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Duke Sports Medicine to Provide World-Class Care to Elon University Student-Athletes
Duke Sports Medicine will be the team physicians for Elon University in conjunction with Alamance Regional Medical Center.
Aug. 31, 2011 -
Apixaban Superior to Warfarin for Preventing Stroke, Reducing Bleeding, and Saving Lives in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
A large-scale trial finds that apixaban, a new anticoagulant drug, is superior to the standard drug warfarin for preventing stroke and systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation. Moreover, apixaban results in substantially less bleeding and also results in lower mortality.
Aug. 28, 2011 -
Elusive Gene Mutations Found for Malignant Brain Tumor
A discovery by scientists at Duke University Medical Center and Johns Hopkins University could increase the chances for an effective combination of drug therapy to treat the second most common type of brain tumor.
Aug. 4, 2011 -
Duke University Medical Center Advances in National Hospital Rankings
Duke University Medical Center has again been named one of the nation's top hospitals in the U.S.News & World Report rankings, moving up a spot to 9th place on this year's list compared to 10th last year.
July 19, 2011 -
Comprehensive Duke Orthopaedics Center Opens in RTP
Duke Orthopaedics is now seeing patients in a brand new, state-of-the-art outpatient clinic in Research Triangle Park.
July 18, 2011 -
Researchers Demystify a Fountain of Youth in the Adult Brain
Duke University Medical Center researchers have found that a “fountain of youth” that sustains the production of new neurons in the brains of rodents is also believed to be present in the human brain. The existence of a vital support system of cells around stem cells in the brain explains why stem cells by themselves can’t generate neurons in a lab dish, a major roadblock in using these stem cells for injury repair.
July 13, 2011 -
Exercise Associated with Longer Survival After Brain Cancer Diagnosis
Brain cancer patients who are able to exercise live significantly longer than sedentary patients, scientists at the Duke Cancer Institute report.
June 20, 2011 -
Duke University School of Medicine Names New Chair of Neurobiology
Stephen G. Lisberger, PhD, a nationally renowned investigator who studies how brain mechanisms transform visual motion into accurate eye movements, has been named chair of the Department of Neurobiology at Duke University School of Medicine. Lisberger is currently an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a professor of Physiology at the University of California at San Francisco.
June 15, 2011 -
Religious Factors May Influence Changes in the Brain
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found an apparent correlation between religious practices and changes in the brains of older adults.
May 18, 2011 -
5K Race Puts Brain Tumor Research Front and Center at Duke
In a bizarre way, Jeff Bradford has a car accident to thank for saving his life.
Apr. 20, 2011
