Health

Health: Conquering Physical, Mental, and Public Challenges

Safer Supplements

May 7, 2014

Millions of children live with anemia, and treating it can be dangerous. Carla Cerami’s lab wants to make it safe to take iron throughout the developing world.

The Shedding Effect

April 24, 2014

UNC microbiologists pinpoint a gene that makes RSV one of the deadliest infections a baby can get.

Chasing Pac-Man

Two UNC researchers design a biological test to individualize chemotherapy.

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.

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.