Improving Suicide Prevention Among Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Using patients' stories as his inspiration, Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters strives to bring awareness to the often-overlooked issue of suicide among head and neck cancer patients.
Best in Show: Using Computation to Design Top Performing HIV Antibodies
Bruce Donald, PhD, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, and team are using computation strategies to figure out ways to turn typical antibodies into “show quality” antibodies to better fight against HIV.
Machine Learning Model Identifies Mild Cognitive Impairment from Retinal Scans
A machine learning model developed by Duke Health researchers can differentiate normal cognition from mild cognitive impairment using retinal images from the eye.
Improvement to CRISPR Gene Editing Could Make It More Effective
A research team at Duke Health has found an improved approach to gene editing technology that expands its functionality.
Mary Klotman Named Duke’s First Executive Vice President for Health Affairs
As Executive Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine, Dr. Mary Klotman will oversee Duke Health’s academic mission.
Muscle Stem Cells: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
How muscle stem cells determine which ones repair injury and which ones resupply the stem cell population.
Understanding Gender Dysphoria in Transgender Teenagers
Recent master’s graduate and MD student Sonali Biswas is hoping to improve health outcomes for transgender teenagers through qualitative research.
A Fighting Chance Against Infection
As a college gymnast, 3rd year medical student Tori Kinoman contracted a staph infection that resulted in multiple surgeries and nearly losing her leg. She researches antibiotic-resistant staph infections and teaches athletes infection prevention.
New Rankings Place Duke Scholars on Top of the World
Nobel laureate Robert Lefkowitz M.D., the chancellor’s distinguished professor of medicine, is ranked second in the nation and third in the world for Biology and Biochemistry.
DNA Barcoding Identifies the Plants a Person Has Eaten
What people say they’ve eaten and what they’ve actually eaten are often two very different lists of foods. But a new technique using DNA barcoding to identify the plant matter in human feces may get at the truth, improving clinical trials, nutrition studies and more..