Medical robot steers needle through living lung
Using robotics and AI, a Carolina team developed an autonomous tool that performs with “unprecedented accuracy and safety.”
Health and Medicine
The Latest
Gillings hosts new CDC outbreak forecasting center
Working with 13 funded partners, Carolina will coordinate the creation of more effective responses to public health emergencies.
RNA discoveries drive oncologist’s next chapter
Chad Pecot specializes in caring for patients with lung cancer and conducts research into how various types of RNAs promote the spread of cancer. His lab at UNC Lineberger also studies how RNA can be engineered into cancer therapies. His focus on RNA has led to an appointment as the director of the newly established UNC RNA Discovery Center, an inclusive community of scientists dedicated to investigating all aspects of RNA biology.
New study reveals strong connection between heart and brain health
A new study conducted by researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill, the University of Pennsylvania and Purdue University shed light on the close relationship between cardiovascular diseases and brain diseases such as stroke, dementia and cognitive impairment.