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.
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MRIs Could Help Predict Whether Infants at High Risk Will Develop Autism
MRIs Could Help Predict Whether Infants at High Risk Will Develop Autism
May 12, 2017
The protein that could help fight asthma
The protein that could help fight asthma
April 20, 2017
Researchers from the UNC School of Medicine may have found the first new direction for treating asthma in years. They isolated a protein that when missing from the airway causes the swelling, constriction and mucus emblematic of asthma.
UNC researchers discover new way to control HIV
UNC researchers discover new way to control HIV
January 24, 2017
Over the past 20 years antiretroviral therapy (ART) has dramatically cut the number of AIDS deaths, but in 2014, HIV was still the eighth leading cause of death among Americans aged 25-34 and ninth among those between 35 and 44.
International Research Team Develops Safer Opioid Candidate
UNC Researchers Help Develop Safer, Less Addictive Painkiller
October 20, 2016
The Bottle Makes the Baby
Babies Feeding from Large Bottles Eat More, Gain More Weight
June 16, 2016
Admit it. At least once in your life, you have eaten a little more than you needed to. Obviously, eating too much is not ideal for our health, but everyone does it sometimes, and there are worse vices than eating an extra slice of pie, pizza or Thanksgiving turkey every once in a while.
Stress-Free Recovery is Better Recovery
New Research Shows Stress Management Could Boost Cardiac Rehabilitation
May 16, 2016
Surviving a heart attack or heart procedure is not the end of the story.
After the damage a heart can endure through the course of heart disease, it needs to heal, and after a heart event or heart surgery, many medical centers recommend a supervised heart rehabilitation program to help in the healing process.
Brain Waves
Brain stimulation, which utilizes a low dose of electric current, could lead to new therapies for neurologic and mental illnesses.
Mutations of Autism
UNC Researchers Discover Specific Mutation that Causes Autism Spectrum Disorder
August 27, 2015
Switching Heart Cells
A heart attack does serious damage to the cells that drive the heart. Cells that would normally create new blood vessels and heal the heart often become useless scar-forming cells. UNC School of Medicine's Eric Ubil discovered a way to reverse this process, turning scar cells into blood-vessel builders and healing the heart in mice. Listen in as UNC-TV's Daniel Lane and Eric Ubil discuss this research, its significance and the next steps toward practical application for patients.