President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are “threatening the lives” of the American people, according to the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control work on immunizations who resigned this week. “I am unable to serve in... The post Warnings escalate about Trump and RFK Jr.’s threat to public health appeared first on Baptist News Global.| Baptist News Global
Pluto Health launched an AI-driven digital hub that unifies fragmented health data, provides personalized care navigation and integrates clinical research opportunities to help close primary care access gaps. The platform aims to improve care coordination and make research participation more accessible, especially for patients without insurance or a regular primary care provider. The post Duke Spinout Launches Platform to Unite Care and Clinical Research appeared first on MedCity News.| MedCity News
Spring has officially arrived and with it comes the opportunity to visit beautiful botanical gardens across the South. Botanical gardens are typically designated for their scientific research, conservation and plant documentation, but our favorites combine such work alongside retreat-like settings and visitor attractions for people of all ages. A visit to these botanical gardens will make you feel like Spring has officially sprung (but they’re awesome destinations throughout the year). And,...| It's a Southern Thing
In a glimpse of what could become a future Black Mirror episode, scientists have hooked the circulatory systems of old mice to young mice, and found that it slows the aging process in the older animals and increases their lifespan by up to 10%.| New Atlas
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.| Women In Academia Report
North Carolina's top research universities could lose millions of dollars in support if a Trump administration revision to funding from the National Institutes of Health holds up.| WUNC
There is a whole lot of plastic pouring into the ocean every day, and whole lot we don't know about the damage it causes. Looking to fill in these blanks is a team of Duke University scientists, who have found that fish subjected to high concentrations of microplastic fibers can experience profound…| New Atlas
Discover Melinda Gates' journey before marrying Bill Gates, from her education to a successful career at Microsoft.| CEO Today
Peanut allergies are very common - something like one in every 200 children will suffer from some sort of reaction, and while roughly 100 people per year die as a result, peanuts are still thought to be the most prevalent food-related cause of death. Certainly, for those afflicted, it's a huge…| New Atlas
Personal Genome Diagnostics is the first company to obtain a license to materials from a unique community registry and biorepository managed by Duke CTSI. The license marks a milestone for the MURDOCK Study, a longitudinal population health research program that enrolled its first participant in 2009. The registry and biorepository include samples and associated data from over 12,000 participants, based at CTSI’s Duke Kannapolis research site, now a part of the new Center for Precision Heal...| North Carolina Research Campus
Through a collaboration designed to advance research in health equity and social drivers of health, the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and the Center for Precision Health have partnered with the Center for Nursing Research at the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) to bring more than 20,000 biological samples and linked data from a community-based registry at Duke Kannapolis to investigators at DUSON.| North Carolina Research Campus
Duke Orthopaedic Surgery and Duke CTSI are collaborating on a five-year pain research project led by Adam Goode, PT, DPT, PhD, who has been awarded a $3.3 million competitive renewal (R01) grant funded by the National Institutes of Health.| North Carolina Research Campus
The Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is pleased to announce the launch of the Center for Precision Health (CPH), a collaboration that will harness the power of genomic, biomarker, and health data to transform patient care and population health.| North Carolina Research Campus
Samples and data from the MURDOCK Study helped Duke University researchers identify new indicators of fracture risk among older adults with type 2 diabetes.| North Carolina Research Campus
Using samples and data from the MURDOCK Study, Duke University researchers have found more evidence linking the disruption of a key metabolic pathway with the development of Alzheimer’s disease.| North Carolina Research Campus
