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Featured Video: Jan. 27 Haiti Burn Patient press conference

 

Yvita Louis' husband was badly burned in the earthquake that shook Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010. She arrived in North Carolina on Jan. 26 with her husband, who is now receiving care at the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Hospitals. With the help of her translator, Lionel Giordani, Mrs. Louis tells her story while Drs. Bruce Cairns and Sam Jones of the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center provide insight into Mr. Louis' burns and the care he will receive over the next several weeks at UNC.   Read more.   Posted Jan. 28, 2010

 

  

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Family House Diaries: Taking One Day at a Time Post-Bone Marrow Transplant
(Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010) Nineteen-year-old Lilly Parillo of Asheville, N.C. had a cancer-curing bone marrow transplant at UNC Hospitals. Then, for medical reasons, she was required to stay in Chapel Hill for the next 100 days. SECU Family House gave her a home away from home for that three-month period. Read more

Study identifies a protein complex possibly crucial for triggering embryo development
(Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010) Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have discovered a protein complex that appears to play a significant role in erasing epigenetic instructions on sperm DNA, essentially creating a blank slate for the different cell types of a new embryo to develop.  Read more

A single atom controls motility required for bacterial infection
(Monday, Jan. 4, 2010) Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered that a single atom – a calcium, in fact – can control how bacteria walk. The finding identifies a key step in the process by which bacteria infect their hosts, and could one day lead to new drug targets to prevent infection.  Read more

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