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Local energy experts and national security leaders urged the nation to consider the relationship between clean energy and national security at a University panel Thursday.
After studying the remains of a nearly 2-million-year-old being, Duke researchers believe they have found the oldest link in humanity’s family tree—a discovery that could cause the entire field of...
Twitter and Facebook are quickly becoming staples in U.S. companies’ marketing strategies.
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Michael Cuffe will take over as president and CEO of physician services for Hospital Corporation of America Healthcare, the company announced Tuesday.
A Duke medical team is aiming to improve health care in Africa.
Researchers may soon be able to predict whether a person will contract the flu virus before they exhibit any symptoms.
New research suggests that kids may experience less anxiety if they progress slowly through their awkward teenage years.
When it comes to losing the Freshman 15, aerobic exercise is more effective than resistance training.
Former patients of discredited Duke cancer researcher Dr. Anil Potti have filed a lawsuit against the University.
Thousands of lives may soon be saved through an action as simple as tearing open a packet of ketchup.
A new study confirms the long-speculated belief that stress plays a part in the premature graying of hair.
Sometimes when expensive technology disappears, a real-time tracking device can significantly improve the situation.
While abortion remains a heated topic in U.S. politics, a new survey suggests that the number of doctors willing or able to provide such services is decreasing.
During the last 10 years, the number of papers published in research journals have increased but the number of papers retracted has skyrocketed.
A recent study by Dan Ariely, James B. Duke professor of behavioral economics, found that 20 percent of Americans rake in 84 percent of the nation’s wealth, while the bottom 40 percent only owns a...
Although the Duke University Medical Center is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top 10 hospitals, administrators believe the rankings should be viewed with some reservations.
A medical journal—Blood—published a retraction notice Friday for the paper “Gene-expression patterns predict phenotypes of immune-mediated thrombosis.” Potti served as lead author on the paper,...
Implementing solar panels may make most environmentally conscious individuals feel virtuous, but Duke engineer Nico Hotz has higher standards.
The future of physics is being shaped in a concrete tunnel 574 feet beneath the border of France and Switzerland—and Duke is playing an important role.
Five neurosurgeons for 30 million people.