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Runyan named national program director of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program

CHAPEL HILL – A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor has been named national program director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program.

Study sheds light on value of newer antipsychotic drugs for schizophrenia

CHAPEL HILL – A study comparing medications for schizophrenia found two of three newer antipsychotic drugs are more effective in patients who did not benefit from an older medication, according to a team led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers.

UNC, Duke collaborate on March 6 patient safety training event

CHAPEL HILL -- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University will jointly stage a patient safety training exercise for medical and nursing students on Tuesday (March 6).

UNC and GE Healthcare partner to create Center for Research Excellence in Breast Cancer Imaging

CHAPEL HILL – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced today (March 5) a multi-year agreement with GE Healthcare to establish a Center for Research Excellence in Breast Cancer Imaging within the university’s Biomedical Research Imaging Center.

Health disparities in prostate cancer stem from lack of care, not lack of knowledge

CHAPEL HILL – Decreasing the rates of prostate cancer among black men may require improving access to routine health care, rather than increased education about the disease, a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine suggests.

UNC program that teaches deaf children to listen and talk opens branch in Wilmington

CHAPEL HILL – A UNC Health Care program that teaches deaf children how to listen and talk has opened a satellite branch in Wilmington, N.C.

UNC scientists discover cellular “SOS” signal in response to UV skin damage

CHAPEL HILL – New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine has identified two proteins that may help protect against skin cancer.

High-fruit, low-meat diet reduces colon cancer risk, UNC study finds

CHAPEL HILL – People who eat a high-fruit, low-meat diet have about half the risk of developing precancerous colon polyps than those who eat a high-meat diet, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have found.

MRI screening of opposite breast necessary for women with recent breast cancer diagnosis, study finds

CHAPEL HILL – Women with a recent diagnosis of cancer in one breast should have MRI screening of the opposite breast, concludes a multi-center study involving University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers.

People briefs: Burkhart and Zylka honored

Dr. Craig Burkhart, a resident physician in dermatology at UNC Hospitals, has been selected by the American Academy of Dermatology to receive its Member Making a Difference Award. Also, Mark Zylka, Ph.D., assistant professor of cell and molecular physiology in the UNC School of Medicine, has been named a 2007 Searle Scholar, which provides $240,000 over three years in support of his research on neural circuits and pain. The Searle Scholars award supports exceptional young faculty across the biomedical sciences and in chemistry.

Brain tissue reveals possible genetic trigger for schizophrenia

CHAPEL HILL – A study led by scientists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill may have identified a molecular mechanism involved in the development of schizophrenia.