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Newswise: Neuroscientists Discover Brain Circuits Involved in Placebo Effect for Pain Relief
23-Jul-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Neuroscientists Discover Brain Circuits Involved in Placebo Effect for Pain Relief
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Publishing in Nature, University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers and colleagues discovered a pain control pathway that links the cingulate cortex in the front of the brain, through the pons region of the brainstem, to cerebellum in the back of the brain.

   
Newswise: Researchers Demonstrate How Vital Conditions Enable Perinatal Well-Being
Released: 2-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Researchers Demonstrate How Vital Conditions Enable Perinatal Well-Being
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Perinatal mental illness is a leading cause of death during pregnancy and the first postpartum year in the U.S. Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc, professor of maternal fetal medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the UNC School of Medicine, authored a study with colleagues on how a holistic approach comprising seven domains can foster conditions for women and birthing people to thrive.

Newswise: Berkowitz Authors NEJM Perspective Piece on Food Insecurity
Released: 26-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Berkowitz Authors NEJM Perspective Piece on Food Insecurity
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, wrote perspective piece on how medically tailored meals address health consequences of food insecurity.

Newswise: Drug in OUtMATCH Clinical Trial FDA-Approved for the Reduction of Allergic Reactions from Accidental Food Exposures
Released: 26-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Drug in OUtMATCH Clinical Trial FDA-Approved for the Reduction of Allergic Reactions from Accidental Food Exposures
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Stage one results from the OUtMATCH clinical trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that a monoclonal antibody, omalizumab, increased the amount of peanut, tree nuts, egg, milk and wheat that multi-food allergic children as young as age one could consume without an allergic reaction. Edwin Kim, MD, Corinne Keet, MD, PhD, and Mike Kulis, PhD, are contributing authors.

Newswise: UNC Lineberger named as a national research hub for NIH cancer screening study
20-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
UNC Lineberger named as a national research hub for NIH cancer screening study
University of North Carolina Health Care System

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has been selected as one of nine national research sites for the National Cancer Institute’s newly launched Cancer Screening Research Network, which will evaluate promising and emerging cancer screening technologies.

Newswise: How Two Sisters Continue to Soar with Sickle Cell Disease
Released: 2-Feb-2024 9:30 AM EST
How Two Sisters Continue to Soar with Sickle Cell Disease
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Sydney and Sheridan Taylor of Durham, North Carolina, have lived with this rare genetic disorder all of their lives.

Newswise: UNC Hospitals Performs First Domino Liver Transplant in Decades
Released: 1-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
UNC Hospitals Performs First Domino Liver Transplant in Decades
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Chirag Desai, MD, FACS, an abdominal organ transplant and hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgeon at UNC Hospitals, performed a “domino” liver transplant, which helped two patients from a single donor without splitting a liver.

Newswise: Scientists Reveal Role of Notorious Cell Subpopulation in Antibiotic Failure
Released: 11-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Scientists Reveal Role of Notorious Cell Subpopulation in Antibiotic Failure
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Antibiotic overuse can lead to antibiotic resistance, a global health problem. But UNC School of Medicine scientists with Duke School of Medicine colleagues have documented another culprit in clinical antibiotic failure: bacterial persister cells.

   
Newswise: Vosshall Named 22nd Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize Recipient
Released: 9-Jan-2024 9:05 AM EST
Vosshall Named 22nd Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize Recipient
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Leslie B. Vosshall, PhD, the Robin Chemers Neustein Professor of Neurogenetics and Behavior at The Rockefeller University, will receive the Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize for her work on receptors that drive host-seeking behavior in the mosquito.

   
Newswise: Removing the Penicillin Allergic Label: Researchers Introduce PADME
Released: 4-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Removing the Penicillin Allergic Label: Researchers Introduce PADME
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Doctors at the UNC School of Medicine and Cincinnati Children’s collaborate to develop an innovative, patient-initiated online platform designed to remove the penicillin allergy label from misdiagnosed pediatric patients.

Newswise: UNC Researchers Reveal Prevalence of Persistent Symptoms in Patients with Microscopic Colitis
Released: 13-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
UNC Researchers Reveal Prevalence of Persistent Symptoms in Patients with Microscopic Colitis
University of North Carolina Health Care System

A new study led by Walker Redd, MD, at the UNC School of Medicine, examines how multiple factors contribute to the miscommunication and understanding of the digestive disease, microscopic colitis.

Newswise: Doctors Discover Many Patients at UNC’s Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic Screen Positive for Malnutrition
Released: 8-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Doctors Discover Many Patients at UNC’s Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic Screen Positive for Malnutrition
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Research led by first and second authors Aaron C. Viser, Adelaide R. Cooke, and corresponding author Anne F. Peery, MD, associate professor of medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, reveals how a screening tool can measure the prevalence of malnutrition among patients at the UNC Multidisciplinary Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic.

Newswise: Antibodies to Cow’s Milk Linked to Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Death
9-Nov-2023 4:05 AM EST
Antibodies to Cow’s Milk Linked to Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Death
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Analyses led by Corinne Keet, MD, PhD, at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, of two longitudinal studies reveal how an increased level of an antibody called immunoglobin (IgE) to cow’s milk is associated to cardiovascular-related death.

Newswise: New, Promising Clinical Trial for Glioblastoma Starting at UNC Health
Released: 7-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
New, Promising Clinical Trial for Glioblastoma Starting at UNC Health
University of North Carolina Health Care System

UNC Health is the only academic healthcare system in North Carolina and the South participating in the randomized trial, which aims to assess the safety and efficacy of a combination immunotherapy for newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients.

Newswise: New Procedure at UNC Restores Eyesight, Sensation for Patients with Rare Eye Condition
Released: 31-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
New Procedure at UNC Restores Eyesight, Sensation for Patients with Rare Eye Condition
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Matthew Miller, MD, Daniel Rubinstein, MD, and Hussam Banna, MD, from the UNC School of Medicine joined forces to perform the first corneal neurotization procedure at UNC, a life-changing surgery for patients who have neurotrophic keratitis.

Newswise: For Toddlers Allergic to Peanuts, a Tiny Bit of Protein Therapy Under the Tongue Could Be The Best Approach
Released: 12-Oct-2023 9:05 PM EDT
For Toddlers Allergic to Peanuts, a Tiny Bit of Protein Therapy Under the Tongue Could Be The Best Approach
University of North Carolina Health Care System

A clinical study led by Edwin Kim, MD, at the UNC School of Medicine, showed how Peanut Sublingual Immunotherapy (Peanut SLIT) is safe and effective in children ranging from 1-to-4 years of age. Remission of peanut allergy was also possible after three months of stopping the treatment.

Newswise: Poor oral health could lessen survival from head and neck cancer
15-Sep-2023 2:10 PM EDT
Poor oral health could lessen survival from head and neck cancer
University of North Carolina Health Care System

An international study has revealed strong associations between oral health and survival among people diagnosed with head and neck cancer. Specifically, better oral health, as evidenced by the number of natural teeth and dental visits prior to the time of diagnosis, was associated with increased survival.

Newswise: Higher Doses of Oral Semaglutide Improves Blood Sugar Control and Weight Loss
Released: 26-Jun-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Higher Doses of Oral Semaglutide Improves Blood Sugar Control and Weight Loss
University of North Carolina Health Care System

John Buse, MD, PhD, the Verne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and an international team of researchers have presented new findings about new higher-dose formulations of oral semaglutide. Their study found that once-daily oral semaglutide taken at 25 mg and 50 mg did a better job in lowering blood sugar levels and promoting weight loss than the lowest dose of 14 mg.

Newswise: Mammalian Evolution Provides Hints for Understanding the Origins of Human Disease
Released: 27-Apr-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Mammalian Evolution Provides Hints for Understanding the Origins of Human Disease
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Even though it is important to know where these variations are located in the genome, it's also useful to know how or why these genetic variations happened in the first place. Sullivan hopes that other researchers will make use of the new and extensive document to reach their own conclusions regarding the genetics underlying a variety of human diseases.

Newswise: A New Primary Care Model Proves Effective for Patients with Severe Mental Illness
Released: 10-Apr-2023 4:15 PM EDT
A New Primary Care Model Proves Effective for Patients with Severe Mental Illness
University of North Carolina Health Care System

A new analysis led by Alex K. Gertner, MD, PhD, psychiatry resident at UNC Hospitals, has added further evidence that the new model is effective.



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