Teams of Duke researchers at the forefront of the immunotherapy field are exploring the potential of polio, a fatal disease, to fight cancer. Investigators in the Duke Medical Center hope to use a modified poliovirus to teach the body’s immune system to find and destroy cancerous tissue when it normally cannot.
Not eating your vegetables may, in fact, be a very big deal. Nancy Zucker, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral science at Duke University School of Medicine, has conducted research that supports the claim that picky eating can lead to anxiety disorders.
This flu season, students' chances of staying healthy may get a boost from an unexpected source—their cell phones. The researchers—statistician Katherine Heller from Duke and epidemiologist Allison Aiello from UNC—tested their application, iEpi, with a group of approximately 100 students at the University of Michigan.
Duke faculty and students are working to change the tradition of how undergraduates get their start in research on campus. Sheila Patek, associate professor of biology, has been leading efforts in developing an online platform called MUSER – Matching Undergraduates to Science and Engineering Research – that allows students to submit an application to the website and browse through the list of projects that faculty have posted, rather than requiring students to find mentors or research projects on their own.
Duke Marine Lab is taking to the skies. The Duke University Marine Laboratory, located in Beaufort, N.C, recently opened its Marine Conservation Ecology Unmanned Systems Facility earlier this month.
A group of Duke pulmonary researchers has had a string of recent paper retractions from several scientific journals. Six of the retracted papers have two authors in common: Erin Potts-Kant—who was arrested in 2013 on charges of embezzling more than $14,000 from Duke—and William Michael Foster, Research Professor of Medicine at the Duke University Medical Center.
Duke scientists and students are moving forward in their efforts to introduce a new method of delivering drugs that prevent the transmission of HIV from mothers to infants. The “Pratt Pouch”—which resembles a ketchup packet—allows mothers in developing countries who cannot give birth in hospitals or clinics to administer an antiretroviral drug directly to their newborn babies.
After more than a decade of diminished funding, a bill awaiting Senate approval could revive the National Institutes of Health’s budget. The 21st Century Cures Act draft—which the House of Representatives passed in a bipartisan 344-77 vote last month—stipulates that the NIH will receive a total increase in funding of $8.75 billion over the next five years and the Food and Drug Administration will receive an increase of $550 million over the next five years. Certain aspects of the bill, however, are controversial among politicians, scientists and the public—especially its streamlined drug and medical device approval process for the FDA.
A student Alzheimer’s Disease researcher is receiving national attention after publishing findings that show women decline in cognitive function at twice the rate of men. Senior Katherine Lin presented her work at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Washington July 18-23 alongside experts from around the world.
He has only been at Duke since April, but Dr. A. Eugene Washington, chancellor for health affairs and president and CEO of Duke University Health System, already knows what he wants to accomplish. “We can really make this a model city, county and area from the perspective of population health improvement,” Washington said.
After a lawsuit was filed this summer, faculty movement between Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has become an increasingly scrutinized topic—and former Duke administrators claim that the the two institutions have avoided hiring each other’s faculty for many years.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given the Duke Global Health Institute a $20 million grant to support the program's educational initiatives and combat worldwide health challenges.
Surgeons at Duke University Medical Center performed a successful separation of conjoined twins last month, and both twins are now recovering well.
A radiologist employed by Duke has filed a class action lawsuit against the University and Duke University Health System regarding an alleged no-hire agreement with the University of North Carolina.
New models of tiny, wireless pacemakers—the Nanostim leadless pacemaker and the Micra transcatheter pacing system—are undergoing clinical trials in Duke hospitals.
Andrews reflects on her recent election to the National Academy of Sciences and looks ahead to the upcoming year in the School of Medicine.
Two baby ring-tailed lemurs at the Duke Lemur Center have been named after DreamWorks character King Julien.
One of only two living plaintiffs in the recently settled lawsuit regarding clinical trials based on discredited cancer researcher Anil Potti's work spoke to The Cancer Letter about her treatment...
Hare directs Dognition.com, a website that includes games and tests for dog personality.
In a recent interview with The Cancer Letter, a national cancer research publication, the director of the National Center for Professional and Research Ethics explained why the University still...
