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Tag: genetic research

a doctor in a darkened room examines xrays of breast tissue to look for cancer.
Posted inHealth Inequities

Black women more likely to die of breast cancer – especially in the South

by Pew Trusts May 22, 2019April 13, 2021

By Max Blau Stateline When Felicia Mahone was 27, she felt her breast and found a mass. Breast cancer had killed nearly all the women in her family — her mother, two aunts and two cousins. Her doctor, though, downplayed the lump, assuring her everything would be all right. For months, Mahone resumed her busy […]

photo of a meat case in a supermarket
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Tick-borne Meat Allergy Has Risen in North Carolina

by Jared Weber August 24, 2018
illustration shows adults offering an obest baby french fries
Posted inChildren's Health

Probing DNA to Prevent Childhood Obesity

by Rose Hoban December 1, 2017December 19, 2017
Kumar stands with a group of eight other people, mostly in lab coats. They're all smiling.
Posted inHealth Inequities

NC Universities Tapped to Combat Minority Health Disparities

by Rose Hoban October 10, 2017October 10, 2017
A group photo with the 2014 STaRS participants, high school science teachers who spent two weeks at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Photo courtesy: NIEHS
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, Healthcare Workers, Research News

Back to School, at a National Institute of Health

by Gabe Rivin October 6, 2014April 7, 2017
Posted inChronic Disease, Featured, Research News

N.C.-based Research Sheds Understanding on Cancer and Aging Link

by Editor February 17, 2014February 20, 2014

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