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Dzau receives AHA award for research
By Chronicle Staff | November 16, 2010Dr. Victor Dzau was honored Sunday with the American Heart Association’s 2010 Research Achievement Award.
Dr. Victor Dzau was honored Sunday with the American Heart Association’s 2010 Research Achievement Award.
Sometimes widespread knowledge of danger is not enough to prevent risky behavior.
Exercise today can improve your sex life in old age, a recent study by Duke researchers found.
Children who display symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are more likely to be obese as adults, a new study suggests.
A gender gap still exists at the School of Medicine, where there are fewer than four females for every 10 members of the faculty.
In an attempt to save the lives of leukemia patients, prospective bone marrow donors swabbed their cheeks in the Bryan Center last Thursday. Although the process of registration is simple, it could...
The University voluntarily canceled three clinical trials that drew from the research of Dr. Anil Potti, a cancer researcher whose research is currently under investigation.
The Duke University Health System topped out the steel skeleton Sunday for its $230 million new Cancer Center, which will be a fundamental part of the development of the Duke Cancer Institute.
After Fuqua student Willem Fadrhon wrote a prize-winning essay on the future of energy, three energy executives gathered at the University Thursday evening to discuss the future of their industry.
A technology developed by Duke engineers aims to prevent accidents involving construction parts and equipment, which caused more than 800 deaths in 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
The School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics has received $17.2 million as a gift through the Kiser estate—the largest donation in the department’s history.
For the fourth year in a row, Duke received a B+ on the Sustainable Endowments Institute’s 2011 College Sustainability Report Card, falling behind some of its peer institutions.
As investigations into Dr. Anil Potti’s research continue, Dr. Joseph Nevins, Potti’s mentor and collaborator, has now acknowledged errors in a paper whose results have been questioned for nearly a...
During the past several years, it has become clear that the increasing deer population in Duke Forest is problematic.
Recently, Duke University electrical engineers have designed a way to replace copper in electronic devices with an optical device that would use light to carry information.
A new $10 million federal grant will allow the Duke Global Health Institute to expand its partnership with the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Tanzania in an effort to strengthen its...
Researchers are preparing for trials of a new HIV vaccine that accounts for the diverse nature of the deadly virus’ strains.
Efforts to encourage men to study nursing recently led to national recognition for Duke.
Work on the effects of nature and nurture have earned a married research couple of two prestigious awards.
The Institute of Medicine will conduct a study of the “scientific underpinnings” of three clinical trials that were based on the work of Duke cancer researcher Dr. Anil Potti, the organization...