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There are no approved drugs to treat nonalcoholic fatty liver disease but controlling blood sugar over time may help decrease the risk of liver scarring and disease progression. 

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we talked with Emory about what makes the new center so special, how we can promote mental health awareness and decrease stigma against mental illness.

FYI - Registration Open for Write Winning NIH Grant Proposals   Hosted by: Duke Office of Research Initiatives WHEN: Thurs July 15 - Fri July 16, 9:00am-12:30pm  REGISTER: https://redcap.duke.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=LYFRJXL7DD  Questions? Contact researchinitiatives@duke.edu

In choosing what to donate, staff took into account surplus items and also the types of items that would be most useful for providing continuous respiratory care.

To continue the OPSD effort of Empowering Physician-Scientists to Launch Successful Research Careers, please see the following resources regarding the implications of transitioning to the Duke Faculty Practice.

A new multidisciplinary clinic at Duke plans to provide more seamless treatment for those who have suffered eye strokes.

Duke clinician scientist Anthony Kuo, MD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and corneal specialist; and research scientist Ryan McNabb, PhD have developed a robotically aligning OCT system that captures a three-dimensional image of the entire eye, all while allowing the system operator to maintain a safe physical distance from the patient. Read in Vision Magazine

We encourage all SOM faculty to attend The History of Duke in Durham and Health Disparities on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 9:00-10:30am, presented by Jeffrey P. Baker, MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and History and Director of the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, & History of Medicine.  This impactful seminar outlines key pieces of Duke’s history in the context of its community, exploring important issues around race and health disparities.

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A new $8 million NIH grant seeks to uncover more clues into what genes increase the risk of developing schizophrenia.