Newly Discovered ‘Sixth Sense’ Links Gut Microbes to the Brain in Real Time
A newly discovered “neurobiotic sense” reveals how gut cells listen to microbial chatter and signal the brain to influence hunger, cravings, and behavior.
AI Tool May Help Some Prostate Cancer Patients Avoid Hormone Therapy
Researchers at Duke Cancer Institute, working with a health technology company, have developed an AI-powered biomarker that could help determine which patients need extended hormone therapy and which could safely avoid it.
New AI Model Makes Drug Discovery Faster, Smarter, and More Transparent
A new algorithm could help researchers better predict how molecules bind to proteins —an essential step in designing more effective drugs to treat a wide range of diseases.
Memories from Half a Century in Global Health
Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics Dennis Clements, MD, PhD, who retired on June 30, shares the stories behind some of the objects in his office that trace his 50 years at Duke.
Rapid Diagnosis for a Disease Where Delay Can Be Deadly
A team led by Thuy Le, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine and global health, developed a tool that significantly improves the speed and accuracy of diagnosis for a rare fungal disease called talaromycosis.
New Technique Could Increase Infant Heart Transplant by 20%
A Duke Health team led by Joseph Turek, MD, PhD, performed the world's first on-table heart reanimation for infant transplant, an advance that could dramatically expand the donor pool for pediatric heart transplants.
Bariatric Surgery Lightens Load of Diabetes Care
As expensive new weight loss medicines Wegovy and Mounjaro shake up obesity treatment, the Duke study provides a reminder of the lasting savings surgery can deliver.
Duke Health Integration: A Conversation with DHIP President Matt Barber, MD
In this conversation, Dean Klotman and Matthew Barber, MD, president of the Duke Health Integrated Practice (DHIP) and vice dean for clinical affairs, reflect on DHIP’s two-year anniversary. They highlight its role in unifying Duke Health’s clinical, academic, and community missions.
Ankles Might Point the Way to Cartilage Repair in Osteoarthritis
Research led by Virginia Byers Kraus, MD, PhD, indicates that key proteins in the ankles are similar to those used by salamanders to regenerate severed limbs and might hold the key to a new therapeutic approach for joint disease.
Duke Surgery Team Performs First Robotic Bilateral Lung Transplant in Southeast
A team from the Duke Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery has performed the first robotic bilateral lung transplant in the Southeast, and one of the first in the U.S. Duke is one of only a handful of centers in the nation performing fully robotic lung transplants.