Medicine

Duke doctors preform first DCD heart transplant in the US

PUBLISHED December 2, 2019 IN Medicine

A Landmark Heart Transplant

Procedure could significantly expand pool for heart donations, offering more hope to people with advanced heart failure

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A cross-section of the striatum in a mouse brain. Loss of huntingtin protein in striatal neurons (red) causes neuron loss and an inflammatory response, shown by the infiltration of glial astrocytes (cyan). (Caley Burrus, Duke)

Neuroscientists Find New Roles for Huntington’s Protein

Crucial role in synapse formation could be new avenue toward treatment

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PUBLISHED January 21, 2020 IN Medicine , Research

This tiny sensor, TRPA1, may be found anywhere in the skin or epithelium lining the mouth, nose and throat. It’s sensitive to an array of chemical irritants including tear gas and wasabi. Credit: Yang Suo, Duke University

Cryo-Electron Microscope Captures Details of the ‘Wasabi Sensor’

Versatile sensor tells you about all sorts of stinging, burning chemicals

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PUBLISHED December 19, 2019 IN Medicine , Research

A scientist in the Duke Human Vaccine Institute (Shawn Rocco, Duke Health)

2019 Was a Banner Year for Solutions-Oriented Research at Duke

More than a billion dollars invested in new talent and expanded capacity

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PUBLISHED January 20, 2020 IN Research , Medicine

PUBLISHED April 2, 2020 IN Medicine, Research, Working@Duke

Solving Pressing Challenges: 3D Printing of Medical Grade Face Shields

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Faith Leaders Address Religious Life in Coronavirus World

PUBLISHED April 2, 2020 IN Campus, Medicine

Faith Leaders Address Religious Life in Coronavirus World

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The DCRI building in downtown Durham

PUBLISHED April 2, 2020 IN Campus, Medicine

Duke to Lead $50 Million Study of COVID-19 Prevention In Health Care Workers

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Photo of the DCRI building in downtown Durham

PUBLISHED April 1, 2020 IN Research, Medicine

Duke to Lead $50 Million Study of COVID-19 Prevention in Healthcare Workers

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PUBLISHED March 31, 2020 IN Medicine

Duke Flags Lowered: Mark Feinglos, Former Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition, Dies

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PUBLISHED March 30, 2020 IN Medicine, Working@Duke

Your Messages of Thanks to Health Care Professionals

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