health

Portrait of Maggie Kovach.

Beat the Heat

As summer approaches, Maggie Kovach is finding ways for North Carolinians to avoid getting sick...
Old photo of the O'Neal children.

The Family Disease

Cystic fibrosis took five of her siblings at a young age. Now, Wanda O’Neal is...
Microscopic image of Single stem cells and paneth cells on a dish.

Extreme Cell Makeover

Mini-guts help researchers isolate and track stem cells to improve intestinal health...
Portrait of Ned Sharpless in the lab.

Sleep for Cells

With new funding, a UNC startup is poised to halt the most devastating effects of...
Portrait of Karina Javalkar.

Kids’ Chronic Care

Imagine taking five or ten medications a day—before you even graduate high school. An undergrad...
Portrait of Andrea Azcarate-Peril in the lab.

Another Breastfeeding Benefit

Gut bacteria reveal that exclusively breastfed babies are better equipped for the transition to solids...
Photo of Elizabeth Shank in the lab, examining a petri dish.

The Bugs in Your Drugs

When it comes to fighting disease, bacteria do it better...
Portrait of Brian Strahl.

All the Cell’s a Stage

Brian Strahl and his band of biochemists unravel the complicated mysteries of the epigenetic code...
Illustration of a clock on a blank background, showing a long shadow.

Clockworks

Sixteen years after scientists found the genes that control the circadian clock in all cells...