The Birth Defects Detective
Andy Olshan is trying to solve some of the saddest mysteries of medicine...
Chasing Pac-Man
Two UNC researchers design a biological test to individualize chemotherapy...
The Genetics of Drug Side Effects
UNC School of Medicine’s William Valdar and James Crowley lead a quest to discover the genetic underpinnings of drug side effects...
Why Do Some Laptops Catch on Fire?
A flammable component in many of our electronics could soon be a thing of the past...
To tube or not to tube?
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...
Ever Greener
In the shade of the longleaf pine, some N.C. plants find relief from global warming...
Your Brain on Salt
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...
Radiation Revolution
Designed to kill tumors, microbeams spare surrounding tissue...
Weighing the Evidence
What messages are children's movies sending about weight?...
Battling AIDS in Africa
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...