University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Study finds genetic risk factor for knee osteoarthritis
(Medical Xpress)—A newly published paper reports that individuals with radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA) who had a specific pattern of gene variations in the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene (IL1RN), which is ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 14, 2013 |
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Is there a link between postpartum depression and the 'love hormone'?
UNC researchers are launching a 5-year study aimed at understanding the role of oxytocin in postpartum depression and bonding between mothers and babies.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 10, 2013 |
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Patients who have STEMI heart attacks while hospitalized more likely to die
(Medical Xpress)—If you suffer a heart attack while walking down the street and are taken to the hospital quickly, your chances of survival are very good. But if you have a heart attack while already in the hospital for ...
Cardiology
Apr 17, 2013 |
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Genomic screening to detect preventable rare diseases in healthy people
Experts from the UNC School of Medicine and the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health propose that screening healthy adults for preventable diseases such as colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and several catastrophic ...
Genetics
Mar 06, 2013 |
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Genes that control nervous system development play a role in gum disease
(Medical Xpress)—By simultaneously investigating millions of gene variants in more than 5,000 individuals, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reveal that genes that are responsible for nervous ...
Genetics
Mar 05, 2013 |
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Study finds 75 percent of Chinese adults at risk for diabetes or heart disease
(Medical Xpress) -- More than three-quarters of Chinese adults have at least one risk factor for type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease, reveals new data in a long-term study done by researchers at the University of North ...
Overweight and Obesity
Jul 23, 2012 |
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New understanding of cell metabolism provides therapeutic target
(Medical Xpress) -- One of the reasons that cancer cells proliferate is that they metabolize fuel differently from normal cells. A team led by Blossom Damania, PhD, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ...
Cancer
Jul 03, 2012 |
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Exercise, even mild physical activity, may reduce breast cancer risk
A new analysis done by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers has found that physical activity – either mild or intense and before or after menopause – may reduce breast cancer risk, but substantial ...
Cancer
Jun 25, 2012 |
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Acute severe pain is common in sexual assault survivors in the early post-assault period, but rarely treated
Despite the fact that the majority of women presenting to emergency departments for care after sexual assault experience severe pain, very few receive pain treatment.
Health
Jun 20, 2012 |
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First study of its kind finds rapid declines in worldwide physical activity
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers finds a global decline in activity levels and predicts a continuing rise in inactivity in countries around the world. When viewed ...
Overweight and Obesity
Jun 15, 2012 |
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Combination therapy for triple-negative breast cancer disappointing
(Medical Xpress) -- A recent clinical trial testing a combination therapy for basal-like (also known as triple-negative) breast cancer demonstrates that a combination of two drugs with promising preclinical ...
Cancer
Jun 13, 2012 |
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Baby wash products linked to false positive screening results for marijuana exposure in the womb
(Medical Xpress) -- Accuracy of routine urine drug testing of newborns to identify exposure in the womb to marijuana may be interfered with by chemicals in commonly used baby soap and wash products, including ...
Other
Jun 05, 2012 |
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HIV hides soon after infection, research shows
(Medical Xpress) -- A team of researchers led by the University of North Carolina School of Medicine has demonstrated that latency develops soon after infection and slows when antiretroviral therapy is given.
HIV & AIDS
May 30, 2012 |
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Older African-Americans use religious songs to cope with stress, study shows
(Medical Xpress) -- New research from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Nursing has shown that older African-Americans use religious songs in a personal way to cope with stressful life events. Songs long ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 24, 2012 |
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Culturally sensitive research in United Arab Emirates pinpoints indoor air quality risks
The rapid shift from nomadic life to modern-day culture in the United Arab Emirates has exposed residents to significant indoor air quality risks that can lead to respiratory illness, according to a new study from the University ...
Health
May 09, 2012 |
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