With the number of Americans residing in assisted living communities nearing 1 million and growing, CEAL@UNC’s work will be vital for ensuring that older adults nationwide have access to quality and supportive care that enables them to age with dignity and respect.
As a member of the DECIPHeR Alliance, Carolina is tackling the leading cause of death in the U.S. – heart and lung disease in vulnerable populations.
The Tar Heels behind the Culinary Medicine Club are working to empower students and community members to embrace food as medicine through workshops, cooking sessions and recipes.
This research, led by UNC School of Medicine scientists Laura Kincer, Sarah Joseph,and Ron Swanstrom with international collaborators, shows that in addition to HIV’s ability to lay dormant in the blood/lymphoid system, the virus may also lay dormant in the central nervous system, delineating another challenge in creating a cure.