Duke University professors have been awarded a total of $3.7 million from the National Institutes of Health to fight cervical cancer in developing countries.
A Duke University professor was awarded a $5.2 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to explore algae biofuel as viable alternative energy source. The Duke-led Marine Algae Industrialization Consortium, comprised of both universities and energy companies, aims to lower the cost of algae oil.
Duke’s Franklin Humanities Institute is implementing initiatives that focus on using the humanities to improve healthcare. Deborah Jenson, the new Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI) director and professor of French, Romance Studies and Global Health is leading efforts to integrate healthcare and humanities.
You have heard of the old adage: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” But new research could inspire a new saying: “worms a day keeps the doctor away.” Duke scientists are planning clinical trials to investigate whether ingesting helminths, which are intestinal worms, can treat depression and other neurological diseases. Currently, the public is knowledgeable that the community of different types of bacteria living in human bodies, called the microbiome, is important to health.
This weekend, the first Triangle Health Innovation Challenge (ThInC), a health hackathon, brought together a diverse set of individuals to collaborate and propose innovative solutions for the biggest issues in medicine, from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to diabetes. “Our mission was to foster grassroots innovation in healthcare among students and young professionals in the Triangle,” said Steven Doerstling, UNC ‘17, who is a founder of ThInC. ThInC was inspired by Lina Colucci, a Duke Robertson Scholar ‘08, who is now a Ph.D.
