Two Duke University brain researchers who want to solve the long-standing puzzle of human consciousness have been awarded a $1 million grant by the W. M. Keck Foundation.

Research Triangle Nobel laureates Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar are picking up another prize on Thursday, Sept. 22, when they receive the North Carolina Award, the state’s highest honor.

Jeffrey Baker, MD, PhD, has been named director of the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine.

Eugene Washington, MD, chancellor for health affairs at Duke University and president and CEO of the Duke University Health System, and Nancy Andrews, MD, PhD, dean of the Duke University School of

Molecules that scavenge debris from dying cells appear to halt the cycle of chronic inflammation in lupus, while also enhancing the body’s ability to combat flu, according to Duke Health studies in

The research -- led by Duke University neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis, M.D., Ph.D., as part of the Walk Again Project in São

More than 430 students from all over the country started their health professions careers at Duke University School of Medicine this month. 

Duke Health-led researchers have discovered new information about the signaling mechanism of cells that could one day help guide development of more specific drug therapies.

The 4th Annual North Carolina Biosciences Collaborative Symposium took place on July 28 and 29 at Duke University.

One of the main mysteries confounding development of an HIV vaccine is why some people infected with the virus make the desired antibodies after several years, but a vaccine can’t seem to induce th