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- SARS-CoV-2 Infection Affects Energy Stores in the Body, Causing Organ Failure https://news.unchealthcare.org/2023/10/researchers-show-sars-cov-2-infection-affects-energy-stores-in-the-body-causing-organ-failure/ 94 comments
- Genetic Architecture of Gray Matter http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2020/march/worldwide-study-unlocks-genetic-secrets-of-gray-matter 21 comments
- Protein accumulation on fat droplets implicated in late-onset Alzheimer's disease: In an effort five years in the making, researchers describe the interplay between fats and proteins in brain cells and how their dysfunction contributes to the development of late-onset Alzheimer's disease. https://news.unchealthcare.org/2024/02/protein-accumulation-on-fat-droplets-implicated-in-late-onset-alzheimers-disease/ 5 comments science
- Researchers have created a wearable patch which can receive commands wirelessly from a smartphone or computer to schedule and trigger the release of drugs from individual microneedles https://news.unchealthcare.org/2024/01/wireless-drug-patch-shows-promise-as-chronic-disease-treatment-delivery-system/ 84 comments science
- Enlarged Spaces in Infant Brains Linked to Higher Risk of Autism, Sleep Problems. Research discovered that infants with abnormally enlarged perivascular spaces have a 2.2 times greater chance of developing autism compared to infants with the same genetic risk https://news.unchealthcare.org/2023/12/enlarged-spaces-in-infant-brains-linked-to-higher-risk-of-autism-sleep-problems/ 31 comments science
- Common Cold Virus Linked to Potentially Fatal Blood Clotting Disorder https://news.unchealthcare.org/2023/08/common-cold-virus-linked-to-potentially-fatal-blood-clotting-disorder/ 4 comments science
- Study has found that a drug for post-partum depression works by inhibiting systemic inflammatory pathways, the new finding is monumental in that it suggests that PPD is likely caused, at least in part, by inflammation https://news.unchealthcare.org/2023/02/researchers-uncover-mechanisms-of-brexanolone-and-the-role-of-inflammation-in-post-partum-depression/ 15 comments science
- Scientists reveal genetic architecture underlying alcohol, cigarette abuse: they identified genes linked to cigarette smoking and drinking and found that these genes are over-represented in certain kinds of neurons – brain cells that trigger other cells to send chemical signals throughout the brain https://news.unchealthcare.org/2022/07/scientists-reveal-genetic-architecture-underlying-alcohol-cigarette-abuse/ 89 comments science
- Scientists Discover Key to Hepatitis A Virus Replication, Show Drug Effectiveness https://news.unchealthcare.org/2022/07/scientists-discover-key-to-hepatitis-a-virus-replication-show-drug-effectiveness/ 3 comments technology
- Study Reveals Dynamics of DNA Replication ‘Licensing’: A new study has illuminated an important process that occurs during cell division and is a likely source of DNA damage under some circumstances, including cancer https://news.unchealthcare.org/2022/01/ground-breaking-study-reveals-dynamics-of-dna-replication-licensing/ 3 comments science
- A first of its kind study has showed a 77% increase in the risk of cardiac arrhythmias leading up to and during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, demonstrating that stressful political events can take a toll on heart health. https://news.unchealthcare.org/2021/05/stress-from-2016-u-s-presidential-election-associated-with-significant-increase-in-cardiac-events/ 1296 comments science
- A first-of-its-kind study suggests patients have difficulty understanding and building trust with surgeons when they cannot see their faces due to masks. When surgeons wore clear masks, patients rated them significantly higher in how well they explained, demonstrated empathy, and built trust. https://news.unchealthcare.org/2021/03/new-study-shows-impact-of-mask-wearing-on-patient-trust-and-perception-of-surgeons/ 1159 comments science
- A Scientific First: How Psychedelics Bind to Key Brain Cell Receptor - Work sets the stage for the discovery of new kinds of antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, and treatments for substance use disorders http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2020/september/a-scientific-first-how-psychedelics-bind-to-key-brain-cell-receptor 7 comments science
- Researchers discover key player in hepatitis A virus infection. The UNC School of Medicine lab of Stanley M. Lemon, MD, and colleagues used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to pinpoint a sugar-fatty acid molecule that acts like a gatekeeper to hepatitis A virus infection of human cells. http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2020/may/researchers-discover-key-player-in-hepatitis-a-virus-infection 4 comments science
- 360 scientists from 184 different institutions have contributed to a global effort to find more than 200 regions of the genome and more than 300 specific genetic variations that affect the structure of the cerebral cortex and likely play important roles in psychiatric and neurological conditions. http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2020/march/worldwide-study-unlocks-genetic-secrets-of-gray-matter 4 comments science
- Researchers Successfully Test Coin-Sized Smart Insulin Patch. New device automatically manages glucose levels and delivers needed insulin quickly. http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2020/february/ucla-unc-mit-researchers-successfully-test-coin-sized-smart-insulin-patch 58 comments science
- CBD, THC Use During Early Pregnancy Can Disrupt Fetal Development and Can Cause Similar Brain and Facial Defects to Alcohol Use in First Trimester. http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2019/november/cbd-thc-use-during-early-pregnancy-can-disrupt-fetal-development 78 comments science
- Autism May Arise from Genetic Defect During ‘Scaffolding’ of Developing Brain — News Room http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2019/july/autism-may-arise-from-genetic-defect-during-2018scaffolding2019-of-developing-brain 34 comments science
- Neuroscientists and chronic pain experts used a weak alternating current of electricity to target a specific part of the brain and significantly decrease chronic lower back pain in all participants of a small clinical trial. http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2018/november/can-stimulating-the-brain-treat-chronic-pain 57 comments science
- Are there other studies on the efficacy of TDAP vaccines given to mothers during pregnancy for the protection of a newborn or is this the only one? http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2018/june/unc-study-tdap-vaccine-given-during-pregnancy-reduces-occurrence-of-infant-pertussis-reinforces-cdc-recommendations-of-immunization-for-all-mothers 11 comments askscience
- A new study documents a 75% reduction of pertussis hospitalizations among babies 6 months and under whose mothers got the Tdap immunization while pregnant. http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2018/june/unc-study-tdap-vaccine-given-during-pregnancy-reduces-occurrence-of-infant-pertussis-reinforces-cdc-recommendations-of-immunization-for-all-mothers 4 comments science
- Researchers found that asthma patients taking a kind of vitamin E called gamma tocopherol had less inflammation of the airways. The study points to a new way to control asthma’s chronic symptoms. http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2017/november/can-asthma-be-controlled-with-a-vitamin-supplement 9 comments science
- Life on Earth originated in an intimate partnership between the nucleic acids (genetic instructions for all organisms) and small proteins called peptides. The “peptide-RNA” hypothesis contradicts the widely-held “RNA-world” hypothesis, which states that life originated from nucleic acids only http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2017/november/new-theory-addresses-how-life-on-earth-arose-from-the-primordial-muck 5 comments worldnews
- For the first time, researchers used machine learning on brain MRIs of six-month olds to correctly predict 81% of babies who would later meet criteria for autism at two years of age (positive predictive value 100%, negative predictive value 96.0%) published in Science Translational Medicine. http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2017/june/predicting-autism-study-links-infant-brain-connections-to-diagnoses-at-age-2 11 comments science
- Study confirms link between alcohol consumption, breast cancer risk in black women — News Room http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2017/may/study-confirms-link-between-alcohol-consumption-breast-cancer-risk-in-black-women 4 comments science
- A study on mice shows that exercising burns the fat found within bone marrow and offers evidence that this process improves bone quality and the amount of bone in a matter of weeks. http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2017/may/another-reason-to-exercise-burning-bone-fat-2013-a-key-to-better-bone-health 34 comments science
- A landmark study led by UNC School of Medicine researchers has identified the first genetic locus for anorexia nervosa and has revealed that there may also be metabolic underpinnings to this potentially deadly illness, the most powerful genetic study of anorexia nervosa conducted to date. http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2017/april/for-anorexia-nervosa-researchers-implicate-genetic-locus-on-chromosome-12 3 comments science
- New ALS(Lou Gehrig’s disease) discovery: In lab experiments, scientists reverse the protein clumping involved in the neurodegenerative disease. http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2016/september/scientists-stabilize-faulty-als-protein-find-new-leads-for-drug-discovery 4 comments science
- Inside our bones there is fat and diabetes increases the amount of this marrow fat. A new study shows that some diabetes drugs substantially increase this fat, but also shows that exercise can offset the gain. http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2015/september/diabetes-drug-boosts-bone-fat-and-fracture-risk-exercise-can-partially-offset-the-effect 9 comments science
- UNC scientists pinpoint how a single genetic mutation causes autism http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2015/august-1/unc-scientists-pinpoint-how-a-single-genetic-mutation-causes-autism 3 comments science
- Researchers have provided the first direct evidence that a low dose of electric current can enhance a specific brain pattern to boost creativity by an average of 7.4 percent in healthy adults, according to a common, well-validated test of creativity. http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2015/april/scientists-use-brain-stimulation-to-boost-creativity-set-stage-to-potentially-treat-depression 3 comments science
- Researchers silence leading cancer-causing gene: payloads of liposomally delivered siRNAs efficiently shut off KRAS, a gene which drives up to 25% of human cancers http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2014/november/unc-researchers-create-new-technique-to-silence-leading-cancer-causing-gene 7 comments science
- Severe obesity on the rise among children in the U.S.: A new analysis finds that all classes of obesity in children have increased over the last 14 years. Study also found an upward trend in more severe forms of childhood obesity - a body mass index (BMI) that is 120 -140% higher than their peers http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2014/april/severe-obesity-on-the-rise-among-children-in-the-u-s 4 comments science
- Key enzymes are found to have a ‘profound effect’ across dozens of genes linked to autism. The insight could help illuminate environmental factors behind autism spectrum disorder and contribute to a unified theory of how the disorder develops. http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2013/august/researchers-discover-a-potential-cause-of-autism 3 comments science
- Gut microbes help the body extract more calories from food. A new study from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine reveals some gut microbes increase the absorption of dietary fats, allowing the host organism to extract more calories from the same amount of food. http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2012/september/gut-microbes-help-the-body-extract-more-calories-from-food 133 comments science
- Scientists have used injections of antibodies to rapidly reverse the onset of Type I diabetes in mice genetically bred to develop the disease. Moreover, just two injections maintained disease remission indefinitely without harming the immune system. http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2012/july/antibodies-reverse-type-1-diabetes-in-new-immunotherapy-study 26 comments science