Sep

Specific brain protein required for nerve cell connections to form and function

CHAPEL HILL - Neurons, or nerve cells, communicate with each other through contact points called synapses. When these connections are damaged, communication breaks down, causing the messages that would normally help our feet push our bike pedals or our mind locate our car keys to fall short.

Pregnancy may increase the risk of developing binge eating disorder

CHAPEL HILL - Pregnancy may open a window of vulnerability for developing binge eating disorder, especially for women from lower socio-economic situations, according to a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers and colleagues in Norway.

Free prostate examinations offered Sept. 19-20 at UNC Hospitals' Urology Clinic

CHAPEL HILL - UNC Health Care urologists will offer free prostate examinations to members of the public 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 19 and 20.

Buse elected president, medicine & science of the American Diabetes Association

CHAPEL HILL - John B. Buse, M.D., Ph.D., has been elected president, medicine & science of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the ADA announced yesterday.

UNC schizophrenia research center receives $10 million renewal grant

A schizophrenia research center based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a 5-year, $10 million renewal grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health.

UNC joins large international study of brain laser therapy for stroke

CHAPEL HILL - Researchers at University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill have joined a large international study to determine the effectiveness of near-infrared laser light therapy delivered to the brain within 24 hours of a stroke.

WOWS program at UNC to support women science faculty

CHAPEL HILL - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has launched a program to recruit and support women faculty throughout its sciences and health affairs divisions.

Multiple corticosteroid injections in pregnant women may increase cerebral palsy

CHAPEL HILL - When pregnant women are at high risk for preterm birth, giving them a single injection of corticosteroids has been shown to reduce the baby's chances of having serious lung problems after birth.

UNC Hospitals named one of 41 top hospitals on Leapfrog 2007 Top Hospitals list

CHAPEL HILL - UNC Hospitals has been named one of the 41 best in the United States, based on results from the second Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Safety Survey. UNC Hospitals is the only hospital in North Carolina that made the Leapfrog 2007 Top Hospitals list.

Ultrasound plus mammography finds more cancers, but increases false positives

CHAPEL HILL - Adding ultrasound to mammography finds more cancers than mammography alone, but also substantially increases the number of false positives, according to first-year results from a three-year study of the two tests.