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...
Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations, confirmed Saturday night that one of the cases involving discredited cancer researcher Anil Potti has been resolved.
Lana Moriarty, director of Consumer eHealth at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, discussed the proliferation of consumer health data.
Duke research is shedding light on a new possible cause of Alzheimer’s disease.
President Barack Obama's calls for national efforts to fight antibiotic resistance are being met by researchers and physicians in Duke hospitals.
Following criticism that Mars One’s mission to the Red Planet may not be written in the stars, senior Laurel Kaye defends the mission’s validity.
The Chronicle’s Abigail Xie spoke with Annick Desjardins about what this new study might mean—and what it might not.
New research shows that the well-known Southern drawl is slowly disappearing in North Carolina.
Changes in federal funding have forced Duke and universities around the country to reevaluate how biomedical research is conducted at the university level.
President Barack Obama has requested a $1 billion increase in the NIH’s budget for the fiscal year 2016
Initiatives to assist students in recovering from alcohol addiction are becoming increasingly common in universities throughout the country.
Certain markers in the brain can predict an individual’s risk of developing depression and anxiety, Duke researchers have found.
With a recent study showing that popular stereotypes—rather than lack of ability— may be responsible for the gender gap in certain fields, Duke women note that females in STEM fields face a variety...
Researchers at the Bursac lab have grown the first contracting muscle tissue, creating new possibilities for drug and medical testing.
Among those that are HIV-positive or have AIDS, southerners have the lowest five-year survival rates, Duke research finds.
