Maternity waiting homes bring help to vulnerable women in Malawi
February 16, 2017 Dr. Kavita Singh led a study, published in the International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, showing that maternity waiting homes (MWHs) offer a promising strategy to reduce maternal mortality in Malawi and other low-income countries. MWHs allow women who live in rural areas or who have high-risk pregnancies to live closer to a health facility toward the end of their term.
Gillings School is top public health school at public university for NIH funding
February 16, 2017 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced that the Gillings School was the top public health school at a public university in receiving NIH funding during fiscal year 2016. The School received 107 awards, for a total of $65,454,312 in funding.
Breast cancer mortality risk associated with eating smoked or grilled meats
February 12, 2017 A recent study led by Gillings School researchers found that women who survive breast cancer may increase their risk of mortality if they have consumed high levels of grilled, barbecued and smoked meat. Drs. Humberto Parada and Marilie Gammon are co-authors of the study, which was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Diabetes mellitus associated with increased risk of death from ovarian cancer
February 12, 2017 A new study led by epidemiology doctoral student Dr. Dongyu Zhang suggests that ovarian cancer patients who also have diabetes mellitus (DM) have higher mortality rates than those without DM.
BIOS student honored with ENAR’s Distinguished Paper Award
February 12, 2017 Biostatistics doctoral student Fei Gao has won a Distinguished Student Paper Award, presented by the Eastern North America Region (ENAR) of the International Biometric Society. Her advisers, Drs. Donglin Zeng and Danyu Lin, are co-authors of the paper.
Study investigates role of cadmium and microRNAs in preeclampsia
February 10, 2017
Drs. Rebecca Fry and Samira Brooks have explained an underlying biological mechanism by which exposure to cadmium may increase the risk of developing preeclampsia during pregnancy. Their study was published in Food and Chemical Toxicology.
Biostatistics researcher awarded ASA’s Norman Breslow Prize for outstanding paper
February 10, 2017 Dr. Qingning Zhou, postdoctoral research associate in biostatistics, received the American Statistical Association’s Norman Breslow Prize for her paper, “Outcome-dependent Sampling with Interval-censored Failure Time Data.” Her co-authors were Drs. Haibo Zhou and Jianwen Cai.
Popkin selected to deliver 2017 Foard Lecture
February 10, 2017 Dr. Barry Popkin, W.R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of nutrition at the Gillings School, will deliver the School's 2017 Foard Memorial Lecture on Thursday, April 27 at 6 p.m. at the Gillings School. A reception will follow.
Daily sugar-sweetened beverage intake alters human brain and behavior, study finds
February 10, 2017 Research by Dr. Kyle Burger, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that daily consumption of a high-sugar juice beverage altered brain responses while subjects drank the beverage and looked at its logo – and produced behavioral responses when seeing the logo alone.
Maps in new UNC-led study show each state’s stroke risk factors at a glance
February 8, 2017 A new study led by Dr. Matthew Loop has produced data-rich maps of the United States that show the geographic distribution of key stroke-causing factors. On the maps, the Southeast, especially the states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee, display some of the highest prevalence of hypertension and diabetes among whites and blacks.
