even women with large breast tumors can benefit from a less invasive biopsy method that has been reserved until now for women with small breast cancers.
Scientists have identified a protein that may inhibit cellular movement, or migration. The protein may be a likely target for new drug development aimed at decreasing tumor metastasis.
A revised and commonly used system for classifying the seriousness of cancer is effective for predicting relapse and survival in women with breast cancer who receive chemotherapy prior to surgery, according to research.
A highly powerful scanner combining two state-of-the-art technologies "“ computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) "“ may detect the spread of head and neck cancer more accurately than other widely used imaging examinations.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of five clinical centers nationwide to receive funds from the National Institutes of Health to study why good medications are sometimes bad for the liver.
New research from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows how a protein may be crucial to the regulation of genes in embryonic stem cells. Findings offer new ideas on disease states.
Umbilical cord-blood transplants save the lives of newborns with a rare genetic disorder called Krabbe's disease and helps their brains develop more normally, a study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University Medical Center concludes.
A novel way of administering an anti-cancer drug to bone-marrow transplant patients using continuous infusion may be more effective and safer than the method currently used, new study findings indicate.
According to a systematic review of existing studies, the surgical procedure known as an episiotomy, performed in up to 35 percent of U.S. vaginal births, usually provides no benefits.
Scientists have identified an enzyme that helps trigger the development of leukemia, a cancer of blood cells. The enzyme hDOT1L activates a set of genes that plays a key role in the rare and largely incurable acute myeloid leukemia.
A gene associated with breast cancer also may play a major role in the recurrence of prostate cancer, according to new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force academies -- fierce rivals on the sports field -- soon will cooperate on a $2.8-million study of risk factors for a common knee injury among athletes.
A study commissioned by the American Psychiatric Association and led by a psychiatrist has found that light therapy effectively treats mood disorders, including seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and other depressive disorders.
Images of brain activity may hold clues to the onset of schizophrenia in people at high risk for the disease, according to a study headed by psychiatry researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill may have identified the genetic basis underlying essential tremor disease, the most common human movement disorder.
Mouse embryonic stem cells treated in culture with a growth factor and then injected into the liver reverse a form of hemophilia in mice analogous to hemophilia B in humans, a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows.
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have shown that a protein in cardiac muscle cells may play a crucial role in heart failure prevention.
Exposure to low levels of hydrogen sulfide and possibly other airborne chemicals from nearby asphalt plants may have contributed to an increased suicide rate in a North Carolina community, a study suggests for the first time.
A study led by scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has determined that a novel enzyme in sperm is essential for sperm motility and male fertility. The new study may offer a potential target for an effective, non-hormonal male contraceptive.
A study co-authored by researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine for the first time has shown significant improvements in self-reported pelvic pain and depression after hysterectomy.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientists have reported "“ for the first time "“ a burst in new brain cell development during abstinence from chronic alcohol consumption.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center may have made a crucial discovery in the understanding of cellular aging.
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center describe - for the first time - how some proteins interact to ensure that the cell does not continually divide when its DNA is damaged.
A series of experiments shows for the first time that novel biosensor dyes can directly reveal activation of proteins in individual living cells.
Scientists have discovered that increased pressure within the eye alters a set of genes normally involved in preventing hardening of tissue. The new findings may have implications for glaucoma therapy.
Much like moving furniture around to create more space, cells dramatically rearrange their entire genome in order to allow the right genes to be turned on at the right time.
A team of scientists at the School of Medicine has been awarded a federal grant of $8.65 million to investigate the molecular basis of blood vessel aging and its role in the development of vascular disease, including heart attack.
Primary-care doctors who use smoking cessation methods while training as residents are twice as likely to continue doing so in their medical practice more than eight years later, new research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have developed a new technique for rapidly identifying the functions of genes. The "high throughput" technique can be used in both cell culture and in animal models to screen thousands of genes for a particular biological function.
The National Parkinson Foundation has designated UNC as an NPF Center of Excellence. With this accolade, the UNC School of Medicine and UNC Hospitals became the first medical center in North Carolina to join the ranks of only 42 NPF Centers of Excellence worldwide.
Scientists have discovered key steps involved in regulating nerve growth and regeneration that may have implications for spinal cord research.
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