Regeneration race: Cartilage regrows faster in some joints than others
By Annika Agrawal | 4 hours agoThought regenerating tissue was just for salamanders? It turns out that humans can regenerate certain tissues faster than others too.
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Pratt professor develops electronic biosensor tattoos using nanotechnology
By John Markis | YesterdayElectronic tattoos made from biosensors can be put on your skin without harm, thanks to a professor at the Pratt School of Engineering.
Could clean energy cause a spike in global warming? Duke study dispels new concern
By Isabella Wang | October 16, 2019A Duke professor recently cast doubt on the argument that transitioning to clean energy will lead to a sharp increase in global warming.
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Holy ship! Duke’s Marine Lab has a new boat to conduct open ocean research
By Irene Park | October 15, 2019Duke’s Marine Lab has oceanographic equipment, coastal waters, marine life—and a brand new 77x 26.6 foot aluminum research vessel.
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Duke professor selected for ‘Make Our Planet Great Again’ initiative
By Cameron Oglesby | October 14, 2019In a time of ecological crisis, one Duke professor has been tapped as part of a newly formed group to fight it.
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Undergraduate researcher studied mechanisms protecting whales from cancer
By Rhea Tejwani and Kishan Gandham | October 10, 2019Intuition would suggest—since cancer is a result of abnormally acting or malfunctioning cells—that animals with more cells would be more predisposed to cancer, having more opportunities for mutations. Oddly enough, that isn’t the case.
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Stabilizing brittle bones: Duke research provides a new angle to osteoporosis treatment
By Ashwin Kulshrestha | October 4, 2019Osteoporosis affects more than 40 million Americans, and Duke researchers are working to treat the disease in a new way.
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MEDx connects School of Medicine and Pratt to encourage research collaboration
By William He | October 4, 2019From preventing seizures to analyzing human feces, Duke’s MEDx program is connecting biomedical researchers and doctors to engineers to meet technological needs in medicine.
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Duke program could receive $400 million in grants for universal flu vaccine
By John Markis and Maria Morrison | October 3, 2019An annual trip to the doctor’s for a seasonal injection to prevent contracting influenza? Thanks to three new grants, Duke could make the annual flu shot a thing of the past.
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Duke researcher to study air pollution effects on early childhood obesity
By Audrey Costley | September 30, 2019Air pollution has been linked to a plethora of health complications, but could it also be a factor in worldwide obesity?
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Grad on the black experience in environmentalism
By Cameron Oglesby | September 25, 2019Danielle Purifoy studies the racial politics of modern segregation in black communities across the South.
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Primatologist at Duke wins lifetime award for decades of work studying baboons
By Cameron Oglesby | September 25, 2019A behavioral ecologist and evolutionary biologist by trade, Alberts has dedicated decades of research to the study of the Amboseli baboons, found in the Amboseli basin in southern Kenya.
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Duke translational science institute to double research space on anniversary of paramount study
By Gautam Sirdeshmukh | September 25, 2019Celebrating the 10th anniversary of beginning a landmark study, the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute is set to double its Translational Population Health Research space this fall.
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Cooperation is key: Duke primatologist Michael Tomasello explains the human condition
By Charlie Zong | September 23, 2019The Chronicle sat down with Tomasello to discuss his career and the impact his research has for students at Duke.
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Duke Health introduces virtual Urgent Care for your phone
By Nadia Bey | September 23, 2019Are you at least two years old and able to talk on the phone? Duke Health has a new option for you.
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Duke scientists win $3 million to investigate climate change and peatlands
By Felix Jiang | September 18, 2019Peatlands store twice as much carbon as all the world’s forests combined. How will climate change affect them?
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Jason Locasale: Fighting cancer with chemical complexity and collaboration
By Sibani Ram | September 17, 2019The Chronicle sat down with Jason Locasale, associate professor of pharmacology and cancer biology, to explore the evolution of the path that made him one of the most sought-out cancer researchers in the world.
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Hedging the fever: How one team discovered a treatment for severe dengue disease
By Cameron Oglesby | September 17, 2019Ashley St. John was part of a research team that discovered a drug to prevent dengue fever from turning deadly.
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Alzheimer's drug could reverse damage caused by binge drinking
By Lara Hansen and Isabella Wang | September 17, 2019For most college students, binge drinking is a familiar concept.
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Duke physicist explains his discovery of the most massive fundamental particle
By Michael Lee | September 17, 2019Mark Kruse worked with Al Goshaw, James B. Duke professor emeritus of physics, to discover the top quark, the “heaviest elementary particle."
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Thoughts on the AP Poll: Duke men's basketball ranked No. 4 to start the season
By Shane Smith
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10/21/2019
2019-20 Blue Devils better constructed for championship run than last year
By Cam Polo
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10/21/2019
Despite low Duke student debt, students have mixed feelings for financial aid
By Nadia Bey
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10/21/2019
Don't bring an accused war criminal to campus
By Lama Hantash
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10/21/2019
A check-in on the endowment: Duke grows financially but looking to raise new funds
Duke men's basketball 2019-20 player preview: Michael Savarino
By Conner McLeod
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10/20/2019
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