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Vaccines to Boost Immunity Where It Counts, Not Just Near Shot Site
Jan. 22, 2012
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have created synthetic nanoparticles that target lymph nodes and greatly boost vaccine responses, said lead author Ashley St. John, PhD, a researcher at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School.
New Way to Learn About -- and Potentially Block -- Traits in Harmful Pathogens
Jan. 9, 2012
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have developed a new way to identify the genes of harmful microbes, particularly those that have been difficult to study in the laboratory.
Headphone Music Eases Anxiety During Prostate Biopsies
Jan. 9, 2012
Tuning in to tune out may be just what's needed for men undergoing a prostate biopsy, according to researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute.
Cancer Drugs Help the Hardest Cases of Pompe Disease
Jan. 5, 2012
Kids with Pompe disease fail because of a missing enzyme, GAA, that leads to dangerous sugar build-up, which affects muscles and movement. An enzyme replacement treatment pioneered at Duke University has saved many lives, but some children with Pompe disease produce an immune reaction that blocks the benefits of the life-saving enzyme treatment.
New Approach to Prostate Cancer Care Draws Patients with Riskiest Disease
Jan. 4, 2012
In choosing where they get treatment, prostate cancer patients tend to opt for a major cancer center if they have severe disease, but stick closer to home for less complicated cases, even when offered a model of care that taps numerous experts.
Short Hospitalizations for Heart Attacks May Increase Readmissions in U.S.
Jan. 3, 2012
Patients treated for acute heart attacks in the United States are readmitted within 30 days more often than in other countries, a finding explained in part by significantly shorter initial hospitalizations, according to an international study led by researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
Duke Celebrates Distinguished Fellows Who Have Advanced Science
Dec. 22, 2011
Five scientists from Duke University Medical Center and three from Duke University have been chosen for the distinct honor of fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as an AAAS fellow is granted because of scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. Notably, three new fellows are from the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, and three are department chairs.
Child to Undergo Rare Surgery (ABC11)
Dec. 19, 2011
Doctors at Duke University Hospital plan to remove Kobe Boyd's kidney.
Gene Discovery Explains How Fruitflies Retreat from Heat
Dec. 16, 2011
A discovery in fruit flies may be able to tell us more about how animals, including humans, sense potentially dangerous discomforts.
Lyman Elected to Serve on Board of Directors of ASCO
Dec. 8, 2011
Gary H. Lyman, MD, MPH, a professor of medicine at Duke University Medical Center, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, which is the leading professional organization representing more than 30,000 oncologists and others who care for people with cancer.
Jan. 22, 2012
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have created synthetic nanoparticles that target lymph nodes and greatly boost vaccine responses, said lead author Ashley St. John, PhD, a researcher at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School.
New Way to Learn About -- and Potentially Block -- Traits in Harmful Pathogens
Jan. 9, 2012
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have developed a new way to identify the genes of harmful microbes, particularly those that have been difficult to study in the laboratory.
Headphone Music Eases Anxiety During Prostate Biopsies
Jan. 9, 2012
Tuning in to tune out may be just what's needed for men undergoing a prostate biopsy, according to researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute.
Cancer Drugs Help the Hardest Cases of Pompe Disease
Jan. 5, 2012
Kids with Pompe disease fail because of a missing enzyme, GAA, that leads to dangerous sugar build-up, which affects muscles and movement. An enzyme replacement treatment pioneered at Duke University has saved many lives, but some children with Pompe disease produce an immune reaction that blocks the benefits of the life-saving enzyme treatment.
New Approach to Prostate Cancer Care Draws Patients with Riskiest Disease
Jan. 4, 2012
In choosing where they get treatment, prostate cancer patients tend to opt for a major cancer center if they have severe disease, but stick closer to home for less complicated cases, even when offered a model of care that taps numerous experts.
Short Hospitalizations for Heart Attacks May Increase Readmissions in U.S.
Jan. 3, 2012
Patients treated for acute heart attacks in the United States are readmitted within 30 days more often than in other countries, a finding explained in part by significantly shorter initial hospitalizations, according to an international study led by researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
Duke Celebrates Distinguished Fellows Who Have Advanced Science
Dec. 22, 2011
Five scientists from Duke University Medical Center and three from Duke University have been chosen for the distinct honor of fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as an AAAS fellow is granted because of scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. Notably, three new fellows are from the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, and three are department chairs.
Child to Undergo Rare Surgery (ABC11)
Dec. 19, 2011
Doctors at Duke University Hospital plan to remove Kobe Boyd's kidney.
Gene Discovery Explains How Fruitflies Retreat from Heat
Dec. 16, 2011
A discovery in fruit flies may be able to tell us more about how animals, including humans, sense potentially dangerous discomforts.
Lyman Elected to Serve on Board of Directors of ASCO
Dec. 8, 2011
Gary H. Lyman, MD, MPH, a professor of medicine at Duke University Medical Center, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, which is the leading professional organization representing more than 30,000 oncologists and others who care for people with cancer.
