Clinical psychologist Eric Stice suggested using dissonance theory to help combat a dangerous obsession with thinness.
At the Nicolelis lab, scientists have connected the brains of two rats over a long distance, creating an artificial communication channel.
The South Sudanese ambassador is spending time at Duke to help find ways to improve food security in South Sudan.
The neurology division of the School of Medicine will become its own department this summer.
McCall Smith has written more than 60 books, several collections of short stories and the “No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” series.
Adults who were bullied as children may have a higher risk of developing psychiatric disorders and depression.
Aston Martin’s Rapide S sports car is the latest design to make use of the ancient golden ratio, which mechanical engineering professor Adrian Bejan said confers a natural sense of beauty and speed.
Students and administrators are collaborating to increase awareness as part of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
Duke’s coolest building just got even cooler.
The team of neuroprosthetics researchers mounted an infrared camera on the head of a rat and connected it to the somatosensory cortex of the brain
Aphrodisiacs—substances that boost libido—have been speculated to be more mental than physical.
A team of Duke undergraduates working with the Nowicki Lab created a lifelike robotic sparrow to test a theory of angry bird behavior.
Norovirus, a highly communicable stomach virus responsible for millions of cases of gastroenteritis annually, has been found in several outbreak locations throughout North Carolina.
After 73 years scattered throughout the Duke Medicine campus, medical students finally have a home.
Students should not forgo discussions about sex with their partner before actually making the decision to do it.
Students have become more open to talking about sensitive subjects, contributing to an improvement in psychological health, administrators say.
he new Global Health Doctoral Certificate will be available to any student pursuing a Ph.D. who wishes to learn more about the subject.
State representatives have debated how to move the process forward.
In an era of tightened government purse-strings, corporations play a central, if not controversial, role in funding research at Duke.
Less invasive surgery at earlier stages of breast cancer has been correlated with higher rates of patient survival.
