UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Brian Conlon, PhD, discover how molecules called rhamnolipids could make common aminoglycoside antibiotics effective against the toughest Staph infe... Read more
UNC School of Medicine and Duke University researchers show why coughing can’t force mucus free from airways to help people battle cystic fibrosis and chronic bronchitis, and how new treatme... Read more
A liquid therapy placed underneath the tongues of people with peanut allergy can reduce their sensitivity to peanuts, a new study found. With further development, the experimental technique... Read more
In a paper published in Cell, UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Bryan Roth, MD, PhD, show how to activate only one kind of brain receptor vital for pain relief. This receptor is not... Read more
In lab experiments and animal models, UNC and NC State researchers led by Zhen Gu, PhD, designed synthetic beta cells to secrete insulin in response to high blood sugar. Treating type 1 diab... Read more
Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast have discovered a new molecule which has the potential to prolong the life of individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). The molecule represents a possib... Read more
A joint effort between diabetes doctors and biomedical engineers could revolutionize how people with diabetes keep their blood sugar levels in check Painful insulin injections could become a... Read more
Why androids are scary ARTIFICIALLY created beings, whether they be drawn or sculpted, are warmly accepted by viewers when they are distinctively inhuman. As their appearances are mad... Read more
For most acupuncture patients that relief typically lasts for a few hours Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified a new way to deliver long-lasting pain... Read more
Tremendous efforts have been made to develop kinase inhibitors as cancer treatments In a paper published April 12 in the journal Cell, a team from the University of North Carolina at Chapel... Read more
The move immediately prompted outcry It started five years ago after a young engineer in San Francisco sketched out a quirky little Web tool for telling your friends what you were up... Read more
is working to forever change the way some of the most widely used drugs in the world are manufactured. In a new studying appearing in the journal Science, he and his partner in the research,... Read more
