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TraCS' director Dr. John Buse leads global research effort in diabetes

01 March 2016

UNC-led global phase-3 clinical trial sets the stage for improved management of a disease that affects nearly 30 million Americans. CHAPEL HILL, NC – More than two-thirds of all type-2 diabetes patients do not achieve...

UNC-Chapel Hill researchers make groundbreaking discovery, use skin cells to kill cancer

24 February 2016

Dr. Shawn Hingtgen (photo: Dan Sears) (Chapel Hill, N.C. — Feb. 24, 2016) — In a first for medical science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pharmacy researchers turn skin cells into cancer-hunting stem cells...

New type-2 diabetes therapy proves better than traditional insulin injections

01 March 2016

John Buse, MD, PhD UNC-led global phase-3 clinical trial sets the stage for improved management of a disease that affects nearly 30 million Americans. CHAPEL HILL, NC – More than two-thirds of all type-2 diabetes patients...

NCNC awarded PCORI grant for pragmatic asthma trial

24 February 2016

Patient Empowered Strategy to Reduce Asthma Morbidity in Highly Impacted Populations (PESRAMHIP) UNC Principal Investigator: Tamera Coyne-Beasley, MD, MPH Project Budget: $13,857,788 over 5 years The North Carolina Network...

TraCS' KL2 Scholar leads groundbreaking discovery in cancer treatment

01 March 2016

(Chapel Hill, N.C. — Feb. 24, 2016) — In a first for medical science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pharmacy researchers turn skin cells into cancer-hunting stem cells that destroy brain tumors known as glioblastoma...

Renowned geneticist Magnuson named Vice Chancellor for Research

23 February 2016

When Terry Magnuson walked onto the UNC-Chapel Hill campus in 2000, he knew he’d arrived at a unique environment for researchers. “My first day on campus is when I realized this is the place I want to be,” Magnuson,...

Walking the Walk

29 February 2016

Milele Bynum capped her long journey from medical school to motherhood and back again with a national award for the success of her community health program. Milele Bynum presents her research at Student Research Day More...

Kibbe to lead UNC Department of Surgery

23 February 2016

Melina Kibbe, MD, has been appointed the Zach D. Owens Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery. Kibbe will join the UNC community on July 1. Anthony Meyer, MD, PhD, announced in April of 2015 that...

NIH Taking First Steps to Huge Precision Medicine Project

25 February 2016

The Obama administration is moving ahead with a major project to learn how to better tailor treatments and preventive care to people's genes, environment and lifestyle. As part of the Precision Medicine Initiative, the...

Throwing Your Hat in the Ring?

19 February 2016

Every day Americans decide to take medicines and try prevention and treatment options, based on health care providers' recommendations, which are often informed through clinical trials. While we might notice that a medicine’s...