Med School Blog
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October 15, 2020
Lefkowitz Distinguished Lecture explores how genes affect lipid levels. Both cholesterol and triglycerides are essential lipids, but when they...
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October 13, 2020
More than 700 Duke faculty, staff and students attended lectures and the poster session during School of Medicine Research Week 2020, held virtually...
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October 13, 2020
In alignment with Duke University’s commitment to advance science and technology research, the School of Medicine, with support from The Duke...
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September 30, 2020
Nationwide program aims to build innovative and sustainable solutions to expand test access and uptake in underserved and vulnerable communities The...
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September 28, 2020
Most women of child-bearing age who responded to a national survey were unfamiliar with their state’s abortion laws and commonly repeated abortion...
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September 25, 2020
The 2020 flu season is upon us and like many, we have questions and concerns. We talked to Duke Human Vaccine Institute investigator, Tony Moody, MD...
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September 24, 2020
For the first time at Duke, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, is awarding a Center of...
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September 24, 2020
A new drug offers hope for young boys with the progressive neuromuscular disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) by potentially offering an...
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September 24, 2020
The study, conducted prior to COVID-19, has broad potential for pandemic responses A team of Duke Health scientists have identified biomarkers that...
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September 23, 2020
The School of Medicine Office of Communications, in close collaboration with colleagues across Duke Health, has created new digital resources for the...
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September 22, 2020
The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (RCI) has teamed up with Duke researchers to better understand the needs of unpaid caregivers across...
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September 22, 2020
Trio of Duke experts address threat of a 'twindemic' and development of a COVID vaccine Not sure whether to get a flu shot this year? The flu has...
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September 21, 2020
All members of the Duke University and Duke University Health System community are encouraged to register and vote in the 2020 election. Register to...
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September 17, 2020
The gift will expand the center’s work over the next six years in three signature areas: accuracy of evidence in criminal cases, the role of equity...
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September 16, 2020
The brain has adaptive noise filters that change with conditions, making signals 20 – 100 percent more accurate If human eyes came in a package, it...