October

UNC eating disorders program director receives national research award

Cynthia Bulik, Ph.D., director of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eating Disorders Program, has received the 2008 Price Family Award for Research Excellence from the National Eating Disorders Association.

New muscular dystrophy cooperative research center established at UNC

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been awarded a five-year, $7 million grant to establish a muscular dystrophy research center named in honor of the late Sen. Paul D. Wellstone of Minnesota, who earned his undergraduate and doctoral degrees at UNC.

UNC Department of Family Medicine launches radio talk show on patient health

The Department of Family Medicine in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine has partnered with 1360 WCHL radio to launch a new hour-long radio talk show on patient health.

UNC study: cell protein suppresses pain eight times more effectively than morphine

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and the University of Helsinki have discovered a new therapeutic target for pain control, one that appears to be eight times more effective at suppressing pain than morphine.

UNC Lineberger Cancer Center announces 2008 Fellows

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has named three graduate students as Lineberger Fellows for excellence in cancer research.

UNC researcher honored by American Physiological Society

Susan J. Henning, Ph.D., professor of medicine and cellular and molecular physiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, has been honored with an award by the American Physiological Society.

UNC-NCSU researcher receives grant to develop molecular imaging tools

Paul Dayton, Ph.D., an associate professor of biomedical engineering in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and at North Carolina State University, has been awarded a four-year, $1.2 million grant for research aimed at developing safer, more effective tools for ultrasound molecular imaging.

UNC's Pisano, Rimer elected to Institute of Medicine

Etta Pisano, M.D., vice dean for academic affairs in the UNC School of Medicine, and Barbara K. Rimer, Dr.P.H., dean of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, are among the 65 new members announced by the institute on Monday (Oct. 13).

'Promising' UNC medical school faculty awarded Jefferson-Pilot Fellowships

Three faculty members in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have been awarded Jefferson-Pilot Fellowships in Academic Medicine.

Teresa Tarrant receives James W. Woods Junior Faculty Award

Teresa Tarrant, M.D., an assistant professor of rheumatology in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, has received the school’s James W. Woods Junior Faculty Award.

UNC awarded $4.8 million to test dengue fever vaccines

The Carolina Vaccine Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a $4.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to create and test possible vaccines for dengue fever.

UNC researchers receive grants to improve Alzheimer's care

Two University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine researchers have been awarded a $540,000, three-year grant for a project aimed at increasing the number of doctors in North Carolina with expertise in treating patients with Alzheimer’s dementia.

UNC School of Medicine professor edits new handbook on myasthenia gravis

UNC's Dr. James F. Howard Jr. is the editor of a new book, “Myasthenia Gravis: A Handbook for Health Care Professionals."

UNC scientists to study potential predictor of dangerous condition in cancer patients

Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have received a grant of almost $2 million to investigate a potential early-warning indicator of venous thromboembolism, a leading cause of disability and death in cancer patients.

Five ways to get more from your doctor: UNC researchers' tips for patients

Often, people leave their doctor’s office with more questions than answers, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine who are looking at how patients can get more of what they need from the health-care system. They have found that patients (or their advocates) who talk to physicians about their beliefs, values, lifestyle and concerns can get better results from their health-care experience.

UNC Lineberger launches 44 county study of breast cancer in black women

A new study seeking to improve scientists’ understanding of breast cancer, including why the disease’s fatality rate is higher in African-American women, is getting under way in 44 counties in North Carolina.