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February 2009

• Mental illness by itself does not predict future violent behavior
• Possible drug target for obesity treatment
• Chronic low back pain on the rise
• Genomic test may guide breast cancer treatment choices
• Study hints at new approaches to prevent transplant rejection
• Genetic information can improve dosing of popular anticoagulant
• Steroid use raises risk of injuries in retired football players

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January 2009

• Babies delivered by C-section before 39 weeks more likely to have serious health problems
• Study supports role of circadian clock in response to chemotherapy
• Postmenopausal women's loss of sexual desire affects health, quality of life
• Study to focus on causes of birth defects
• Access to State Children's Health Insurance Programs vital to disabled children
• Program raises test scores, narrows achievement gap among middle school students
• Periodontal treatment doesn't reduce preterm birth risk

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December 2008

• New theory for how salmon, sea turtles find their birthplace
• Shared survival mechanism explains why 'good' nerve cells last and 'bad' cancer cells flourish
• First comprehensive report on state's tobacco programs shows major successes

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November 2008

• Without enzyme, biological reaction essential to life takes 2.3 billion years
• Text messaging may help children fight off obesity
• Partnership with Yale to study effects of cocaine use on mother-infant relationships
• UNC expands study of infants at risk for autism
• Researchers recreate SARS virus
• Scientists teach enzyme to make synthetic heparin in more varieties

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October 2008

• Study on properties of carbon nanotubes, water could have wide-ranging implications
• Cell protein suppresses pain eight times more effectively than morphine
• New muscular dystrophy cooperative research center
• Researcher receives grant to develop molecular imaging tools
• New public health preparedness research center

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September 2008

• Scientists, research network, unveil results from groundbreaking brain tumor study
• Nearly half of U.S. adults will develop painful knee osteoarthritis by age 85
• Grant to evaluate health, poverty, and gender programs worldwide
• Investment in imaging to accelerate researchers' understanding of disease
• First generation antipsychotic drugs as effective as newer ones in some children
• Study: no need to repeat colonoscopy until 5 years after first screening
• Scientists turn human skin cells into insulin-producing cells
• Parenting can override effect of genes in how babies respond to stress
• Biologist receives $1.5 million NIH innovator award
• Heart attack victims on Medicaid, from poor areas, face delays reaching hospital

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August 2008

• Shape, not just size, impacts effectiveness of emerging nano-medicine therapies
• Two-thirds of severe sports injuries to female students due to cheerleading
• MSG use linked to obesity
• 'Chilling' hardship rates among families raising disabled children
• Study shows link between spanking and physical abuse
• Pre-hospital and in-hospital delays affect stroke care
• Newly defined factors may prevent postpartum smoking relapse
• Gillings Innovation Lab explores individual responses to arsenic in drinking water

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July 2008

• UNC researchers, spin-off company receive NIH small business grant
• Experimental philosophy explores real-life dilemmas
• Study ties ending moderate drinking to depression
• Some drugs increase risk of falling
• Out-of-pocket health-care costs for disabled children vary widely by state
• Genetics, social factors combine to impact delinquency
• $3.65 million NIH grant will support neuroscience research at UNC
• Book teaches practical business skills to public health professionals
• Further evidence for genetic contribution to autism
• UNC wins grants to preserve Southern music, films
• Arjun Deb wins New Scholar Award in Aging from Ellison Medical Foundation
• Common vaginal infection may increase risk of HIV infection

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June 2008

• Non-whites receive harsher sentences for inflicted traumatic brain injury of children
• Journalism school launches media project covering NC's Latino population
• UNC scholars shoot for the stars with space grants
• UNC cancer researcher receives American Brain Tumor Association grant
• UNC to study link between sustainable farming and health
• UNC to help United Arab Emirates assess environmental health risks
• UNC technology enrolled in hunt for life on Mars
• International festival taps documentary on disabled skiers
• Adult stem cells aid fracture healing
• Psychosocial issues affect HIV/AIDS treatment outcomes
• School of Public Health receives grant to improve understanding of chemical effects on environment, health
• Study provides clues to preventing and treating cancer spread

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May 2008

• Mental disorders in parents linked to autism in children
• Drug appears to offer speedier relief from depression
• Too much or too little weight gain poses risks to pregnant mothers, babies
• Documentary on segregation to air on WUNC-TV
• School of Medicine establishes Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities
• $19.9 million federal grant to UNC for stroke prevention study
• Study firms up promise of potential new cervical cancer screening tool
• New federally funded initiative to speed benefits of science to patients in North Carolina communities
• Stretching exercises may reduce risk of preeclampsia during pregnancy
• Children in NC child care not getting recommended amounts of healthy foods
• Health researchers explore how to take interactive video games to the next level

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April 2008

• Harmful algae taking advantage of global warming
• Inactive kids face six-fold risk of heart disease by teen years
• Pieces coming together in Parkinson's, cholesterol puzzle
• Early neglect predicts aggressive behavior in children
• Targeted school spending directly related to student academic performance
• Discovery of differences in heart's precursor cells may advance treatment options
• Researchers awarded $825,000 grant for multiple sclerosis
• Partnership with Hamner Institutes to accelerate basic, translational research
• Most lethal melanomas are on scalp and neck
• Researchers identify new cell targets for preventing growth of breast and other tumors
• Disordered eating behaviors found in three out of four American women
• UNC alumnus, Kardon Foundation give $1 million to establish Kittner Eye Center
• Clumps of red and white blood cells may contribute to sickle cell disease
• More than words: childbirth training change improves safety, cuts unnecessary procedures

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March 2008

• Computer simulations point to key molecular basis of cystic fibrosis
• Cancer risk slightly higher for women in discontinued hormone treatment trial
• UNC, Harvard develop inhaled TB vaccine
• American College of Surgeons establishes new Health Policy Institute at UNC
• Obesity may keep some women from getting screened for breast, cervical cancer
• For the paper trail of life on Mars or other planets, find cellulose

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February 2008

• Parents support ban on secondhand smoke in public places, higher cigarette taxes
• First map of threats to marine ecosystems shows all the world's oceans are affected
• Discovery of "overdrive" protein could broaden drug design options
• Vaccine for stomach flu may be possible
• Cannabis and gum disease in young people
• Eshelman gift, match net $2 million for UNC pharmacy education
• Doctors should watch for depression in arthritis patients
• UNC cancer center scientist awarded lung cancer research grant
• Silica smart bombs deliver knock-out to bacteria
• Homeland Security funds UNC center to study natural disasters in coastal areas

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January 2008

• A new drug target for preventing lymphedema (posted 1-19-2008)
• Redefining the black middle class (posted 1-19-2008)
• Studying the effects of rural life on kids (posted 1-19-2008)
• Statewide research program to address shaken-baby prevention (posted 1-19-2008)
• Preschoolers benefit from mental health screening (posted 1-19-2008)

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December 2007

• High-tech helmets reveal the impact of hard hits (posted 12-14-2007)
• Kids more active with the right playground equipment (posted 12-14-2007)
• Protein controls blood vessel formation, offers new drug target (posted 12-14-2007)
• More youths paying attention to North Carolina anti-smoking ads (posted 12-14-2007)

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November 2007

• Inhaled saline treatment for babies with cystic fibrosis (posted 11-30-2007)
• Combine medications to best treat rheumatoid arthritis (posted 11-30-2007)
• African Americans add $44.7 billion to North Carolina's economy (posted 11-30-2007)
• Adult obesity and calorie intake from beverages (posted 11-30-2007)
• Pain risk with metastatic breast cancer (posted 11-30-2007)
• Birth and death without a trace (posted 11-9-2007)
• Lifetime trauma may speed progression of HIV (posted 11-9-2007)
• Focus on Latino families for national study (posted 11-9-2007)

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October 2007

• Gene defects may cause male infertility (posted 10-26-2007)
• Recurrence test for breast cancer patients (posted 10-26-2007)
• New priorities for the University Cancer Research Fund (posted 10-26-2007)
• Drug Discovery Center at UNC (posted 10-26-2007)
• Clean water for poorer homes (posted 10-12-2007)
• Anti-clotting drug for sickle cell patients (posted 10-12-2007)
• UNC chosen to participate in National Children's Study (posted 10-12-2007)
• School of Medicine young faculty member wins national honor for aging research (posted 10-12-2007)
• UNC receives $5.6 million grant toCenter for Genomics and Society(posted 10-12-2007)
• Grant to supportHIV/AIDS research in China (posted 10-12-2007)
• UNC begins new state-wideblood clot research, education(posted 10-12-2007)

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September 2007

• New synthetic version of clot-preventing drug (posted 9-28-2007)
• Lineberger to study how sunlight causes cancer (posted 9-28-2007)
• Maintaining weight increases breast cancer survival (posted 9-24-2007)
• Multiple corticosteroid injections linked to cerebral palsy (posted 9-24-2007)
• RENCI flood sensors aid in evacuation planning (posted 9-24-2007)
• Brain laser therapy for stroke victims (posted 9-24-2007)
• UNC Hettleman Prize winners span the arts and sciences (posted 9-24-2007)
• Autoimmune response in plants a barrier to fertility (posted 9-7-2007)
• Pregnancy may increase risk of binge eating disorder (posted 9-7-2007)
• Specific brain protein required for nerve cell connections (posted 9-7-2007)
• New center to make clinical trials faster, cheaper, more reliable (posted 9-7-2007)

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August 2007

• Scientists puzzle over allergy to cancer drug (posted 8-31-2007)
• UNC study questions FDA genetic screening guidelines (posted 8-31-2007)
• LKB1 gene: a powerful tumor suppressor (posted 8-17-2007)
• Studying early brain development in autism (posted 8-17-2007)
• Indo-Pacific coral reefs disappearing faster than expected (posted 8-17-2007)
• Memories you want to forget are the hardest to lose (posted 8-17-2007)
• 450-million-year-old protein reveals evolution's steps (posted 8-17-2007)
• Estrogen protects pregnant women from choline deficiency (posted 8-17-2007)
• More nursing time means better outcomes for children (posted 8-17-2007)
• Genetic variation in laboratory mice (posted 8-3-2007)
• Child abuse rises when Army parents deploy (posted 8-3-2007)
• The good and the bad of women's health in NC (posted 8-3-2007)
• Vaccine targets for cervical cancer virus (posted 8-3-2007)
• Progesterone injections don't prevent premature twins (posted 8-3-2007)
• Heat stroke kills more young football players in 2006 (posted 8-3-2007)

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July 2007

• New attacks on antibiotic-resistant bacteria (posted 7-23-2007)
• Premenstrual depression has hereditary link (posted 7-23-2007)
• How Muslim communities counter radicalism (posted 7-23-2007)
• A drug for diabetics derived from Gila monster saliva (posted 7-6-2007)
• Archaeological dig uncovers Catawba village (posted 7-6-2007)
• HPV vaccine does not lead girls to have more sex (posted 7-6-2007)

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June 2007

• Link between respiratory and congenital heart diseases (posted 6-22-2007)
• 'Segregated' schools hinder reading skills (posted 6-22-2007)
• Antarctica through photos and music (posted 6-22-2007)
• Doctors seldom ask new mothers about depression (posted 6-8-2007)
• Specific skin cancer gene mutation tied to early sun exposure (posted 6-8-2007)
• Studying survivors of head and neck cancers (posted 6-8-2007)
• Classroom approaches for teaching autistic children (posted 6-8-2007)
• North Carolinians support smoking ban in schools (posted 6-8-2007)

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May 2007

• Migraines may increase risk of retinopathy (posted 5-25-2007)
• Child care offsets later depression for low-income kids (posted 5-25-2007)
• Deployment stress increases risk of child abuse (posted 5-11-2007)
• One trigger of advanced prostate cancer recurrence (posted 5-11-2007)
• Asthma-sufferers at risk (posted 5-11-2007)
• Light sticks may lure turtles to fishing lines (posted 5-4-2007)
• New hearing aid/cochlear implant technology (posted 5-4-2007)
• New institute matches medicine to genes (posted 5-4-2007)
• Number of uninsured in North Carolina on the rise (posted 4-5-2007)

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April 2007

• Pedestrian safety in Chapel Hill and Carrboro (posted 4-5-2007)
• Long-term consequences of false-positive mammograms (posted 4-5-2007)
• New Institute for the Environment at Carolina (posted 4-5-2007)
• 911 dispatchers lack training on stroke symptoms (posted 4-5-2007)

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March 2007

• Family members cause whooping cough in infants (posted 3-30-2007)
• Brain tissue may reveal trigger for schizophrenia (posted 3-30-2007)
• MRI screening of opposite breast necessary for women with recent breast cancer diagnosis (posted 3-30-2007)
• Overfishing great sharks wiped out North Carolina bay scallop fishery (posted 3-30-2007)
• Early puberty and older boyfriends put girls at risk (posted 3-23-2007)
• Biosand filter reduces diarrheal disease (posted 3-23-2007)
• High-fruit, low-meat diet reduces risk for colon cancer (posted 3-23-2007)
• Worksite weight-loss programs (posted 3-23-2007)
• English-only policies hurt Spanish-speaking pre-schoolers (posted 3-23-2007)
• Health disparities in prostate cancer (posted 3-16-2007)
• Emergency Medicaid for immigrants (posted 3-16-2007)
• UV skin damage triggers cellular SOS (posted 3-16-2007)
• New center for breast cancer imaging (posted 3-9-2007)
• Teenagers at risk at work (posted 3-9-2007)
• Autism genome scan (posted 3-2-2007)
• Inudstry-funded breast cancer trials (posted 3-2-2007)
• Value of newer antipsychotic drugs for schizophrenia (posted 3-2-2007)
• Quality of childcare affects language development (3-2-2007)

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February 2007

• Newborns' brains grow vision and movement regions first (posted 2-16-2007)
• NC autism rates in line with US average (posted 2-16-2007)
• Drop in North Carolina teen smoking (posted 2-16-2007)

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January 2007

• Cosmological model demonstrates endless universe (posted 2-2-2007)
• Brain bleeding common in newborns (posted 2-2-2007)
• Antidepressants: similar efficacy, different side effects (posted 1-26-2007)
• Driver licensing system reduces hospitalizations (posted 1-26-2007)
• Syphilis epidemic in China (posted 1-19-2007)
• Researchers study impact of nursing staff minimums (posted 1-19-2007)

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December 2006

• Parkinson's disease linked to low LDL cholesterol (posted 12-29-2006)
• Lithium-like drugs may impair neuronal function (posted 12-29-2006)
• Genetic mechanism helps explain chronic pain disorders (posted 12-29-2006)
• Ocean temperature predicts spread of marine species (posted 12-29-2006)
• New drug combination for bone marrow cancer (posted 12-15-2006)
• National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (posted 12-15-2006)
• Enhancing African studies at UNC (posted 12-15-2006)
• How one protein powers cell division (posted 12-8-2006)
• Pediatric specialists often far from home (posted 12-8-2006)
• Studying young breast cancer survivors (posted 12-8-2006)

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November 2006

• Regional Seminar on NIH funding process (posted 11-22-2006)
• Schizophrenia drug side effects (posted 11-22-2006)
• Task force on barriers to health insurance (posted 11-22-2006)
• Holocaust survivor interviews in video archive (posted 11-22-2006)
• Half of people at high risk don't know they need a flu shot (posted 11-22-2006)
• Amazon once flowed in opposite direction (posted 11-10-2006)
• New lung tumor subtypes identified (posted 11-10-2006)
• Fathers influence child language development (posted 11-10-2006)

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October 2006

• Advancing the "lab-on-a-chip" (posted 10-20-2006)
• The Hispanic Community Health Study (posted 10-20-2006)
• Abdominal fat and breast cancer survival (posted 10-20-2006)
• Cancer Genome Atlas project at Lineberger (posted 10-20-2006)
• Role of blood clotting protein in fertility (posted 10-20-2006)
• Lowering diabetes in school children (posted 10-6-2006)
• Repeat injuries in high school athletes (posted 10-6-2006)

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September 2006

• The next generation of nurse researchers (posted 9-22-2006)
• Preeclampsia may be linked to low hormone levels (posted 9-22-2006)
• Studying neurodegenerative diseases (posted 9-22-2006)
• Rare and endangered animals at Fort Bragg (posted 9-22-2006)
• A new treatment for Barrett's esophagus (posted 9-15-2006)
• Exercise and breast cancer survival for young women (posted 9-15-2006)
• Caring for North Carolina's elderly (posted 9-8-2006)
• Mistreated children more prone to problems (posted 9-8-2006)
• Found: Mechanism of cellular aging (posted 9-8-2006)
• Researching American Indian cultures and traditions (posted 9-8-2006)

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August 2006

• Billing data can help track emerging infections (posted 8-28-2006)
• Statins may inhibit progession of MS (posted 8-28-2006)
• A better way to treat pemphigus vulgaris (posted 8-28-2006)
• The molecular process underlying leukemia (posted 8-28-2006)
• Nanotube x-rays faster than traditional scanners (posted 8-4-2006)
• Shampoo ingredient may inhibit brain development (posted 8-4-2006)
• Extraordinary properties of blood clot fibers (posted 8-4-2006)
• How cells destroy faulty proteins in cystic fibrosis (posted 8-18-2006)
• The glass ceiling and narrowing the wage gap (posted 8-18-2006)
• Underachievement problems in minority boys (posted 8-18-2006)
• An internet-based weight loss program (posted 8-18-2006)
• Gene expression predictors of breast cancer (posted 8-18-2006)

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July 2006

• Morehead Planetarium's Project OBSERVE (posted 7-28-2006)
• Strengthening federal flood mitigation programs (posted 7-28-2006)
• A strategy for reducing medication errors (posted 7-28-2006)
• Targeting immune cells may help burn-patients (posted 7-14-2006)
• Disabled children more likely to live with women (posted 7-14-2006)
• Sleep behaviors affect transformed migraines (posted 7-5-2006)
• Educational diversity in law schools (posted 7-5-2006)
• Risky construction work for teens (posted 7-5-2006)

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June 2006

• Sleep behaviors affect transformed migraines (posted 7-5-2006)
• A new way to put audio on the Web (posted 6-16-2006)
• Software development for installing blogs (posted 6-16-2006)
• Excavation of UNC founder's home (posted 6-16-2006)
• Hurricane season's effects on our coastal ecosystems (posted 6-9-2006)
• Aggressive breast cancer in young black women (posted 6-9-2006)
• New health literacy test helps Latino patients (posted 6-9-2006)

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May 2006

• Eye development depends on neural stem cell gene (posted 5-26-2006)
• A medication for African sleeping sickness (posted 5-26-2006)
• A new look at male hormone regulation (posted 5-12-2006)
• New study of rare genetic airways disorders (posted 5-12-2006)
• Why grapefruit juice and some medicines don't mix (posted 5-12-2006)
• Researching the early biology of HIV infection (posted 5-5-2006)
• A more accessible treatment for alcoholism (posted 5-5-2006)
• DESTINY curriculum partners with Bio-Rad Laboratories (posted 5-5-2006)
• Vaccine for chancroid could prevent HIV transmission (posted 5-5-2006)

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April 2006

• Alternative fuel becomes more efficient (posted 4-21-2006)
• Medications for eating disorders (posted 4-21-2006)
• Some molting animals use gas for skeletal support (posted 4-21-2006)
• Schizophrenia patients benefit from taking a second medication (posted 4-7-2006)
• Activities protect teens from risky behavior (posted 4-7-2006)
• Teens' sexual behavior is affected by media (posted 4-7-2006)
• Colon polyps caused by loss of cellular protein (posted 4-7-2006)
• Closure of rural hospitals damages local economies (posted 4-7-2006)

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March 2006

• Study shows how neurons become damaged in diseases like multiple sclerosis (posted 3-31-2006)
• The pros and cons of cesarean deliveries (posted 3-31-2006)
• Gene therapy for muscular dystrophy (posted 3-31-2006)
• A cheaper blood test to detect cystic fibrosis (posted 3-10-2006)
• Sexual reproduction may improve the gene pool (posted 3-10-2006)
• Aspirin is a cost-effective way to prevent heart disease (posted 3-10-2006)
• Anorexia nervosa is caused in part by genetics (posted 3-10-2006)
• Proteins instruct cells to organize and divide (posted 3-10-2006)

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February 2006

• Economic inequality can lead to inactivity and obesity (posted 2-10-2006)
• Chemotherapy for colon cancer is safe for the elderly (posted 2-10-2006)
• Ancient World Mapping Center to create a multilingual online workspace (posted 2-3-2006)
• Researchers discover 'gatekeeper' protein (posted 2-3-2006)
• A simple treatment for cystic fibrosis lung disease (posted 2-3-2006)
• NC Botanical Garden to create a research nursery (posted 2-3-2006)

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January 2006

• Health seriously declines as youths become adults (posted 1-20-2006)
• Better bioinformatics tools for understanding melanoma (posted 1-20-2006)
• NSF grant will help UNC develop a digital library curriculum (posted 1-20-2006)
• Increased hurricane activity affects water quality management (posted 1-6-2006)
• Scientists identify genes essential to muscle development process (posted 1-6-2006)
• Hispanic immigrants contribute $9 billion to North Carolina's economy (posted 1-6-2006)

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December 2005

• Cancer support cells may evolve to fuel tumor growth (posted 12-22-2005)
• Novel enzyme offers a new look at gene regulation (posted 12-22-2005)
• Even very weak chlorine solutions can kill noroviruses (posted 12-22-2005)
• Smoking and drinking may be genetically linked (posted 12-22-2005)
• More women physicians are likely to choose pediatric subspecialties (posted 12-12-2005)
• The "Newest Vital Sign" measures patients' health literacy (posted 12-12-2005)
• Nuclear earthmoving is the topic of geography professor's new book (posted 12-12-2005)
• $19 million from NIH to study jaw and neck pain (posted 12-9-2005)
• Autistic children's brains grow larger during their first years of development (posted 12-9-2005)
• Making exercise more fun could boost fitness levels of U.S. adolescents (posted 12-9-2005)
• Percentage of North Carolinians lacking health insurance rises (posted 12-9-2005)
• Placental Blood may transfer HIV from mothers to their children (posted 12-2-2005)
• Continuity of care is the key to better blood pressure control (posted 12-2-2005)
• Molecule discovered to spur aggressive growth of prostate cancer (posted 12-2-2005)
• NC DETECT provides bioterrorism and infection surveillance (posted 12-2-2005)

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November 2005

• New program will improve safety for older pedestrians (posted 11-18-2005)
• Face recognition in people with autism is similar to people without (posted 11-18-2005)
• North Carolina may soon face a physician shortage (posted 11-18-2005)
• Long-acting contraception is safe and effective (posted 11-18-2005)

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October 2005

• Enzyme speeds up millennia-long decomposition of pesticide (posted 10-24-2005)
• Asthma home intervention is cost-effective for inner-city kids (posted 10-24-2005)
• Gene variant indicates women who need more choline (posted 10-24-2005)
• Carolina selected to compare treatments, put them into practice (posted 10-24-2005)
• In absence of dominant rivals male cichlid fish undergo remarkable transformation (posted 10-24-2005)
• Office of Economic and Business Development announces creation of Economic Development Opportunities Fund
• Scientists say no evidence exists that therapod dinosaurs evolved into birds (posted 10-17-2005)
• The process of mastectomy reconstruction may be improved by altering time of sentinel lymph node biopsy (posted 10-17-2005)
• Leaders in information and technology launch "knowledge trust" (posted 10-17-2005)
• New study at UNC shows concussions promote dementias in retired professional football players (posted 10-17-2005)
• UNC study finds protein is required for human chromosome production (posted 10-17-2005)
• UNC Lineberger receives one of seven large NCI grants for small science (posted 10-10-2005)
• Early treatment of schizophrenia results in greater response to antipsychotic treatment (posted 10-10-2005)
• Alcoa donates outreach grant, artifacts to UNC-Chapel Hill (posted 10-10-2005)
• Test predicts risk of liver scarring after transplant, study shows (posted 10-10-2005)

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September 2005

• UNC computer, marine scientists collaborate to predict flow of toxic waters from Katrina (posted 09-30-2005)
• Study points to molecular origin of neurodegenerative disorders, including Huntington's disease (posted 09-30-2005)
• UNC awarded more than $1 million to study future of librarianship (posted 09-30-2005)
• UNC is one of six sites nationwide to start study on environment's effects on children; Duplin County to be UNC's study location (posted 09-30-2005)
• Deer-motor vehicle crashes during 2004 set record of 15,509, UNC study shows (posted 09-30-2005)
• Documentaries on blues, cowboys, more live anew on folkstreams.net (posted 09-30-2005)
• Older schizophrenia drug comparably effective to newer drugs (posted 09-26-2005)
• Three times more South African females than males are HIV-positive (posted 09-26-2005)
• Periodontal disease affects young adults, boosts pregnancy problems (posted 09-26-2005)
• Second-generation antidepressants very similar but have different side effects (posted 09-26-2005)
• Scholar seeking older people, especially blacks, to share stories of going to the movies (posted 09-26-2005)
• Library debuts web site of history as written by Carolina students (posted 09-19-2005)
• Major breast cancer screening trial shows some women may benefit from digital mammograms (posted 09-19-2005)
• Morehead Center's Midday Science Series shows diversity, excitement of Carolina research (posted 09-19-2005)
• Study: Salting highways contaminates Northeast's waters (posted 09-19-2005)
• UNC-Chapel Hill to play key role in Kannapolis revitalization effort (posted 09-19-2005)
• Detected: most distant explosion in universe to date; Carolina research team led distance measurement with SOAR (posted 09-19-2005)
• Researchers identify core traits strongly linked to eating disorders affecting 11 million Americans (posted 09-19-2005)
• Grant helps UNC, Shaw Effort (posted 09-03-2005)
• New magnetic resonance imaging technique is useful in early detection of pancreatic cancer (posted 09-03-2005)

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August 2005

• UNC researchers: Many aspects of primary health-care system broken, substantial system change is needed (posted 08-26-2005)
• Less extensive biopsy method helps diagnose cancer progression of large breast tumors (posted 08-26-2005)
• Study identifies protein's role in cell division, may offer new knowledge into tumor growth (posted 08-26-2005)
• Compound might defeat African sleeping sickness, clinical trial beginning this month (posted 08-26-2005)
• Study may point way to AIDS cure; new combined therapy helps remove dormant HIV in immune-system cells (posted 08-12-05)
• 2005 N.C. Women's Health Report finds improvement in some STD cases, teen pregnancy rates; diabetes, high-blood pressure increasing (posted 08-12-05)
• Scientists discover new role for protein as fundamental inhibitor of cell movement (posted 08-08-05)
• Study finds weight gain after age 50 associated with increased risk for postmenopausal breast cancer (posted 08-08-05)
• Revised classification system is effective for predicting breast cancer outcome in some patients, study finds (posted 08-08-05)

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July 2005

• Combination scanner may increase accuracy in detecting spread, recurrence of head, neck cancer (posted 07-29-05)
• Major new UNC-based drinking water study suggests pregnancy fears may be overstated (07-29-05)
• Carolina scientist recognized as one of nation's top young researchers by W.M. Keck Foundation (posted 07-28)
• Report finds low filing rate for lawsuits, lack of attorneys for plaintiffs lessen ADA effectiveness (posted 07-29-05)
• Scientists studying ways to help community college employees lose weight and keep it off (posted 07-22-05)
• Marine scientists say NC's ferry-linked water monitoring system has become become a national model (posted 07-22-05)
• UNC places 15th nationally in NIH research grants; all health affairs units in top 20 (posted 07-16-05)
• UNC receives one of world's most advanced biomedical instruments for study of proteins (posted 07-16-05)
• FEMA grant will help disadvantaged communities prepare for disasters (posted 07-16-05)
• Study: many local health directors unsure of authority to curtail smoking (posted 07-08-05)
• Researchers find size, cost of assisted living facilities have little influence on health of residents (posted 07-08-05)
• UNC gets grant to preserve interviews, music by Carter Family, Sons of Pioneers (posted 07-01-05)

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June 2005

• Plant researchers discover proteins interact to form hair-trigger protection against invaders (posted 06-24-05)
• Chemists create world's tiniest uniform, precisely shaped organic particles (posted 06-24-05)
• Study shows importance of exposure age for Hanford nuclear workers' cancer risk (posted 06-17-05)
• Inventors honored for patents with potential to help economy, improve lives (posted 06-17-05)
• Pediatricians lack confidence in managing obesity; their own weight might be an important factor (posted 06-17-05)
• Public health expert awarded Fulbright grant to compare skin, breast cancers from NC, Ireland (posted 06-17-05)
• Student team wins EPA award for water quality research (posted 06-17-05)
• Congressional panel supports $5 million for Citizen-Soldier Support Program (posted 06-10-05)
• Men, women disagree about number of guns at home (posted 06-10-05)
• Turkey honors Carl Ernst with three awards for his book (posted 06-03-05)
• UNC chemist Roger Miller elected to UK's Royal Society (posted 06-03-05)

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May 2005

• UNC launches study of liver injury caused by drugs (posted 05-27-05)
• Protein helps regulate the genes of embryonic stem cells; findings offer new ideas on disease (posted 05-27-05)
• New method of administering anti-cancer drug may be more effective, safer (posted 05-20-05)
• Umbilical cord-blood transplants save lives of babies with rare genetic disorder, help them develop (posted 05-20-05)
• Scientists develop promising new X-ray device using carbon nanotubes (posted 05-13-05)
• Cancer experts to join with community groups to reduce health disparities (posted 05-13-05)
• NSF award supports astronomy research, high-tech telescope access to students statewide (posted 05-13-05)
• David Schanzer to head new center on terrorism and homeland security (posted 05-13-05)
• Routine procedure during childbirth provides no benefits, study review finds (posted 05-09-05)
• New edition of classic UNC book displays wild flowers of North Carolina, Southeast (posted 05-09-05)
• Statewide teen tobacco prevention media campaign shows early successes (posted 05-09-05)
• New UNC, health department research shows added HIV screening should protect uninfected, save lives (posted 05-09-05)

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April 2005

• Two professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences (posted 04-29-05)
• Permitting workers to carry weapons ups the chance that they will be killed (posted 04-29-05)
• Two professors receive prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship awards (posted 04-29-05)
• Professor's book helps readers tackle real-word communication challenges (posted 0-4-29-05)
• Enzyme activity promotes rare form of leukemia, offers potential target for new drugs (posted 04-25-2005)
• Gene associated with breast cancer may play major role in prostate cancer recurrence (posted 04-25-2005)
• N.C. screenings slated for UNC professor's new documentary on civil rights, civil liberties (posted 04-18-2005)
• Anorexia nervosa clinical research shows regular care better than psychotherapies (posted 04-11-2005)
• UNC statistician partially adjusts for ballpark effects, steroids, etc. in determining best batters (posted 04-11-2005)
• US service academies to collaborate with UNC, Andrews Air Force Base, Duke in knee injury study (posted 04-11-2005)
• Response to Kinston explosions show much more work is needed in disaster preparation (posted 04-11-2005)
• Injectable drug, combined with counseling, shows promise in treating alcohol dependence (posted 04-06-2005)
• Light therapy effectively treats mood disorders, including SAD (posted 04-06-2005)
• Obesity impairs immune response of mice, boosts chances of dying from influenza infection (posted 04-06-2005)
• Lance Armstrong Foundation awards research grant to School of Public Health professor (posted 04-06-2005)
• Why Carolina Depends on Facilities and Administration Funds (posted 04-2009)
• Most NC family practitioners engage in unrecognized community service (posted 04-01-2005)

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March 2005

• Poll finds that North Carolinians support greater investment in health (posted 03-28-2005)
• UNC named as partner in national study to improve doctoral completion rates
• Income level, weight are factors in esophageal, stomach cancer survival (posted 03-21-2005)
• Brain imaging study may hold clues to onset of schizophrenia in people at high risk (posted 03-21-2005)
• State's air transportation industry rebounds, creating good signs for economic outlook (posted 03-21-2005)
• Women's Health Research Day to feature presentations on dozens of topics (posted 03-21-2005)
• Study: soap and water work best in ridding hands of disease viruses (posted 03-14-2005)
• Overweight now plaguing more women than underweight, even in poor nations (posted 03-14-2005)
• In new book, UNC historian details blacks' struggles toward education (posted 03-14-2005)
• UNC findings may help explain cause of most common movement disorder (posted 03-04-2005)

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February 2005

• Study: testing for joint substance in blood might improve diagnosis of osteoarthritis (posted 02-25-2005)
• UNC researchers study fuel cells, focus on portable possibilities (posted 02-25-2005)
• Conference on globalization of American South at UNC March 3, 4 (posted 02-25-2005)
• UNC historian publishes practical guide for new college instructors (posted 02-25-2005)
• Experiments provide proof of how traveling in groups protects insects (posted 02-18-2005)
• Embryonic stem cells treated with growth factor reverse hemophilia in mice(posted 02-18-2005)
• UNC, Norwegian researchers to study effects of eating disorders during pregnancy (posted 02-18-2005)
• UNC tops The Scientist's List of Best Places for Postdocs to Work (posted 02-14-2005)
• Study shows protective equipment not very effective for rugby players (posted 02-11-2005)
• Scientists find male finches frugal in their attempts to attract females (posted 02-04-2005)
• UNC-Chapel Hill creates Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity; names former Sen. John Edwards as director (posted 02-04-2005)

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January 2005

• Three UNC professors receive first Kauffman entrepreneurship fellowships (posted 01-31-2005)
• New book by UNC psychologist offers plan for conquering 'runaway eating' (posted 01-21-2005)
• Benefits of Animal Models in Research (posted 01-18-2005)
• UNC professor writes book as warning, suggestions for the newspaper industry (posted 01-14-2005)
• Reduced progression of atherosclerosis tied to statin drugs lowering fats, protein (posted 01-12-2005)
• Study pinpoints protein's role in heart failure prevention (posted 01-11-2005)
• Injury toll in U.S. homes tops 12 million yearly: UNC, other experts call for action (posted 01-12-2005)
• Americans not guarding well enough against injurious, deadly falls (posted 01-12-2005)
• Research finds people with migraine headaches report more angina, but not more heart disease (posted 01-11-2005)
• Scientists discover genetic basis for individual variations in pain perception and a common chronic pain condition (posted 01-12-2005)

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2004

• Economic Development at UNC-Chapel Hill (PDF) (posted 11-03-2004)
• UNC Roadmap: Accelerating medical discoveries to improve health. (posted 09-10-2004)
• Enhancing the Ability of North Carolina's Public Research Universities to Contribute to State Economic Development (PDF, 2.8 MB). A report by the Huron Consulting Group. (posted 09-10-2004)
• Total Research Receipts, Fiscal Year 2004. UNC's total receipts jumped 7.5 percent. (posted 09-10-2004)
• "Should You Volunteer?" A brochure to educate the public about medical research and to help them decide if they want to participate. (posted 09-01-2004)

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