Health

Health: Conquering Physical, Mental, and Public Challenges

A Living Scalpel to Fight Brain Cancer

January 10, 2017

A new technique uses stem cells to deliver anti-cancer drugs to aggressive brain tumors that are, otherwise, often inaccessible. This potentially life-saving treatment was developed by UNC pharmacoengineer Shawn Hingtgen.

A Caregiving Community at Carolina

December 7, 2016

A new program funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation strives to create better work-life balance for UNC physician scientists who have extreme caregiving needs at home.

This Is Your World on Drugs

November 16, 2016

Hendrée Jones, director of UNC Horizons, works tirelessly every day to help mothers and children struggling with substance use disorders. In the past five years, her work has expanded beyond Chapel Hill to places like Afghanistan, Brazil, and India.

Scraping for Secrets on Online Drug Forums

October 26, 2016

Online forums provide an outlet for drug users — and a source of information for UNC researchers like John D. Martin, III, who believes that studying these platforms may be the key to addressing abuse.

Science for Safer Food

September 29, 2016

For the past 10 years, UNC researcher Rachel Noble has been developing technology to keep our food safe from bacteria like E. coli.

Blood, Sweat, and Tears

July 27, 2016

UNC began treating blood disorders in 1947 — setting the stage for major breakthroughs in hemophilia and HIV

Another Piece of the Puzzle

June 9, 2016

UNC clinical researchers begin the largest-ever genetic study of autism to elucidate the complex genetics of the condition.

Scans, Sketches, and Skeletons

May 11, 2016

UNC School of Medicine rheumatologist Amanda Nelson utilizes her artistic abilities in cutting-edge imaging research to better understand osteoarthritis

Lift More, Eat More, Burn More

May 9, 2016

Research from exercise and sport science professor Abbie Smith-Ryan shows that lifting heavier weights and eating more protein is not just for men.

Starting the Conversation

April 5, 2016

How collaborations are advancing gender-based violence research and training at UNC-Chapel Hill