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.
Ida Friday, UNC’s first lady, dies at 97
February 9, 2017 Ida Howell Friday, MPH, artist, activist and epitome of grace, married for 70 years to the late William Clyde Friday, former president of The University of North Carolina system, died Feb. 6, at the age of 97. Friday earned a master's degree in health education at the Gillings School in 1948.
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.
NEJM ‘Perspective’ explores use of patient-reported outcomes in improving clinical care
February 2, 2017 Dr. Ethan Basch authored a ‘Perspective’ column published in the Jan. 12 New England Journal of Medicine. The article calls for digitized patient-reported outcomes to be more fully available to physicians as a means of improving patients’ care.
Experts recommend 7-8 hours of sleep for better brain health
January 31, 2017
A new report, issued on Jan. 10 by the Global Council on Brain Health, recommends ways to maintain brain health, including getting at least seven to eight hours of sleep each night. Dr. Peggye Dilworth-Anderson is a Council member.
Study finds genetic variant that confirms shared genetic risk for kidney disease among Hispanics, American Indians
January 31, 2017
A new study, led by Drs. Nora Franceschini and Jianwen Cai, has found an Amerindian-specific genetic variant that influences a kidney trait in Hispanics/Latinos, thereby confirming shared genetic risk for kidney disease among Hispanics/Latinos and American Indians.
