Duke researchers have developed mathematical models to predict the growth trajectory of cancerous tumors.
Motions by Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed against the universities last year were denied in federal court Friday.
Vice President Joe Biden joined a panel of local experts to discuss barriers to curing cancer Wednesday afternoon.
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Vice President Joe Biden will visit the Duke Cancer Institute Wednesday to discuss his new cancer initiative with Duke scientists and leaders.
Duke's Environmental Engineering major will graduate its first class of two students this spring. The program—offered through the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department—was launched under former dean of the Pratt School of Engineering Tom Katsouleas in Fall 2013.
Discoveries made by Duke researchers may help to explain how B-cells respond after infected by Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), a member of the herpes virus family. The recent study—led by Micah Luftig, Karyn McFadden and Rigel Kishton—found that when running short of the supply of nucleotides and other cell-building materials, a large population of EBV-infected B-cells stop dividing and arrest, or end the cell cycle, after they hit their first period of rapid growth.
With growing concern about the Zika virus, Duke healthcare researchers and administrative leaders say they are well prepared.
NASA has awarded a Duke professor a three-year, $1 million grant to develop an early warning system for malaria in Peru.
Major infrastructural expansions and upgrades coupled with expense reduction gave Duke University Health System the highest operating income in its history.
Ravi Bellamkonda will be the new Vinik Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering, President Richard Brodhead and Provost Sally Kornbluth announced Tuesday.
Duke scientists have helped make it easier to detect cancer cells by using a probe that makes the cells more visible.
Discoveries made by Duke researchers may help explain a developmental disease called microcephaly.
According to a recent study produced by Duke economists, the value of homes sharply declines when fracking takes place in neighborhoods.
Duke researchers’ study on Duchenne muscular dystrophy represents the latest advance in the CRISPR gene editing technology that is revolutionizing science and its approach to treating diseases. In the study published Dec.
One of the newest additions to the Duke University Health System is North Carolina’s first hand transplantation program.
Humans evolved to have shorter but deeper sleep than our closest animal relatives, research by Duke scientists suggests.
With the start of the new year, Duke Medicine is undergoing a rebranding, including a name change from Duke Medicine to Duke Health.
Dr. William Anlyan, renowned innovator and leader of Duke Medical Center, died Sunday at the age of 90.
Discoveries made by Duke researchers could pave the way for treatment of degenerative eye diseases.
