By Dave DeFusco When Allen Wood, a materials science Ph.D. student in the Department of Applied Physical Sciences, was a boy growing up in Winston-Salem, he had preoccupations suited to someone much older. At the age of 8, he absorbed … Read more

Drug Delivery Platform Manipulating Amyloid Proteins Key to Alzheimer’s Treatment By Dave DeFusco University of North Carolina researchers have developed a therapeutic approach that harnesses helical amyloid fibers designed to release drugs in response to body temperature, according to a … Read more

In Study, Wearable Drug Patch Shows Promise For Alzheimer’s Treatment By Dave DeFusco A wearable patch that uses electrically triggered microneedles for on-demand, subcutaneous drug delivery shows promise for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders and neurological injuries, according to a … Read more

By Dave DeFusco A technological advance in medical and dental imaging promises to improve diagnostic accuracy while minimizing patient exposure to radiation, according to a research article in the Nature journal Communications Engineering. In the article, “Volumetric Computed Tomography with … Read more

By Dave DeFusco Researchers have developed a model for how specialized proteins called septins can bind to and organize on cell membranes, according to a paper co-authored by an Applied Physical Sciences professor and published in the Proceedings of the … Read more

Students who use tools, technology and special techniques to turn their ideas into creations will display their projects at Carolina’s Fall BeAM MakerFest on Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Frank Porter Graham Great Hall of … Read more