CRISPR Technology Demonstrates Success in Preventing and Treating COVID
In what is believed to be a first, a research team led by Duke Health has demonstrated a way to use CRISPR technology to successfully prevent and treat COVID infections.
Four School of Medicine Faculty Win DST Spark Seed Grants
Four School of Medicine faculty were among the nine winners of inaugural Duke Science and Technology (DST) Spark Seed grants named by the Office for Research & Innovation on July 20.
Tata to Receive International Society for Regenerative Biology Rising Star Award
The Rising Star Award is presented to early career researchers charting new directions and making novel scientific contributions in regenerative biology research.
The Duke Transplant Center Performs 10,000th Transplant
This is a milestone that only 18 other centers in the U.S. have achieved and the first in North Carolina to meet that mark.
Access is Everything: How an Online Tool Can Make People Healthier
In an Op-ed, Kathryn Benson, an MD student and 2021–22 North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellow, talks about the NCCARE360 platform and how it makes learning about resources and referring individuals easier for providers.
An Uncertain Start, an Incredible Journey
Comprehensive care charts a bright future for twins born at 23 weeks.
Pace of Aging May Help Predict Risk of Dementia
Researchers have found that some people age slowly, only experiencing a few months’ worth of physical aging in a year, while others age more quickly, in effect, growing years older in just one calendar year.
School of Medicine Establishes Onyekwere E. Akwari Endowed Professorship; Lisa McElroy Named Inaugural Recipient
Mary E. Klotman, MD, dean of the Duke University School of Medicine, announced today the creation of the Onyekwere E. Akwari, MD, Endowed Professorship, and named Lisa McElroy, MD, MS, assistant professor of surgery and population health sciences, the inaugural recipient of this new professorship.
Study Finds No Benefit to Taking Fluticasone Furoate for COVID-19 Symptoms
A study led by the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) in partnership with Vanderbilt University found no symptomatic or clinical benefit to taking fluticasone furoate for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 symptoms.
Pandemic Amplified Existing Youth Mental Health Crisis
Media Brief: the pandemic has only amplified an already alarming mental health crisis among the nation’s young people – but there are ways for parents and communities to help.