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Tuberculosis Drugs For Developing Countries Will Require Significant Resources, Cooperation
March 6, 2006
A new Duke analysis found that current investments and partnerships to locate new treatments for TB have a less than 5 percent chance of succeeding by the year 2010
Topics for this story: Business, Health & Medicine, News Releases, Research
African-American Trailblazers in Duke Medicine
March 2, 2006
Pioneers discuss their experiences during Black History Month event
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Duke Trustees Approve Modification to Medical Science Research Building II
February 24, 2006
The modification will provide biomedical research space for the Duke Human Vaccine Institute
Topics for this story: Health & Medicine, News Releases, Research
Kam Leong to Lead Duke Initiative Aimed at Nanomedicine
February 20, 2006
Leong plans to focus on the emerging field of "nanotherapeutics" for treating disease via drug, gene and immunization therapies
Topics for this story: Engineering, Health & Medicine, News Releases
Diet, Stimulant Stories Show Difficulty of Translating Scientific Research Into Advice
February 10, 2006
Recent news stories on diet study and stimulants illustrate the complexity of scientific research findings
Topics for this story: Health & Medicine, News Tips, Research
Employees Can Help Pediatric Fund Raiser
February 10, 2006
Radiothon helps raise money for children's research and patient care
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The Big Science of Genomics
February 9, 2006
"Genomics has spurred innovation, bioinformatics and biotechnology, and substantially advanced our understanding of basic biology over a very short time," say Susanne Haga and Geoffrey Ginsburg
Topics for this story: Engineering, Environment & Sustainability, Health & Medicine, Natural Sciences, Opinion, Research
Mozart's 'Requiem' Performance to Honor James H. Semans
February 7, 2006
Semans, a Duke University surgeon and urologist, supported the arts and charitable causes. He died in April 2005.
Topics for this story: Arts, Health & Medicine, News Releases, Philanthropy & Development, Religion
Engineered Heart Tissue Offers Insights Into Arrhythmias
February 3, 2006
Implanted defibrillators can protect many patients, but sometimes the devices instead accelerate rapid heart beats. The mechanism responsible for this had remained unclear.
Topics for this story: Health & Medicine, News Releases, Research
Free HIV Tests Are Cheaper Than Charging When Goal is Preventing AIDS
January 26, 2006
Duke study in Tanzania shows free testing is cost-effective
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Tuberculosis Drugs For Developing Countries Will Require Significant Resources, Cooperation

African-American Trailblazers in Duke Medicine

Duke Trustees Approve Modification to Medical Science Research Building II

Kam Leong to Lead Duke Initiative Aimed at Nanomedicine

Diet, Stimulant Stories Show Difficulty of Translating Scientific Research Into Advice

Employees Can Help Pediatric Fund Raiser

The Big Science of Genomics

Mozart's 'Requiem' Performance to Honor James H. Semans

Engineered Heart Tissue Offers Insights Into Arrhythmias

Free HIV Tests Are Cheaper Than Charging When Goal is Preventing AIDS

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