Your Gut Senses the Difference Between Real Sugar and Artificial Sweetener Sugar preference isn’t just a matter of taste - it’s deeper than that DURHAM, N.C. – Your taste buds may or may not be able to tell real sugar from a sugar...
An Element of Surprise is the Recipe for Creating False Memories Who’s to say, "No, it wasn’t like that?" DURHAM, N.C. – You’re starting to tell that old story to a couple of new friends,...
Living Retina Achieves Sensitivity and Efficiency Engineers Can Only Dream About Nature’s ultra low-power, ultra-sensitive detector array should be the envy of smartphones everywhere DURHAM, N.C. – If you wanted to design the most perfect, low-energy, light-detecting...
Two Duke Brain Scientists Named Howard Hughes Investigators Lefkowitz calls them "superbly talented and creative" Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD, the K....
Imagination Exercise Helps People Get a Grip on Real Pandemic Risks Putting risk data into context of everyday activities leads to more realistic appraisals DURHAM, N.C. – Combining local and very real risk statistics for SARS-CoV-2 infection with...
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...
10 Books About Music from Duke Authors Duke faculty explore the history, the biology and the cultural impact of music This month we feature a collection of Duke-authored books that explore historical and current...
Durham Community Connections Stay Strong During Pandemic With COVID-19 forcing everyone to stay distant, Duke maintains close ties Since 2015, the Duke University Health System Summer Internship Program has given Durham high...
