Record #:

24581

Author(s):

Williams, Clay

Abstract:

Dr. Ben Wilcox and his team of heart surgeons at UNC Medical Center at Chapel Hill have successfully completed multiple heart bypass surgeries, revitalizing people who have been crippled by heart disease.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 39 Issue 11, November 1971, p17-19, 31, il

Subject(s):

Heart--Surgery; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Medical Center; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

25880

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

UNC researchers are exploring how hypnosis can help patients with irritable bowel syndrome. According to Olafur Palsson, an associate professor of medicine, hypnosis can alleviate pain and discomfort by shifting a patient’s focus to positive and interesting things.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Spring 2007, p32-35, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

25550

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

Martin Kohlmeier and Kelly Adams run UNC’s Nutrition in Medicine program and believe physicians should have a good understanding of nutrition. Their mission is to integrate nutrition education at medical schools and to provide an online curriculum to help medical students, residents, and doctors get the nutrition coursework they need.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 3, Spring 2011, p44-45, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Nutrition; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

13568

Author(s):

Madry, Robert W.

Abstract:

The University of North Carolina has resumed offering M.D. degrees for the first time since 1910.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 18, Oct 1952, p9, il

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

26250

Author(s):

Blansett, Lisa; McMorrow, Kathleen

Abstract:

Nancy King, professor of social medicine, believes art should be a means for raising important social issues. She is working with North Carolina theater professionals to design a program which incorporates the humanities and medicine.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 6 Issue 4, Summer 1989, p12-14, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Humanities; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

25720

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite; Mole, Beth

Abstract:

Strains of tuberculosis have mutated and become resistant to multiple drugs due to decades of inconsistent drug supplies, drug shortages, and poor drug quality. According to UNC researchers, we are potentially getting close to a bacteria that we have no tools or weapons against. In response, they are studying causes of the disease and exploring new treatment options for patients in Africa.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 25 Issue 1, Fall 2008, p18-23, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Disease; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

25657

Author(s):

Voss, Meagen

Abstract:

Ben Philpot, an assistant professor in the UNC Neuroscience Center, studies Angelman syndrome and its neurological symptoms. The most prominent symptom of Angelman syndrome is impaired speech. Philpot hopes to identify molecular changes that cause damage to the brain’s sensory experience.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 26 Issue 1, Fall 2009, p14-15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Neurology--Research--Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

25560

Author(s):

Hardy, Susan

Abstract:

Klaus Hahn and his UNC pharmacology lab discoveredthe genetic code to make a protein that responds to light. The protein stimulates cell movement, which is a technique with the potential to repair nerve injuries, create new muscle and bone, or understand how an embryo develops.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p45 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Genetics--Research; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

25556

Author(s):

Voss, Meagen

Abstract:

James Faber is a professor in the Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology. His lab is studying how risk for vascular disease depends on the number of collateral blood vessels a person has. So far, Faber’s lab has identified two genes that trigger collateral formation.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p30-32, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Genetics--Research; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

25674

Author(s):

Voss, Meagen

Abstract:

Immunologist Jon Serody studies immune cells that cause graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). When GVHD occurs, a patient’s immune system rejects bone marrow transplants, and transplanted cells invade the organs and bore holes in tissue. Serody recently found that symptoms of GVHD depend on which tissues are attacked, and the most commonly targeted organs include the skin, gastrointestinal tract, liver, and lungs.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 26 Issue 2, Winter 2010, p41-43, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools; Immunology

Record #:

25678

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

Terrence Holt previously taught English and creative writing, but switched careers to become a geriatrician following his father’s death. Holt began to incorporate both careers by asking cancer patients in UNC’s chemotherapy clinic if they would like to write their personal stories. Holt is now a contributing editor and website columnist.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 26 Issue 3, Spring 2010, p22-25, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Writing; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

25534

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

At the UNC Microbiome Core Facility, researchers have found that our intestines are full of known and unknown species that compose unique bacterial ecologies. UNC researchers share their findings on the role of bacteria in several ailments, including colitis, Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome, obesity, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, and colon cancer. They are discovering that probiotics begin to help our health when we are babies.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 2, Winter 2011, p20-25, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Disease; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

26209

Author(s):

McMorrow, Kathleen

Abstract:

Ethics are integral to medical school curricula. The medical faculty teaches students how to approach common ethical issues related to informed consent, patients’ rights, and rationing of health care.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 7 Issue 2, Winter 1990, p1-4, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

26229

Author(s):

McMorrow, Kathleen

Abstract:

Ed Cox, a fourth-year medical student, is researching the hepatitis A virus. He is trying to figure out which amino acids on the outer shell or capsid of the virus are the targets for the human immune response.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 7 Issue 3, Spring 1990, p18-19, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

25533

Author(s):

Hardy, Susan

Abstract:

The Ramphal Cardiac Surgery simulator was designed by Paul Ramphal at the University of the West Indies, and built in Chapel Hill with the help of Richard Feins, UNC professor of surgery. The simulator uses pig parts arranged like they would be in a human, and is used to train medical residents.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 2, Winter 2011, p18-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Medicine--Education; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools