Hush puppies on a diet?
The Med-South diet study led by Carolina researchers will determine if healthier versions of traditional Southern dishes can help obese people lose weight and keep it off.
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Pictures on cigarette warning labels can help smokers kick the habit despite lack of effect on risk beliefs
The research team found that including a pictorial warning on cigarette labels motivates people to kick the habit more effectively than text alone.
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Biologist Karin Pfennig wins grand prize in NSF’s Idea Machine competition
Winning entries will help inform NSF’s research agenda through the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026 and beyond.
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Carolina researchers make important scientific step toward an HIV cure
Overcoming HIV latency is a major step toward creating a cure for HIV. For the first time, scientists at Carolina, Emory University and Qura Therapeutics – a partnership between Carolina and ViiV Healthcare – have found a new approach that can expose latent HIV.
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The head and the heart
Todd Cohen and Jonathan Schisler — a neuroscientist and a heart researcher — began working together in 2016 after meeting for coffee in Marsico Hall. By combining their expertise in protein studies, they strive to develop a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
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Supplemental issue of Preventive Medicine focuses on cancer disparities
Carolina's Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention hosts the coordinating center for the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network, which produced the 12-article supplement.
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Hair dye, chemical straighteners linked with breast cancer in large study
African American women who frequently use permanent hair dye or chemical straighteners were found to be especially at risk.
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E-cigarette industry promotes vaping through scholarships
Researchers found that most of these scholarship offers required essays about e-cigarettes or the benefits of vaping.
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Kombucha, kefir and kimchi: keep your microbes happy
Good bacteria can keep our guts healthy and improve overall health, beginning with breast milk in infancy and continuing with a diet that includes fermented foods.
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Feeding the world: pharmacy researcher’s work may lead to more nutritious food
Polymer-based microparticles can help store and preserve micronutrients that may degrade during the cooking process.
