March 27, 2024 | By Mary-Russell Roberson Originally published by Duke University School of Medicine Magnify --- The word messenger RNA, or mRNA for short, went from scientific jargon to everyday conversation during the pandemic because of the molecule's starring role in COVI| News RSS Feed
February 16, 2024 | By Jianna Choi Originally published by Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences --- Brain tumors are rare in children, afflicting only about| News RSS Feed
February 2, 2024 | By Susan Gallagher Originally published by Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences --- In a novel intervention developed by Nancy Zucker, PhD, children with functional abdomina| News RSS Feed
January 25, 2024 Originally published by Duke Neurosurgery --- A groundbreaking clinical trial is taking a new approach to treat seizures: brain cell transplantation. Duke is one of the first sites in the United States to treat a patient in this pionee| News RSS Feed
In a study out today, Duke researchers describe a newly discovered interaction of two specialized cells in the protective covering of the brain (dura). This interaction—between mural cells and macrophages— controls the movement of immune cells that target the central nervous system (CNS) and may be important in driving CNS autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis.| Duke Department of Neurosurgery
December 12, 2023 Originally published by Duke Health --- DURHAM, N.C. – Identifying an older patient who is at risk for post-operative cognitive dysfunction might be done in the blink of an eye – literally. Researchers at Duke Health found that a simple EEG m| News RSS Feed
December 08, 2023 Originally published by Duke Health --- DURHAM, N.C. – While previous studies suggest Parkinson’s disease begins in the gut and spreads to the brain, how the process occurs has been elusive. Now, a pre-clinical study led by Duke Health researchers| News RSS Feed
Christopher Lew, Longfei Zhou, Maciej Mazurowski, Murali Doraiswamy, Jeffrey Petrella for the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. MRI-based Deep Learning Assessment of Amyloid, Tau, and Neurodegeneration Biomarker Status across the Alzheimer Disease Spectrum, Radiology, Published online 2023. | Duke Department of Radiology
November 27, 2023 | By Shantell M. Kirkendoll Originally published by Duke School of Medicine --- Researchers at Duke University are providing fresh insights on how our brains remember. Base| News RSS Feed
November 17, 2023 Originally published in DukeHealth --- DURHAM, N.C. – Nanoplastics interact with a particular protein that is naturally found in the brain, creating changes linked to Parkinson’s disease and some types of dementia. In a Duke-led study| News RSS Feed
November 2, 2023 | By Shantell M. Kirkendoll Originally published on Duke School of Medicine Duke University School of Medicine’s study in the November issue of Addictive Behaviors| News RSS Feed
October 25, 2023 | By Dan Vahaba, PhD Originally published on Duke University School of Medicine Magnify --- Decades after most hallucinogens were outlawed in the 1970s, scientists are researching their use in treating disorders like post-traumatic stress d| News RSS Feed
October 2, 2023 | By Alissa Kocer Originally published by Duke School of Medicine --- Doug Marchuk, PhD, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, and Aravind Asokan, PhD, professor i| News RSS Feed
September 19, 2023 | By Sharon Reynolds Originally published on NIH News and Media In Parkinson’s disease, neurons that normally produce a compound called dopamine start to die in the part of the brain that controls movement. This eventually leads to symptoms such as shak| News RSS Feed
September 12, 2023 | By Morgan deBlecourt Originally published on DukeHealth News and Media --- David Phillips of Hope Mills, NC has had essential tremors in bot| News RSS Feed
DURHAM, N.C. – Researchers have developed a blood test that detects Parkinson’s disease, potentially establishing a way to help diagnose the condition before nervous system damage worsens.| Duke Health
