Two new studies provide further evidence that schizophrenia arises from the combined effects of many genes. Dr. Patrick Sullivan of UNC is a co-author of one of the studies.   For immediate use: Wednesday, January 22, 2014   Two new … Read more

For immediate use: Friday, Jan. 17, 2014     More children than ever are being diagnosed with autism, which means more parents than ever face a dizzying array of often expensive treatment options. Giving parents and professionals authoritative information is … Read more

For immediate use: Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014   For several years, many have been quick to attribute rising fast-food consumption as the major factor causing rapid increases in childhood obesity. Now researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel … Read more

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 Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have received a State Implementation Grant of $900,000 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human … Read more

For immediate release: Monday, Jan. 13, 2014     Heart attack survivors of different races and genders are about equally likely to be on medications that reduce the risk of another heart attack and other potentially life-threatening cardiovascular problems. But, … Read more

For immediate release: Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 Improving water access during droughts, timely, effective care for stroke victims and strategies to keep rural hospitals open and financially solvent were only some of the topics discussed with legislative leaders at an … Read more

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, December 18, 2013   A new guideline for the management of high blood pressure, developed by an expert panel and containing nine recommendations and a treatment algorithm (flow chart) to help doctors treat patients with hypertension, … Read more

For Immediate Release: December 12, 2013   Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine found that two on-the-rise esophagus conditions are so similar that even a biopsy is not enough to distinguish one disease from the other.   One condition … Read more

A new study provides concrete evidence that poverty can change how the brain grows. For Immediate Release: Thursday, December 12, 2013 Poverty may have direct implications for important, early steps in the development of the brain, saddling children of low-income … Read more

Chemist Joseph DeSimone, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and N.C. State University, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), a nonprofit organization that recognizes investigators who translate their research findings into … Read more