Researchers Find the Adhesions that Build the Brain's Networks
The brain’s neurons tend to get most of the scientific attention, but a set of cells around them called astrocytes – literally, star-shaped cells – are increasingly being viewed as crucial players
Duke to Lead National Center for Virtual Imaging Trials
A new center in Duke’s School of Medicine provides scientists and physicians with the tools to use digital models of patients to assess the effects of imaging technologies and applications.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Invests in Duke Team's Work to Improve Cryo-EM Images
Duke’s expertise in Cryo-EM microscopy has attracted a nearly $700,000 grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) that will support an effort to make this Nobel-prize winning technol
Antibody Targets Mechanism That Enables Lung Cancer to Grow and Spread
An investigational antibody in clinical trials for lung cancer appears to disrupt a mechanism that tumor cells exploit to avoid being destroyed by the body’s innate immune system, researchers at Du
A century of discovery: celebrating nearly 100 years of research in Duke Surgery
In 1937, Dr. Hart recruited surgeon Joseph W.
Zhao Zhang (ZZ), PhD, Named a 2021 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
Zhao Zhang (ZZ), PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology and cancer biology in the School of Medicine, has been named a 2021 Pew Scholar in the B
Rauch Foundation makes historic gift for financial aid
A family foundation established by the late Dudley Rauch, has pledged $30 million to establish an endowment for need-based financial aid for medical students.
The $600 medical device that could help doctors detect throat cancer
A doctor in the Duke Global Heatlh Institute wanted to help colleagues in Vietnam spot tumors earlier.
From COVID-19 to HIV-1, Duke Surgical Sciences blazes the trail in vaccine immunology
The COVID-19 vaccines are one of the greatest discoveries of the past 100 years.