Fatty liver disease happens when a person’s body begins to store fat in the liver, which can damage the organ. Some forms of fatty liver disease are caused by excessive alcohol use.

Duke University School of Medicine welcomes more than 630 students from across the country and around the world as they start their health professions careers at the School of Medicine this month.

Mary E. Klotman, MD, welcomes all new medical students and chats with Trevor Sytsma and Niki Young about why they chose Duke, and what advice they have for incoming students.

The FDA has approved a new targeted drug specifically for brain tumors called low-grade gliomas. The drug, vorasidenib, was shown in clinical trials to delay progression of low-grade gliomas that had mutations in the IDH1 or IDH2 genes.

The symposium showcases the unique curriculum at Duke University School of Medicine, where students gain invaluable research experience while pursuing their medical degrees.

Mapping the structure of an enzyme crucial for fungal survival also sheds light on how climate change is affecting the fungal world.

Through internship with a Durham health clinic, students learn the challenges immigrants face in navigating the U.S. health system – and help patients solve them

Researchers at Duke Health and St. Jude’s Research Hospital launched a study of ALS recovery patients and found certain genetic factors that appear to protect against the disease’s typical assault on motor neurons.

New research reveals shape-shifting proteins may help some organisms, like plants, adapt to rising temperatures. But this same ability could also lead to the emergence of dangerous fungal pathogens

Elle Hepburn Reason, a third-year MD student, and James White, a first-year MD student, were named to this year’s class of Tillman Scholars.