The NFL will fund a $2.6 million international study, led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Medical College of Wisconsin, on the role of active rehabilitation strategies in concussion management.
For the first time, UNC autism researchers used MRIs of 6-month-olds to show how brain regions are connected and synchronized, and to predict children at risk of developing autism by the age of 2.
The experimental environment at WXDU provides an artistic haven for Duke University students and Durham locals alike — a sentiment that UNC archivist and folklorist Jaycie Vos hopes to capture.
UNC Lineberger researchers led by Dan Reuland report in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine that providing one-on-one support and customized tools for decision-making increased screening rates for patients at two community health centers in North Carolina … Continued
Many expect that death will be an anxious, unhappy process. But this new study sheds light on people’s feelings as they approach the end of their life – and they are surprisingly happy.
Gabi Stein is a rising junior majoring in computer science within the UNC College of Arts & Sciences. Her research interests include mathematical modeling, public health, and education.
For a young cancer patient, the tools and medical devices in the UNC Hospitals’ Pediatric Hematology–Oncology Clinic can be terrifying. Two UNC School of Medicine students are working to provide medical play kits to ease children’s fears at the clinic.
Many children under the age of 18 are responsible for not only taking care of themselves, but also a loved one. UNC researcher Elizabeth Olson is embracing a little known field to improve support services available to youth caregivers.
On Saturday, April 30, Mike Shore’s Geological Archaeology class spent a day investigating the historic Ayr Mount site in Hillsborough, where several structures that once stood above ground now lie beneath the surface.
Theresa D’Aquila is a postdoctoral research associate in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Her current research focuses on molecular nutrition — specifically how fat metabolizes in the body.
