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Project creates energy source from hog waste
By Matt Barnett | September 22, 2011Duke scientists are giving a new meaning to the term hogwash—and Google, Inc. wants in.
Duke scientists are giving a new meaning to the term hogwash—and Google, Inc. wants in.
Amid America’s current job crisis, some disagree about the strength of the country’s engineers.
Hypertension-prone Barry Taylor wishes he could spend more time at the doctor’s office, even though he has been going about three days per week for more than a year.
After studying the remains of a nearly 2-million-year-old being, Duke researchers believe they have found the oldest link in humanity’s family tree—a discovery that could cause the entire field of...
Local energy experts and national security leaders urged the nation to consider the relationship between clean energy and national security at a University panel Thursday.
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Michael Cuffe will take over as president and CEO of physician services for Hospital Corporation of America Healthcare, the company announced Tuesday.
Twitter and Facebook are quickly becoming staples in U.S. companies’ marketing strategies.
A Duke medical team is aiming to improve health care in Africa.
Researchers may soon be able to predict whether a person will contract the flu virus before they exhibit any symptoms.
New research suggests that kids may experience less anxiety if they progress slowly through their awkward teenage years.
Former patients of discredited Duke cancer researcher Dr. Anil Potti have filed a lawsuit against the University.
When it comes to losing the Freshman 15, aerobic exercise is more effective than resistance training.
Thousands of lives may soon be saved through an action as simple as tearing open a packet of ketchup.
A new study confirms the long-speculated belief that stress plays a part in the premature graying of hair.
Sometimes when expensive technology disappears, a real-time tracking device can significantly improve the situation.
While abortion remains a heated topic in U.S. politics, a new survey suggests that the number of doctors willing or able to provide such services is decreasing.
During the last 10 years, the number of papers published in research journals have increased but the number of papers retracted has skyrocketed.
A recent study by Dan Ariely, James B. Duke professor of behavioral economics, found that 20 percent of Americans rake in 84 percent of the nation’s wealth, while the bottom 40 percent only owns a...
Although the Duke University Medical Center is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top 10 hospitals, administrators believe the rankings should be viewed with some reservations.
A medical journal—Blood—published a retraction notice Friday for the paper “Gene-expression patterns predict phenotypes of immune-mediated thrombosis.” Potti served as lead author on the paper,...