Incoming doctoral student Ruitian Yan wants to help vulnerable communities safely manage their risks, including financial.

UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke scholars have received a five-year, $25.3 million National Institute of Aging award to address gaps in understanding potential risks for Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease- related dementias.

Margaret Kasaro and others at the School of Medicine and Gillings School of Global Public Health received the award from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to improve access to portable ultrasounds in routine antenatal care.

Scientists don’t understand a lot about the process that charges batteries. Miguel Reyna’s research may improve that understanding and improve batteries, as well.

The new observation, made by the School of Medicine’s Stephan Moll and Jacquelyn Baskin-Miller, suggests that a life-threatening blood clotting disorder can be caused by an infection with adenovirus, one of the most common respiratory viruses in pediatric and adult patients.