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Duke Human Vaccine Institute Receives Industry Honor
Apr. 26, 2013
The Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI) recently won a Vaccine Industry Excellence Award for best academic research team.
After Brain Injury, New Astrocytes Play Unexpected Role in Healing
Apr. 24, 2013
The production of a certain kind of brain cell that had been considered an impediment to healing may actually be needed to staunch bleeding and promote repair after a stroke or head trauma, researchers at Duke Medicine report.
Structure of Cell Signaling Molecule Suggests General On-Off Switch
Apr. 21, 2013
A three-dimensional image of one of the proteins that serves as an on-off switch as it binds to receptors on the surface of a cell suggests there may be a sort of main power switch that could be tripped. These surface receptors are responsible for helping cells discern light, set the heart racing, or detect pain.
Duke Breast Oncologist Among TIME’s 100 Most Influential People
Apr. 18, 2013
Kimberly Blackwell, M.D., a clinical oncologist at Duke Cancer Institute and one of the country’s leading breast cancer researchers, is included in this year’s roster of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people.
Family history of Alzheimer’s associated with abnormal brain pathology
Apr. 17, 2013
Close family members of people with Alzheimer’s disease are more than twice as likely as those without a family history to develop silent buildup of brain plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.
Paulson Named Chairman of Duke’s Department of Radiology
Apr. 12, 2013
Erik Paulson, M.D., will return to the Duke University School of Medicine as chairman of the Department of Radiology, after serving as professor and chairman of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Treatments, Not Prevention, Dominate Diabetes Research
Apr. 5, 2013
Research for diabetes is far more focused on drug therapies than preventive measures, and tends to exclude children and older people who have much to gain from better disease management, according to a Duke Medicine study.
Duke Medicine, Coventry Partner to Create Innovative Health Benefit Plan for Employers
Apr. 4, 2013
Duke University Health System and Coventry Health Care of the Carolinas today announced an innovative health benefit plan for employers that will be powered primarily by Duke’s vast network of primary and specialty care physicians.
Researchers Find Potential Map to More Effective HIV Vaccine
Apr. 3, 2013
By tracking the very earliest days of one person’s robust immune response to HIV, researchers have charted a new route for developing a long-sought vaccine that could boost the body’s ability to neutralize the virus.
Five genetic variations increase risk of ovarian cancer
Mar. 27, 2013
An international research collaboration has found five new regions of the human genome that are linked to increased risks for developing ovarian cancer. Duke Medicine researchers played a leading role analyzing genetic information from more than 40,000 women.
