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Mechanical arm designed by NC State College of Design and College of Engineering students.

When you think of places conducting life-changing medical research you probably think of the nation's big medical centers and teaching hospitals. But at NC State, teams of researchers from across a wide spectrum of disciplines are taking on some of the most challenging human health issues – with inspiring results.

NC State researchers identified the region of the brain that can be irreversibly changed by compounds in soy-based foods, laying the groundwork for future research to protect consumers-especially women of reproductive age.

We developed a molecule that may prevent healthy cells from turning into cancer cells.

For disabled soldiers who have lost arms or legs in combat, we're working on advanced titanium joints and limbs that fuse with their bones and behave more like natural limbs.

Patients battling HIV have new hope thanks to a process pioneered at NC State that uses nanotechnology to repair a failed drug, rekindling its ability to protect the body's immune system.

NC State's new Plants for Human Health Institute integrates research in metabolomics, biochemistry, genomics and breeding to develop fruit and vegetable produce with enhanced health benefits and disease-fighting properties.

In our College of Veterinary Medicine – one of the top five colleges of its kind in the nation – we conduct research that directly benefits human health in areas such as genomic sciences, gene therapy, vaccine development, diagnostics, new cancer immunotherapy, and genetic research to prevent inherited and acquired diseases.

By harnessing the expertise of researchers across a wide range of disciplines – not just medical science – NC State is delivering complex and ground-breaking innovations in nutrition, medicine, science and engineering to improve human health.