Easing the Way for Refugee Patients
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
Hidden Players in Climate Change: How Microscopic Proteins Could Shape Our Future
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
Study Finds Genetic Variant Among People Who Experience a Rare Recovery from ALS
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.
Two School of Medicine Students Named Tillman Scholars
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.
Mary E. Klotman's Friday Message: a Conversation with David Virshup, MD
During a recent visit to the Duke-NUS Medical School, Dean Klotman had the opportunity to sit down for a conversation with esteemed cancer researcher Dr. David Virshup to discuss his time in Singapore and why the collaboration is important.
EDI Spotlight: Lance Okeke, MD, MHS
Lance Okeke MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine, shares how he is preparing future clinicians and scientists interested in improving the lives of people living with HIV.
How Breast Cancer Spreads to a Vital Compartment of the Brain
When breast cancer spreads to the lining of the brain, survival time for patients is less than six months. Duke University School of Medicine researchers have discovered clues as to how they might stop this dangerous spread.
Expiring Medications Could Pose Challenge on Long Space Missions
Medications commonly used by astronauts aboard the International Space Station might in ineffective, or worse, harmful on a mission to Mars.
State Gun Laws Have Mixed Impact on Suicide and Homicide Rates
A study from Duke Health researchers examining the relationship between gun laws and child deaths found that certain state gun laws are associated with decreased suicide rates for children under age 18, but the laws have little influence on homicide rates.
Body’s Touch Sensor Has A Previously Undiscovered Signal
Two tiny sensors of touch, Piezo1 and Piezo2, signal the lightest pressures and can be found monitoring the circulatory system, telling the body where its limbs are in space, and even sounding the alarm for bladder pressure. But a new study from Duke University shows that Piezo1 works differently than everyone thought.