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.
Researchers at the Duke Global Health Institute have bulked up on more effective strategies to fight obesity by studying the factors that affect food choice and weight gain.
Robert Califf, former vice chancellor of clinical and translational research, may soon be taking helm of the U.S.
After the Office of Research Integrity released a report Nov. 9 concluding that cancer researcher Anil Potti engaged in scientific misconduct, some are expressing indignation at a lack of justice and concern that larger research integrity and institutional transparency issues persist.
Seaman v. Duke University et al. is a class action lawsuit filed by Danielle Seaman, assistant professor of radiology at Duke University Medical Center, on behalf of all similarly situated Duke and UNC medical faculty since 2012.
Researchers at Duke have helped develop a first draft of the most comprehensive map of biological evolution ever made—the Open Tree of Life.
HTC’s virtual reality headset prototype impressed members of the Duke community who got to participate in a virtual reality demonstration last week.
One of the developers of the measles vaccine, Dr. Samuel Katz, pushed students to fight for the eradication of preventable diseases Tuesday night at the French Family Science Center.
More than five years after investigations into cancer researcher Dr. Anil Potti began, the Office of Research Integrity is providing some measure of closure to the widely publicized scandal.
Duke researchers have discovered that parrot brains possess a specialized structure, which may be responsible for their ability to mimic humans. Vocal learning, the ability to imitate sounds, is a skill few animals can boast.
Duke investigators are part of a team that has designed a protein that could someday cure HIV.
The Duke School of Medicine’s specialized curriculum is drawing attention from other medical schools across the country.
Women using nail polish may be ingesting toxins, new research suggests.
President Richard Brodhead and Dr. Damon Tweedy, psychiatrist and assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the School of Medicine, exchanged thoughts on the intersection of race and patient care at a public discussion Thursday afternoon at Rubenstein Library.
Duke Electric Vehicles will be featured in a commercial during an episode of the NBC show “Heroes Reborn.”
