PCORI funds UNC research to assess representativeness of COVID-19 treatment trials
November 16, 2020 The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute is funding research at the Gillings School to compare how participants in COVID-19 clinical trials differ from real-world patients infected with the virus.
Common SARS-CoV-2 mutation may be more susceptible to vaccine
November 12, 2020 A new study published in Science confirms that the D614G spike mutation allows the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 to replicate faster, outcompete and transmit more easily between hosts compared to the original virus. However, the mutation that enabled this strain to spread so quickly around the globe may also make it more susceptible to a vaccine.
Study finds more physical activity, less TV equals more years cancer-free
October 28, 2020 Increasing physical activity and watching less TV may help people live more years cancer-free. Dr. Carmen Cuthbertson, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Epidemiology, shared these findings in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
Gillings graduate Engeda finds that new statin guidelines may expose younger adults to greater risk for Type 2 diabetes
October 27, 2020 Joseph Engeda is the lead author of an article recently published in PLOS Medicine about a study that takes a new look at evolving guidelines for the use of statins and calls attention to a need for further research.
Lab-grown mini-lungs mimic the real thing — including COVID-19 infection
October 23, 2020 Living human lung air sacs in tiny dishes promise to accelerate COVID-19 research.
UNC research uncovers evidence of human susceptibility to emerging coronavirus strain in swine
October 12, 2020 New research from the Baric Lab suggests that an emerging strain of coronavirus known as swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus (SADS-CoV) may have the potential to spread to humans as well.
Black women with breast cancer experience delayed, longer treatment than white women
October 5, 2020 One in seven Black women with breast cancer had delays in starting treatment, and Black women also had extended duration of treatment, according to a study led by researchers from the UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health and UNC's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Benefield honored with Michael S. O’Malley Alumni Award for research to identify racial differences in breast cancer outcomes
September 18, 2020 Halei Benefield has been named the 2020 recipient of the Michael S. O’Malley Alumni Award for Publication Excellence in Cancer Population Sciences.
Could drones be the key to increasing defibrillator use during a heart attack?
September 16, 2020 Each year, more than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests take place in the United States. An estimated 90% of the people who experience one do not survive. In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, a team led by Dr. Wayne Rosamond describes a new method to give bystanders life-saving access to AEDs: drone delivery.
Building early warning systems against pandemic threats
August 31, 2020 The nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance has announced its latest program: The Emerging Infectious Diseases Southeast Asia Research Collaboration Hub. This is one of a new group of research centers supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and faculty at the UNC Gillings School are key collaborators.
