Every time you get a flu shot, you should thank a horseshoe crab. Most medical interventions—vaccines, drugs, devices—have been tested on horseshoe crabs. Their blood clots immediately when it's exposed to dangerous bacteria. The biomedical industry bleeds horseshoe crabs routinely in order to make sure their products won't poison patients. But horseshoe crabs are in decline, and an NC company is trying to figure out how to raise them sustainably.
Health
A new way to kill superbugs
Nitric Oxide plays a vital role in the body’s natural immune system response to pathogens. Vast Therapeutics is a pharmaceutical company in RTP using nitric oxide to develop new drugs to combat infections.
Meet the scientist making canola oil healthier
Andry Andriankaja is a researcher at BASF, and he's trying to add omega-3 fatty acids to canola oil.
UNC-Chapel Hill Study Asks: What Does God Look Like?
A team of psychologists from UNC-Chapel Hill ask Americans what they think God looks like
How Americans picture God ;
July 4, 2018
How to be kind to your skin this summer
Summertime means sunscreen. Here are some ways to be nicer to your skin, according to UNC dermatologist Sarah Corley.
How to be kind to your skin this summer
June 20, 2018
Hi friends. It’s summer. You're probably hanging outside more. So here are some things to know if you want to be nice to your skin.
How personal values matter when making choices
Making a moral decision isn't just based on emotion or logic, says a new study from UNC-Wilmington. Your values play a key role.
Infant Imaging
Scientists at UNC-Chapel Hill are using MRI images to study the early development of the brain, and to discover potential early signs of autism.
O. Max Gardner Award: Dr. Ben Bahr
UNC-Pembroke's Dr. Ben Bahr won the UNC System's Oliver Max Gardner award for research findings that could slow or reverse Alzheimer's disease.
Metabolomics
RTP health technology company Metabolon is a global leader in metabolomics, which offers a snapshot of current health through the study of metabolites.
Printing 3D Organs
Frank Graff looks at the future of regenerative medicine with 3D printing using human cells in a growth medium. He talks with Dr. Anthony Atala about the printer's potential to replace damaged organs.