A randomized, controlled clinical trial conducted in the Duke University Hospital emergency department shows that providing acupuncture to treat acute musculoskeletal pain in addition to usual care is feasible even in this busy setting, and can reduce pain better than usual care alone.

Women are less likely to receive CPR from a bystander than men when stricken with a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital, but Duke Health researchers found that this disparity was eliminated when 911 operators guided an emergency caller through CPR steps, helping ease apprehensions about administering chest compressions to women.

Spinocerebellar ataxias are a group of neurodegenerative disorders that impact muscle coordination and control. Due to the complexity of the brain, these disorders have been poorly understood. Duke researchers are now using single-cell RNA sequencing technologies to gain a deeper understanding of how these diseases develop, which may lead to better treatment options for patients.

While the Nobel-winning genome-editing technology CRISPR holds great promise, Duke’s Center for Advanced Genomic Technologies is putting some eggs in other baskets.

The Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development has partnered with the Carolina Theater to provide a safe and welcoming cinema experience for autistic individuals and others in need of sensory accommodations.

Mary Klotman, MD talks with talks with Christopher Hostler, MD, MPH on the vital partnership between Duke and the Durham VA, highlighting its benefits for education, research, and patient care.

Before there was CSI, there was Wiley Forbus, MD. He changed the way pathologists communicated their findings about the dead, moving from text and drawings to scientific photography.

Faculty from the School of Medicine and the Pratt School of Engineering discussed how artificial intelligence and machine learning are changing biomedical research and health care at the Duke Summit on AI for Health Innovation.

David Hasan, MD, MSc, professor of neurosurgery, shares his humanitarian efforts in Gaza.

Engineered receptors show how humans tell countless odors apart.