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ResearchMatch Launches First, Condition Specific Sub-registry

25 January 2013

Did you know that only 5% of children with autism in the U.S. participate in clinical research studies each year, while nearly 90% of children with cancer are enrolled in research studies? This contribution has led to many...

CF Recruits Experienced Cancer Scientist as Manager of Research

19 November 2012

The newest member of the Chordoma Foundation’s growing team, Patty Cogswell brings over 25 years of cancer research experience to her role as the Foundation’s first full-time manager of research. Patty joined the Foundation...

UNC Wins Stanley Cup of Research Recruitment

23 January 2013

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the third recipient of the MatchMaestro trophy for enrolling the most volunteers through ResearchMatch.org, the national research study recruitment registry that helps match...

Side Effects Tip Diabetes Drug Toss-up

09 November 2012

As patients and their doctors consider two of the newer treatments for type 2 diabetes, their pick may come down to weight loss and side effects, a new study shows. The 26-week, multicenter DURATION-6 clinical trial found...

Coyne-Beasley, Watson Selected for Faculty Engaged Scholars Program

21 December 2012

Tamera Coyne-Beasley, MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, and Linda Watson, MS, EdD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Allied Health Sciences were selected to be a part of the Faculty Engaged Scholars (FES)...

Virtual Liver May be Cure for Drug Failures in ClinicalTrials

30 October 2012

Kalyanasundaram Subramanian had lost count of the number of times pharma firms had asked him: "Do you have a good model for predicting drug toxicity?" It was early in the last decade, when he was working for the firm Entelos,...

CA Stem Cell Agency Needs a Restructuring

14 December 2012

California has transformed into a powerhouse player in stem cell research, but the taxpayer-funded institute responsible for that needs an overhaul, a report released on December 6th found. The review by the Institute of Medicine...

Tamera Coyne-Beasley, MD Awarded Outstanding Community Service Award

25 October 2012

Tamera Coyne-Beasley, MD, MPH, FAAP, a native of Boston, earned her bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Brown University, and completed her medical degree and medicine-pediatric residency at Duke. Post graduate work at UNC included...

Genome Sciences Building Dedicated on October 12

21 November 2012

A decade ago, then-Chancellor James Moeser announced a sweeping $245 million genomics initiative to position Carolina as a leader in the genomics revolution. With the dedication of the new Genome Sciences Building on October...

Science Spotlight - Bath Salts

22 October 2012

New research stresses potential health dangers of “bath salts”. NIDA research published in today’s Neuropsychopharmacology shows that MDPV, a synthetic chemical commonly found in the drugs referred to as "bath salts," is potentially...