Ten Year Trends in Heart Failure
02/25/2008

DURHAM, N.C. – Conventional wisdom holds that as the U.S. population ages, the incidence of heart failure will continue to rise. A new study from...

Protein Discovery Could Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
02/22/2008

DURHAM, N.C. – Before people develop type 2 diabetes, cells in the pancreas spend years churning out increasing amounts of insulin, the body's key...

Life Flight makes Johnston helicopter service permanent
02/21/2008

Duke Life Flight, North Carolina's first and most experienced critical care transport system, is making permanent the helicopter service it offers...

Genetic Mutation Found in Peripheral Artery Disease
02/21/2008

DURHAM, N.C. – A tiny handful of genes appears to hold important clues to understanding why some patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) face...

Study Confirms Cardiac Surgery Drug Increases Death Rate
02/21/2008

The largest study to date of a controversial cardiac surgery drug shows it increases death rates and damages kidney function, according Duke...

Overweight and Obese Men Have Lower PSA Values, Even Before They Get Prostate Cancer
02/19/2008

DURHAM, N.C. -- Men who are overweight or obese have lower concentrations of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in their blood than their...

Trauma in Childhood and Young Adulthood Can Lead To Smoking
02/19/2008

Though cigarette use is declining among Americans in general, young adults exposed to traumatic events face a higher risk of developing a lifelong...

Non-Invasive Fibroid Treatment Now Available at Duke, First in North Carolina
02/14/2008

A new, noninvasive method for treating fibroids called MRI-guided focused ultrasound is available for the first time in North Carolina at Duke...

Gibson Named Executive Vice Dean for Administration
02/13/2008

Scott Gibson, vice dean for administration and finance at Duke University School of Medicine, has been selected to become the school's executive...

Novel Compound May Lessen Heart Attack Damage
02/07/2008

DURHAM, NC – A novel drug designed to lessen muscle damage from a heart attack has passed initial safety tests at the Duke Clinical Research...

KERRY WATSON NAMED CEO FOR DURHAM REGIONAL HOSPITAL
01/31/2008

DURHAM, N.C. -– Kerry Watson, senior associate operating officer at Duke University Hospital, has been selected to become chief executive officer...

Depressed Mice Reveal Critical Chemical Pathway for Treatment
01/30/2008

Blocking production of a single enzyme alleviates symptoms of depression and anxiety in mice that have low serotonin levels, Duke University...

Cutting Caffeine May Help Control Diabetes
01/28/2008

DURHAM, NC – Daily consumption of caffeine in coffee, tea or soft drinks increases blood sugar levels for people with type 2 diabetes and may...

Allen D. Roses Rejoins Duke to Lead New Drug Discovery Institute
01/24/2008

Allen D. Roses, M.D., an internationally renowned research scientist will be returning to the Duke University School of Medicine to lead a new drug...

Search for the 'On' Switches May Reveal Genetic Role in Development and Disease
01/24/2008

DURHAM, N.C. -- A new resource that identifies regions of the human genome that regulate gene expression may help scientists learn about and...

Duke Blue Jean Ball to Benefit Global Health in Kenya
01/23/2008

The department of obstetrics and gynecology at Duke University Medical Center will host its first Blue Jean Ball on Feb. 16, 2008 to raise money...

Anti-Platelet Therapy for Pint-Sized Patients
01/23/2008

Tiny babies sometimes have big heart problems, but when that happens, doctors are often left scratching their heads over how much medication to...

Songbirds' Brains Provide Clues to Human Speech
01/16/2008

Analyzing how the brains of songbirds respond to singing patterns has provided new information about how humans learn to communicate with each...

New Pathway Provides More Clues About BRCA1 Role in Breast Cancer
01/15/2008

DURHAM, N.C. -- A breast cancer gene's newly discovered role in repairing damaged DNA may help explain why women who inherit a mutated copy of the...

Aspirin in Heart Attack Prevention: How Much, How Long?
01/15/2008

DURHAM, NC – A low dose of aspirin appears to be just as effective as a higher dose in preventing a heart attack, stroke or death among patients...

Monkey's Thoughts Make Robot Walk from Across the Globe
01/15/2008

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, the brain activity of a monkey has been used to control the real-time walking patterns of a robot halfway around...

Scientists Identify New Mechanism of Insulin Resistance
01/14/2008

DURHAM, NC – Resistance to insulin that precedes type 2 diabetes may stem from a "metabolic traffic jam" that blocks the body's ability to switch...

Duke Researchers Discover How Lithium Works
01/14/2008

A Duke Medical Center team has found that lithium, widely prescribed for bipolar disorder, may alleviate manic and depressive-like behaviors by...

Childhood Experience and Genes Govern How Stress Affects the Heart
01/10/2008

People who live in poor households during childhood and carry a common variation in a gene are at greater risk of experiencing an increased heart...

Evolution of the Sexes: What a Fungus Can Tell Us
01/10/2008

DURHAM, N.C. -- Fungi don't exactly come in boy and girl varieties, but they do have sex differences. In fact, a new finding from Duke University...