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AIDS investigators at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are testing the first of a new class of drugs that attacks HIV before it enters the cell and may prove effective for patients with drug-resistant HIV.

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In a study of life's beginnings, scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have moved a step closer to unraveling the biochemical mystery of embryogenesis, the process by which an egg cell transforms into an embryo.

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In a medical first for North Carolina, pediatric surgeons at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have corrected a common chest-wall deformity called "funnel chest" by using a new, simpler operation.

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A study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has identified molecular changes in nerve cells that may play an important role in an abnormal pain syndrome -- causalgia -- which often eludes effective treatment.

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New research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ties estrogen replacement to reducing blood pressure in older women with hypertension.

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A new study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill links increased levels of the hormone oxytocin to lower blood pressure among mothers who nurse their babies. The findings help explain why many breast-feeding mothers report feeling mellow and relaxed after nursing.

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Women with a history of sexual and physical abuse are more likely to have poor health during pregnancy and after childbirth, according to a study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered three genes crucial to the survival of cells, they reported in the April 23 issue of the journal Molecular Cell. The genes select cellular proteins for the disposal and eventual recycling of their components.

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The demand for the new sentinel lymph node biopsy has prompted a surge in requests from community-based surgeons for lessons in the technique.

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Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have shown that men infected with HIV will more rapidly develop AIDS as stressful events accumulate in their lives or if their social supports are weak.