health

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Deep-Rooted Data

The Carolina Population Center is in it for the long haul. The 52-year-old institution leads...
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Cheryl Giscombe

Cheryl Giscombe is the Melissa and Harry LeVine Family Professor of Quality of Life, Health...
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Hometown Health Hero

Alice Ammerman is a powerful force for nutrition research and community-based health promotion. Her nearly...

Fighting Emerging Diseases at UNC

Imagine a drug that could cure everything from Ebola to the common cold. Utilizing the...
Min Zheng

Min Zheng

Min Zheng is a research associate in the Department of Ophthalmology within the UNC School...
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Rachel Noble

Rachel Noble is the Mary and Watts Hill Jr. Distinguished Professor at the UNC Institute...
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Like Mother, Like Child

One in nine new moms struggle with depression — but single moms, immigrants, and those...
Cleo Samuel

Cleo Samuel

Cleo Samuel is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management within...
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A Massage for Your Brain

A series of studies by one research group in Oregon reported that, on average, children...