Researchers from the Duke Human Vaccine Institute have helped develop a vaccine for the Zika virus using modified genetic material.
Variations in two genes could significantly increase the odds of developing multiple sclerosis, according to a new study by a team of Duke researchers.
During a talk Wednesday hosted by the Duke Healthcare Policy Forum, Chancellor Emeritus Ralph Snyderman explained the benefits and challenges associated with personalized medicine, which seeks to identify a patient's medical risk and take preventative action at an early stage.
Bacteria live just about everywhere in the body. But despite their prevalence, scientists know very little about how these bacteria are related.
After Dr. Robert Califf stepped down from his position as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this year, President Donald Trump announced his new pick to head the agency—Dr. Scott Gottlieb. Gottlieb, a conservative, worked as a senior adviser to Dr. Mark McClellan when McClellan was FDA commissioner from 2002 to 2004. The Chronicle spoke with McClellan, now director of the new Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, about Gottlieb's nomination and his thoughts on rising drug prices and health care reform.
Catching 'em all could also help you catch good health, according to new Duke research.
Although some attributes might differ across political lines, psychologists have found that both liberals and conservatives share the trait of "intellectual humility."
Senator Bernie Sanders and other Democrats recently introduced a bill to Congress that would allow commercial importation of drugs into the U.S. In response, four former commissioners of the Food and Drug Administration have penned an open letter, urging Congress to consider the risks of allowing drugs to be imported. The letter's authors included Dr. Margaret Hamberg, Dr. Andrew Von Eschenbach, Mark McClellan—current director of Duke’s Margolis Center for Health Policy—and Dr. Robert Califf—currently a faculty member at the Duke Clinical Research Institute. The Chronicle spoke with Califf, who served as commissioner from February 2016 to January 2017, about the letter and his views on the issue.
A team of Duke primate biologists and neurologists have uncovered "jumping genes" as potential strong contributors to the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
Researchers at Duke have discovered a biomarker that can be used to diagnose and develop effective treatments for sepsis.
The new Duke Perioperative Pain Care clinic, which opened earlier this month, is seeking to help patients recover from surgery without chronic pain.
President Donald Trump has made cutting back on Food and Drug Administration regulations a priority, but what are the potential costs?
Bats can carry deadly diseases like Ebola without being infected by them, and scientists want to know how.
Forty light years away, seven exoplanets have caused scientists to ask if there is life beyond our own.
Duke students and researchers are constructing robots to investigate the deepest depths of the ocean.
The recent expansion of Roivant Sciences’ Durham office marks the growing relationship between the company and the Duke community.
Collaborators at Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are leading the charge in brain cancer research by focusing on personalized medicine.
The outgoing Dean of Medicine Nancy Andrews reflected on her key vision for the School of Medicine and its progress in the past year during her final State of the School address.
Researchers have discovered that creativity might be related to the strength of neural connections between the brain's left and right hemispheres.
What is making you sick? The answer could lie in your mucus.
