Study shows habitual checking of social media may impact young adolescents’ brain development
The study provides some of the first findings about social media's possible consequences on the development of adolescent brains.
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Carolina maintains its rankings as a leading U.S. research institution
Between July 2020 and the end of June 2021, Carolina increased its annual research expenditures to $1.2 billion across all fields, with federal awards accounting for $748 million. This represents an increase of $46 million over fiscal year 2020.
Health benefits of kombucha — fact or fiction?
Rachel DuMez is a doctoral candidate within the Curriculum of Genetics and Molecular Biology, jointly offered by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s College of Arts and Sciences and by the UNC School of Medicine.
UNC-Chapel Hill awarded funding for study of Malan Syndrome
The syndrome is caused by gene variants that affect the Nuclear Factor One X gene in neuronal cells, which creates proteins. Too little of these proteins result in symptoms such as tall stature, low muscle tone, intellectual disability, enlarged aorta and other physiological and behavioral complications.