Researchers Solve Mystery of How Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Enters the Central Nervous System
A deadly feature of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is its invasion of the central nervous system.
Northwestern’s Xunrong Luo, kidney transplant researcher and clinician, to take leadership role at Duke Transplant Center
Xunrong Luo, MD, PhD, Margaret Gray Morton Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University, will join the Duke Division of Nephrology on September 1, 2018.
Mathers Foundation Funds an "Expedition" to Map Novel Structures in the Human Genome
Most people are familiar with the twisted ladder shape of DNA’s double helix. But sometimes, for reasons no one fully understands, the normal double helix structure is turned on its head.
Three Duke Med Students Named Albert Schweitzer Fellows
Three Duke Medical students will spend the next year improving community health and developing lifelong leadership skills.
Sound Waves Could Provide 'Liquid Biopsies'
A new device roughly the size of a penny uses sound waves to gently separate
Duke from on High
Pointed spires, vigilant gargoyles and gothic towers rise above the trees in the woods of Durham.
Poliovirus Therapy for Recurrent Glioblastoma Has 3-Year Survival Rate of 21%
A genetically modified poliovirus therapy developed at Duke Cancer Institute shows significantly improved long-term survival for patients with recurrent glioblastoma, with a three-year survival rat