Basic Science News at Duke School of Medicine

Cigarette and other tobacco smoking are responsible for millions of deaths worldwide each year. Nicotine drives addiction to tobacco, and the brain’s reaction to it is complex.

Annual DARE Awards were presented for groundbreaking research in cancer, neuroscience, and biochemistry.

Data reveal a new era of lung cancer surgery—less invasive, more precise, and still life-saving.

In recognition of Women's History Month, the School of Medicine highlights just a handful of the women making an impact in the basic sciences.

This discussion delves into the groundbreaking research being conducted at Duke University and its profound implications for public health.

Duke University School of Medicine’s research symposium showcased how discovery science, AI, technology, and translation are driving progress on some of the biggest challenges in biomedical science.

Hidden sweeteners in oral nicotine pouches mask the sting of nicotine but may entice first-time users and youth consumption. 

Duke University School of Medicine researchers reveal how fungi can be both a species-threatening force and a vital part of our ecosystem. From recycling nutrients and trapping carbon to making bread rise and producing antibiotics, fungi are indispensable.

Researchers at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute successfully created an HIV vaccine candidate that guides key immune cells along an evolutionary pathway to become broadly neutralizing antibodies. Further tests in primates and humans are planned.

Diego V. Bohórquez, PhD, and Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, PhD, were among the nearly 400 recipients of Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers honors announced by The White House this week.