Sep

Studies find general mechanism of cellular aging; suggest tumor suppressor gene is key

CHAPEL HILL – Three separate studies involving researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill confirm a gene that suppresses tumor cell growth also plays a key role in aging.

UNC testing new treatment for Barrett’s esophagus

CHAPEL HILL – UNC Hospitals is leading a nationwide clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation against standard treatment for Barrett’s esophagus, a condition that can lead to deadly gastrointestinal cancer.

Chatham Hospital names longtime UNC Health Care official its new CEO

CHAPEL HILL – Chatham Hospital in Siler City, N.C., has named Carol B. Straight its new chief executive officer, effective immediately. The Chatham Board of Directors appointed Straight last week.

UNC symposium examines role of bacteria in health and disease

A Friday (Sept. 22) symposium sponsored by the UNC School of Medicine will examine the role of commensal bacteria - those that populate the human body -- in health and disease.

UNC receives $21.3 million Gates Foundation grant to develop new drugs for African sleeping sickness and leishmaniasis

CHAPEL HILL – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a $21.3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop effective, inexpensive drugs to treat late-stage African sleeping sickness and visceral leishmaniasis – diseases that infect and kill hundreds of thousands of people in developing nations.

UNC presents community conference on genetics and human values

CHAPEL HILL – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host a community genetics forum aimed at engaging the public in discussions about advances in genetics research and promoting community conversations about scientific, health and ethical issues in genetics.

UNC Kidney Center receives grant for membranous glomerulopathy study

Investigators at the UNC Kidney Center have received a $151,733 grant from the Halpin Foundation to support research on membranous glomerulopathy, a kidney disease.

Preeclampsia, fetal development problems may be linked to low levels of hormone

CHAPEL HILL – New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ties low levels of a hormone secreted by the uterus and embryos to problems with pregnancy and fetal development.

Free prostate examinations offered Sept. 27-28 at UNC Hospitals’ Urology Clinic

CHAPEL HILL – UNC Health Care urologists will offer free prostate examinations to members of the public 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 27 and 28.

Ramsden receives Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Scholar Award for 2006

Dr. Dale Ramsden, assistant professor of biochemistry and biophysics in the UNC School of Medicine and a UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher, has won the 2006 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Career Development Scholar Award.

Strahl named 2006 recipient of Jefferson-Pilot Award

Dr. Brian Strahl, assistant professor of biochemistry and biophysics in the UNC School of Medicine, has been named a 2006 Jefferson-Pilot Fellow by the UNC School of Medicine.