University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Archives - MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/tag/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill/ Healthcare technology news, life science current events Fri, 22 Sep 2023 17:17:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://medcitynews.com/uploads/2021/03/cropped-mblue-32x32.png University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Archives - MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/tag/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill/ 32 32 40682243 How Genome Sequencing Can Broaden the Scope of Newborn Screening https://medcitynews.com/2023/09/genome-sequencing-newborn-screening-rare-disease-rti-international-unc/ https://medcitynews.com/2023/09/genome-sequencing-newborn-screening-rare-disease-rti-international-unc/#respond Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:31:38 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=649545

Standard newborn screening can detect dozens of inherited diseases, but genomics technology enables testing for hundreds of them. A North Carolina program evaluating the feasibility of bringing genomics to newborn screening is expanding with an initial goal of testing 5,000 babies in the next year.

]]> https://medcitynews.com/2023/09/genome-sequencing-newborn-screening-rare-disease-rti-international-unc/feed/ 0 649545 Why UNC Chose AWS as Its Cloud Partner to Launch 10 Startups Over 3 Years https://medcitynews.com/2022/12/why-unc-chose-aws-as-its-cloud-partner-to-launch-10-startups-over-3-years/ https://medcitynews.com/2022/12/why-unc-chose-aws-as-its-cloud-partner-to-launch-10-startups-over-3-years/#respond Thu, 01 Dec 2022 23:35:52 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=615682

The innovation institute run by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill teamed up with Amazon Web Services to create a venture studio to turn the university’s digital health research concepts into full-fledged startups. AWS’ platform beat out the other major cloud providers because it was “the most entrepreneurial,” according to the venture studio’s managing director.

]]> https://medcitynews.com/2022/12/why-unc-chose-aws-as-its-cloud-partner-to-launch-10-startups-over-3-years/feed/ 0 615682 UNC spinout wants to help health workers wipe out surface contamination by harmful cancer drugs https://medcitynews.com/2013/03/unc-spinout-wants-to-help-health-workers-wipe-out-surface-contamination-by-harmful-cancer-drugs/ https://medcitynews.com/2013/03/unc-spinout-wants-to-help-health-workers-wipe-out-surface-contamination-by-harmful-cancer-drugs/#respond Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:02:50 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=203682 Chemotherapy drugs used today are potent and nonselective, meaning they kill both cancerous and non-cancerous […]

]]> https://medcitynews.com/2013/03/unc-spinout-wants-to-help-health-workers-wipe-out-surface-contamination-by-harmful-cancer-drugs/feed/ 0 203682 A surprising reason why some newborns test positive for marijuana https://medcitynews.com/2012/06/a-surprising-reason-why-some-newborns-test-positive-for-marijuana/ https://medcitynews.com/2012/06/a-surprising-reason-why-some-newborns-test-positive-for-marijuana/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:48:05 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=141882 Some newborns are testing positive for marijuana exposure and the reason why could surprise you. […]

]]> https://medcitynews.com/2012/06/a-surprising-reason-why-some-newborns-test-positive-for-marijuana/feed/ 10 141882 Hepatitis C, liver cancer research at UNC secures $2.3M federal grant https://medcitynews.com/2012/05/hepatitis-c-liver-cancer-research-at-unc-secures-2-3m-federal-grant/ https://medcitynews.com/2012/05/hepatitis-c-liver-cancer-research-at-unc-secures-2-3m-federal-grant/#respond Thu, 17 May 2012 18:35:54 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=141405 The hepatitis C virus is believed to have links to the growth of liver cancer, […]

]]> https://medcitynews.com/2012/05/hepatitis-c-liver-cancer-research-at-unc-secures-2-3m-federal-grant/feed/ 0 141405 Unlocking university innovation: UNC’s Rose nurtures new life science startups https://medcitynews.com/2012/05/unlocking-university-innovation-uncs-rose-nurtures-new-life-science-startups/ https://medcitynews.com/2012/05/unlocking-university-innovation-uncs-rose-nurtures-new-life-science-startups/#respond Wed, 09 May 2012 20:23:34 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=141171 Don Rose has a front seat to watch many of the emerging life science companies […]

]]> https://medcitynews.com/2012/05/unlocking-university-innovation-uncs-rose-nurtures-new-life-science-startups/feed/ 0 141171 UNC’s Emerging Company Showcase highlights new healthcare technologies https://medcitynews.com/2012/04/uncs-emerging-company-showcase-highlights-new-healthcare-technologies/ https://medcitynews.com/2012/04/uncs-emerging-company-showcase-highlights-new-healthcare-technologies/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:57:33 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=138057 Innovation is brewing in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The University of North Carolina at Chapel […]

]]> https://medcitynews.com/2012/04/uncs-emerging-company-showcase-highlights-new-healthcare-technologies/feed/ 1 138057 IMRT beats proton therapy in prostate cancer, UNC comparative study says https://medcitynews.com/2012/04/imrt-beats-proton-therapy-in-prostate-cancer-unc-comparative-study-says/ https://medcitynews.com/2012/04/imrt-beats-proton-therapy-in-prostate-cancer-unc-comparative-study-says/#respond Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:54:39 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=137232 In prostate cancer treatment, newer might not necessarily be better. University of North Carolina at […]

]]> https://medcitynews.com/2012/04/imrt-beats-proton-therapy-in-prostate-cancer-unc-comparative-study-says/feed/ 0 137232 UNC kidney cancer research awarded $843K SAIC-Frederick contract https://medcitynews.com/2012/03/unc-kidney-cancer-research-awarded-843k-saic-frederick-contract/ https://medcitynews.com/2012/03/unc-kidney-cancer-research-awarded-843k-saic-frederick-contract/#respond Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:32:49 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=129713 Kidney cancer research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is getting a […]

]]> https://medcitynews.com/2012/03/unc-kidney-cancer-research-awarded-843k-saic-frederick-contract/feed/ 0 129713 Angelman syndrome clinic opens at UNC, first of its kind in the nation https://medcitynews.com/2012/02/angelman-syndrome-clinic-opens-at-unc-first-of-its-kind-in-the-nation/ https://medcitynews.com/2012/02/angelman-syndrome-clinic-opens-at-unc-first-of-its-kind-in-the-nation/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:47:25 +0000 http://www.medcitynews.com/?p=121719 Angelman syndrome has no cure and few treatments but the rare genetic disorder now has […]

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