Jul
- Progesterone injections do not prevent preterm birth in twin pregnancies
- CHAPEL HILL - Weekly progesterone injections do not prevent premature births in women pregnant with twins, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study has found.
- Strains of laboratory mice more varied than previously thought
- CHAPEL HILL - A collaborative study by scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, has found that the genetic variation in the most widely used strains of laboratory mice is vastly greater than previously thought.
- Study finds hereditary link to premenstrual depression
- CHAPEL HILL - A specific genetic variation may be tied to an increased risk for severe premenstrual depression, scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the National Institute of Mental Health have found.
- New way to target and kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria found
- CHAPEL HILL - Putting bacteria on birth control could stop the spread of drug-resistant microbes, and researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found a way to do just that.
- 2007 North Carolina Women's Health Report Card gives mixed results
- CHAPEL HILL - The good news: more women in North Carolina are being screened for cancer and infectious diseases, fewer women are dying from heart disease and stroke and the number of women who smoke has dropped substantially.
- Six specialties at UNC Hospitals ranked among nation's best by U.S. News & World Report
- CHAPEL HILL - Six medical specialties offered at the University of North Carolina Hospitals rank among the top 50 programs of their kind nationwide, reports the July 23/July 30 issue of U.S. News & World Report magazine.
