Community based study offers dental disease insights
August 3, 2023 Researchers at UNC and Penn Dental Medicine showed that tooth decay in childhood is characterized by an imbalance in the oral microbiome and that certain previously unrecognized bacteria interact in complex ways.
Hearing aids slow cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss and at risk for cognitive decline
July 18, 2023 Results from the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders study found that hearing aids slowed cognitive decline in older adults with mild to moderate hearing loss by 48% in a pre-specified set of participants from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study.
UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke to be awarded up to $50 million from the FDA for new research center
July 11, 2023 Triangle CERSI will work with FDA scientists to perform cutting edge scientific research to better inform and support the FDA’s needs.
The Abstract: July 10, 2023
July 10, 2023 New research from biostatistics, health behavior and nutrition, plus a new grant to study lung cancer screening.
The Abstract: June 12, 2023
June 12, 2023 New biostatistics awards and research for Garcia and Montoya, a new book from a nutrition alumna, and a list of honors for Gillings researchers.
New study reveals strong connection between heart and brain health
June 1, 2023 Biostatistics researchers at UNC have collaborated on research that sheds light on the close relationship between cardiovascular diseases and brain diseases, unraveling the underlying genetic signatures and inter-organ connections between the heart and brain.
The Abstract: May 15, 2023
May 15, 2023 New publications from Rozier, Montoya and researchers from the Department of Maternal and Child Health.
New research uncovers link between neurodegenerative disease and changes in brain shape
April 14, 2023 New research from UNC and Florida State University demonstrates how neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, can significantly accelerate changes in subcortical areas of the brain in older adults.
Bivalent COVID-19 boosters effectively protect against new omicron subvariants
April 12, 2023 New research led by the Gillings School shows that bivalent COVID-19 boosters are still providing effective protection from hospitalization and death, even against the most recent omicron subvariants.
Gillings study shows updated bivalent boosters are more effective at preventing hospitalization and death from omicron
January 25, 2023 Researchers at the Gillings School found that bivalent boosters are more effective than original monovalent boosters at preventing COVID-19-related hospitalization and death, according to a new study in The New England Journal of Medicine.
