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A tumor removal tool created at Duke was recently designated a “Breakthrough Device" by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Duke hopes to strengthen scientific integrity through its newly established Office of Scientific Integrity, an administrator from the office said Thursday evening.
New research has led a Duke professor to rescind a hypothesis he made years ago.
Cancer medication may help treat pneumonia too.
During the last several years, marijuana use has increased, as medical cannabis has become legalized in 33 U.S. states.
In the 1990s, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitors rose to fame as a medication that blocked what researchers thought at the time to be the reason cancer was able to invade cells. However, the glory was short-lived, as treated cells were still being compromised.
Studying the link between ancient and modern humans can be difficult, but one Duke professor approaches the problem from a unique angle.
Poverty is more complex than you might think, according to Anirudh Krishna, Edgar T. Thompson professor of public policy in the Sanford School of Public Policy.
A new Duke Bass Connections project hopes to bring our attention to the toilet.
Duke researchers are working toward creating better drugs for high blood pressure.
We're more likely to eat lettuce if it's near junk food on the shelf, according to a new study by Duke researchers.
Patients may have questions about artificial intelligence-driven healthcare—which is at odds with protecting "trade secrets."
The Arts and Sciences Council discussed creating a bridge program between Trinity College of Arts and Sciences and School of Nursing.
High school football players may be putting more than just a college scholarship on the line when they step onto the field.
Computer science and poetry may be considered very different fields, but four Duke undergraduates have found a way to combine them.
Walk into most airport security lines in the United States, and you’ll see K9 dogs sniffing for anything from narcotics to explosives. But what if a robot could do the same thing?
Large gaps in health data systems for border populations in East and West Africa prevent residents from getting the quality and accessibility of health services they need. A Duke project is looking to change that.
Army veteran Johnathon Nauta was told to spend his final days in hospice—until a rare Duke surgery saved his life.
Under new federal guidelines, less than one-third of adults and one-fifth of children in America will be considered physically active.
When a peanut is enough to trigger anaphylactic shock in some people, allergies are not just life-threatening, they’re life-altering—people live in constant fear that if they're not careful, any exposure could kill them.