Black Adults at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease Live in More Polluted Areas, U.S. Study Finds
Study of 107 older adults finds that non-white New York and North Carolina residents with mild cognitive impairment reside in places with more environmental injustices than their white peers.
Climate Change and Health
Health experts at Duke University School of Medicine are scrutinizing the myriad ways in which shifting environmental conditions, from sweltering temperatures to severe storms, shape our well-being.
Tighe Named to Lead School of Medicine’s Climate Research Strategy
Robert M. Tighe, MD, has been appointed to lead the development of the School of Medicine’s research strategy on the impact of climate change on health.
Understanding How Climate Change Impacts Human Health
DrPH. William Pan explores how issues such as malaria, human migration due to inhospitable environments and unhealthy iron levels exacerbated by flooding, contribute to humans being more susceptible to infectious and chronic disease, as well as issues with animal and ecosystem health.
Duke Climate Commitment Funding Launches Climate and Health Projects
The initial gift for the Duke Climate Commitment has provided funding for Climate and Health Data Expeditions, where interdisciplinary teams, pursue research on data-driven topics examining climate impacts and human health.