The Genetics of Drug Side Effects
February 27, 2014
UNC School of Medicine’s William Valdar and James Crowley lead a quest to discover the genetic underpinnings of drug side effects.
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Health: Conquering Physical, Mental, and Public Challenges
To tube or not to tube?
February 7, 2014
Every year, millions of children undergo surgery to have tubes placed in their ears. UNC researchers are reviewing years of studies to see whether this common surgery is always necessary.
Your Brain on Salt
February 6, 2014
UNC’s Patrick Giguere uncovers a single sodium ion that regulates how pain medications work in the brain, a key discovery that carries the promise of a better class of drugs.
Battling AIDS in Africa
January 1, 2004
An estimated thirty million people in Africa carry HIV. In the battle against the virus, Carolina researchers have launched two new efforts — the first treatment study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Africa and the first trial in South Africa of a vaccine that contains genetic material from the HIV strain most prevalent in that country.