Duke-Led Teams Awarded $18 Million to Investigate Parkinson’s Disease Two projects part of 'Collaborative Research Network' for Parkinson's DURHAM, N.C. -- Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine have been selected to lead two...
Two Duke Brain Scientists Named Howard Hughes Investigators Lefkowitz calls them "superbly talented and creative" Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD, the K....
It’s No Accident: These Selfies are Winners Safety photos demonstrate how Duke employees keep the workspace safe Whether working in a chaotic lab or doing construction site inspections, winners of the Duke...
Researchers Find the Adhesions that Build the Brain’s Networks An important clue to several maladies, including epilepsy and autism spectrum disorders DURHAM, N.C. – The brain’s neurons tend to get most of the scientific attention, but...
Staff and Faculty Share Glimpses of a Post-Pandemic Life Duke employees describe their hopes after COVID-19 With all Duke staff and faculty able to receive a free COVID-19 vaccine, Working@Duke...
Brain Clears the Way for Binocular Vision Even Before Eyes Are Open Selective pruning of key brain connections brings two-eyed vision into focus DURHAM, N.C. – To prepare the brain for binocular vision and depth perception, first you...
Astrocytes Identified as Master ‘Conductors’ of the Brain Star-shaped ‘glue’ cells make it their business to govern connections between neurons DURHAM, N.C. -- In the orchestra of the brain, the firing of each neuron is controlled by two...
Lab-Grown Mini-Lungs Mimic the Real Thing – Right Down to Covid Infection Living human lung air sacs in tiny dishes promise to accelerate Covid research DURHAM, N.C. -- A team of Duke University researchers has developed a lab-grown living lung...
Graduate Student’s Mutant Zebrafish Reveals Evolutionary History Single-letter change in DNA also makes the fish a useful model for human spinal defects DURHAM, N.C. -- A chance mutation that led to spinal defects in a zebrafish has opened a little...
