University of North Carolina School of Medicine

The University of North Carolina School of Medicine is a professional school within the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A promising clinical treatment for Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis using “good” bacteria

Have we found the neural circuit that regulates alcohol consumption?

The UNC School of Medicine lab of Zoe McElligott, PhD, found that alcohol consumption is regulated by the activity of a particular set of neurons in a specific brain region, a discovery that could lead to a better understanding of why some casual drinkers develop an alcohol use disorder. Scientists have known that a region

Have we found the neural circuit that regulates alcohol consumption?

Preventing hypoglycemia during diabetes treatment with “smart” insulin

Development by UCLA-led research team works to keep blood sugar at normal levels UCLA bioengineers and their colleagues have developed a new type of insulin that could help prevent hypoglycemia in people who use the drug to manage diabetes. The treatment is being evaluated for potential clinical trials and, if successful, could change diabetes care.

Preventing hypoglycemia during diabetes treatment with “smart” insulin

Restoring brain waves and improving depression symptoms with brain stimulation

UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Flavio Frohlich, PhD, are the first to use transcranial alternating current brain stimulation (tACS) to significantly reduce symptoms in people diagnosed with major depression. With a weak alternating electrical current sent through electrodes attached to the scalp, UNC School of Medicine researchers successfully targeted a naturally occurring electrical

Restoring brain waves and improving depression symptoms with brain stimulation

Stimulating the brain to treat chronic pain

Neuroscientists and chronic pain experts at the UNC School of Medicine used a weak alternating current of electricity to target a specific part of the brain and significantly decrease chronic lower back pain in all participants of a small clinical trial. For the first time, researchers at the UNC School of Medicine showed they could

Stimulating the brain to treat chronic pain

UNC research points to promising treatment for macular degeneration

Experiments show promising results for a drug that could lead to a lasting treatment for millions of Americans with macular degeneration. Researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine today published new findings in the hunt for a better treatment for macular degeneration. In studies using mice, a class of drugs known as

UNC research points to promising treatment for macular degeneration

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Comparative Medicine
Comparative Medicine serves as the advocate for animals involved in research at the University of South Florida, and provides a fully accredited, centralized service of pathogen-free animal ...
New research explores alcohol’s impact on the heart
Two new, basic research studies in rodents (mice and rats) analyzed the impacts that alcohol may have on the heart.
Cardiac Consequences: New Research Explores Alcohol’s Influence on Heart Health
Two new, basic research studies in rodents (mice and rats) analyzed the impacts that alcohol may have on the heart. In a mouse study, abnormal heart rhythms that can occur after a pattern of repeated ...
Editorial: Woodson's record of achievement leading N.C. State University
In a bit less than a year, Randy Woodson will complete a 15-year tenure as chancellor of North Carolina State University ... N.C. State ranks six in annual research spending among public universities ...
Wake Forest medical school dementia research featured in CMS study
Advanced dementia research conducted by Wake Forest University School of Medicine is included in a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services initiative being utilized across the Advocate Health ...

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Institute for Advanced Discovery & Innovation
From left: (Back row standing) D. Yogi Goswami, Sylvia W. Thomas, Richard Knapp, Fred Leonberger, Richard Gitlin, Dennis Killinger, Richard Berman, Paul Sanberg, Michael Fountain (Front row sitting) ...
New research explores alcohol’s impact on the heart
Two new, basic research studies in rodents (mice and rats) analyzed the impacts that alcohol may have on the heart.
How Early Islamic Science Advanced Medicine
and westward along the coast of North Africa and Europe. Although Arabian medicine spread with Islam, its rulers were also keen to absorb the wisdom of other cultures, especially the Greco-Roman ...
Durham hospital named best in North Carolina
Duke University Hospital in Durham is the top hospital in North Carolina, according the latest hospital rankings from U.S. News & World Report. In addition to topping the publication's ranking of the ...
Porrett receives Heersink School of Medicine's Featured Discovery Award for groundbreaking xenotransplantation research
Porrett, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Surgery, has recently been honored with the Heersink School of Medicine's Featured Discovery award ... That includes university and ...