NIH Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award supports research of the immune evasion strategies of Chlamydia trachomatis, the most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection.

A study from the Duke Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology reveals why higher levels of testosterone cause early prostate cancers to grow but can stop later-stage disease. The findings promise to help doctors better target treatment.

Over her 35 years in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Jeannie Beckham, PhD, has mentored more than 140 undergraduates, graduate students, clinical psychology trainees, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty members.

A Duke study found that wearable, long-term continuous heart monitors helped identify more cases of atrial fibrillation but did not lead to a reduction in hospitalizations due to stroke.

The Duke Human Vaccine Institute has received funding from the National Institutes of Health to manufacture H5N1 avian flu vaccines for use in clinical trials.

Debra Silver, PhD, professor of molecular genetics and microbiology, cell biology and neurobiology at Duke University School

By analyzing their spike proteins, Duke researchers reveal how the Omicron XBB variants balance stability, receptor usage and immune evasion.

In 2023 the global temperature climbed to the highest on record since the industrial revolution, and in the United States, heat-related deaths doubled between 1999 and 2023. Adverse effects of climate change often amplify risk for the most vulnerable groups, including the elderly, those with low incomes, and mothers and children.

In a study published earlier this month in the journal Pediatrics Research, researchers in the Duke Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences documented the complexity of emotional dysregulation in pregnant women and showed that it is linked to neurobehavior in their newborns.

PhD candidate Griffin Carter discusses the importance of diversity in the sciences and shares how through his research, he’s working to give hope to people with a deadly brain cancer.