Lab-grown mini-lungs mimic the real thing - right down to COVID infection
A team of Duke University researchers has developed a lab-grown living lung model that mimics the tiny air sacs of the lungs where coronavirus infection and serious lung damage take place.
Diagnoses of rare diseases enhanced through the teamwork of national network
Pooling expertise in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network solves rarest of rare mysteries
Transcription factors may inadvertently lock in DNA mistakes
Transcription factor proteins are the light switches of the human genome.
Discrimination linked to obesity and heart disease risk in some Black women
A combination of a gene and daily-life stress contributes to disease risk in both Black and white women, but the stressors are different between the races
Children with autism, ADHD have more doctor and hospital visits during infancy
Children who are later diagnosed with autism and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder visit doctors and hospitals more often in their first year of life than non-affected children, suggestin
School of Medicine Research Week 2020 highlights innovative discoveries
More than 700 Duke faculty, staff and students attended lectures and the poster session during School of Medicine Research Week 2020, held virtually October 5-8.
Duke Clinical Research Institute, UNC Center for Health Equity Research, and partners receive $80 million award from NIH to help expand COVID-19 testing
Nationwide program aims to build innovative and sustainable solutions to expand test access and uptake in underserved and vulnerable communities