Research News

The Lasker Award winner’s discoveries about “the brain of the cell” could lead to breakthroughs against such life-threatening diseases as cancer and diabetes as well those brought on by aging. read more

DeSimone won the 22nd Heinz Award for his achievements in developing and commercializing advanced technologies in green chemistry, nanoparticle fabrication, precision medicine and 3-D printing. read more

The National Football League will fund a $2.6 million international study on the role of active rehabilitation strategies in concussion management, led by UNC and the Medical College of Wisconsin read more

In a landmark study, UNC School of Medicine researchers have shown that blood glucose testing does not offer a significant advantage in blood sugar control or quality of life for type 2 diabetes patients who are not treated with insulin read more

Dr. Ned Sharpless ’88, director of UNC’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center since 2014, is expected to be the next head of the National Cancer Institute. read more

Cancer researchers produce more data than their human peers can keep up with. The Jeopardy!-playing supercomputer helps cancer centers, including UNC’s Lineberger, get treatment information to doctors quickly, wherever they are. read more

Faculty members from a cross section of disciplines on campus are tackling the issues of local hunger and academic success for foster children in North Carolina, thanks to funding from the 2016 C. Felix Harvey Award to Advance Institutional… read more

When the Zika virus presented an unexpected public health crisis, one UNC researcher was unusually well-prepared to try to unravel its mysteries. read more

A national research network led by the UNC School of Medicine has found that many toddlers diagnosed with autism when they were 2 years old had a substantially greater amount of fluid surrounding the brain when they were 6 and 12 months old, before… read more