November

Largest studies of robotic-assisted surgery for gynecologic procedures find fewer complications

Doctors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have shown in the largest groups of patients to date that robotically-assisted surgery provides superior short-term outcomes for two gynecologic procedures.

North Carolina Children's Promise radiothon/telethon set for Thursday, Nov. 20

North Carolina Children’s Hospital will reach out to more than 1 million people across the state Thursday, Nov. 20, in its seventh annual live fundraiser, which will be aired on radio and television.

UNC, Yale partner to study effects of cocaine use on mother-infant relationships

Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Yale University have been awarded almost $10 million to study the many ways cocaine use during pregnancy can negatively affect interactions between mothers and their infants.

UNC researchers to host international disease surveillance conference in Raleigh

The conference focuses on cutting-edge research in biosurveillance and emerging challenges to public health practice and will be attended by global leaders in public health, epidemiology, health policy, biostatistics, computer science and related fields.

Five tips for surviving the holidays

Dr. Jonathan Abramowitz, an expert in anxiety disorders and professor of psychiatry and psychology in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Medicine and College of Arts & Sciences, offers five tips for coping with holiday-related stress.

UNC expands brain imaging study of infants at risk for autism

A study led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers using brain imaging of infants to examine changes in their brains and behavior that may mark the onset of autistic symptoms is being substantially expanded after receiving an additional $3.25 million in funding.

UNC researchers find clue to stopping breast cancer metastasis

Carol Otey, Ph.D. and UNC colleagues reduced the ability of breast cancer cells to migrate by knocking down the expression of a protein called palladin.

Seventh annual N.C. Children’s Promise radiothon/telethon breaks $1 million fundraising mark for North Carolina Children's Hospital

The seventh annual N.C. Children’s Promise radiothon/telethon raised more than $1 million, a new fundraising benchmark for the event, UNC Health Care's largest single fundraising event each year

UNC study: text messaging may help children fight off obesity

A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests that cell phone text messaging could be used to reduce children’s chances of becoming overweight or obese later in life, by helping them monitor and modify their own behaviors now.