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(University of North Carolina School of Medicine) Patients who have high-risk non-melanoma skin carcinomas of the head and neck may benefit from concomitant radiotherapy and chemotherapy, according to a UNC-led study.

Their study is the first to report on multiple patients with these skin carcinomas treated simultaneously with radio- and chemotherapy.

(University of North Carolina School of Medicine) A new type of nanoparticle developed in the laboratories at the University of North Carolina has shown potential for more effective delivery of chemotherapy to treat cancer.

(University of North Carolina School of Medicine) A new finding based on multiple collaborations between UNC and Duke scientists over several years points to new avenues for investigation of cell metabolism that may provide insights into diseases ranging from neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease to certain types of cancers.

(University of North Carolina School of Medicine) A University of North Carolina-led international study shows that among Kenyan men, circumcision is associated with a lower prevalence of human papillomavirus-associated precancerous lesions of the penis.

(University of North Carolina School of Medicine) Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been awarded a $32 million, five-year federal grant to develop ways to cure people with HIV by purging the virus hiding in the immune systems of patients taking antiretroviral therapy.

(University of North Carolina School of Medicine) A research study led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has made a major discovery in the effort to halt the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

(University of North Carolina School of Medicine) Research led by UNC School of Medicine scientists finds that a "promiscuous DNA replication process" may be responsible for large-scale genome duplications in developing tumors.

These findings challenge the long-standing, currently accepted model.

(University of North Carolina School of Medicine) The flu kills more than 35,000 people in the United States in an average year -- and most of those deaths could be prevented with a simple vaccine.

After last year's H1N1 outbreak, the government says everyone over the age of 6 months needs a flu shot this year.

(University of North Carolina School of Medicine) UNC researchers are the first to identify brain abnormalities in children at high risk for schizophrenia shortly after birth.

The finding could lead to earlier detection of schizophrenia and enable better prevention and treatment.

(University of North Carolina School of Medicine) Focusing on certain PTSD symptoms may be key to treating anger among Iraq/Afghanistan veterans, according to a study led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Veterans Affairs researchers.