UNC School of Medicine News
- UNC surgeon performs live surgery broadcast to ACOG meeting in Chicago
On Tuesday, May 5, John F. Steege, M.D., performed a surgery at the University of North Carolina Hospitals that was broadcast live to attendees at the 57th Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Chicago. - UNC study: new approach promises greater success for predicting drug safety
A new UNC study published online in the journal Genome Research describes a new, more effective and less costly method for testing drugs for potential toxicity and one that could also result in more people benefiting from existing drugs. - Toddlers with autism more likely to have enlarged amygdala, UNC study finds
Toddlers with autism appear more likely to have an enlarged amygdala, a brain area associated with functions such as the processing of faces and emotion, a study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine researchers has found.