Duke researchers, led by Zhao Zhang, PhD, discovered how two DNA‑repair systems work together to create extra‑chromosomal DNA, a key driver of aggressive cancers and treatment resistance.
🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/dna-repair-duo-powering-aggressive-cancers
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March Madness meets #STATMadness! Duke AI predicts youth mental health risk before symptoms escalate and you can help it advance!
🏀 Remember to vote throughout the weekend: https://www.statnews.com/feature/stat-madness/bracket-voting-now-open/
What makes a human brain human?
Debra Silver, PhD, a scientist at Duke University School of Medicine, studies fundamental questions in brain development, with a focus on how variation emerges early and why those differences matter.
https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/brains-blueprint-maker
📣 Investing in future medical discovery at Duke. OPSD thanks the Nanaline H. Duke Fund for a $11.45M award expanding Strong Start—catalyzing innovative research by early‑career #physicianscientists. Story, Funding, Events, and More: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-ma...
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Dr. Kevin Hill framed by a Duke logo, with the quote, "We can now counsel them more clearly." on families with single-ventricle children.
Parents of children w/ single-ventricle heart defect now have a clearer picture of burdens ahead after a 16-year study lead by Duke's Kevin Hill, M.D., & colleagues at the Pediatric Heart Network.
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AI research that predicts teen mental health crisis with 84% accuracy is heading to the #STATMadness semifinals! Let’s keep the run going.
Vote for Duke: https://www.statnews.com/feature/stat-madness/bracket-voting-now-open
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Promising research on the root cause of #glaucoma -> Katy Liu, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues @dukeeyecenter.bsky.social discovered how specialized immune cells play a key role in regulating eye pressure. Read more about the study: corporate.dukehealth.org/news/immune-...
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🏀 Duke University School of Medicine advances in 2026 #STATMadness!
This round spotlights AI that predicts teen mental health crises up to one year in advance, developed by Duke researchers.
🔗 Vote daily:
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🏀 #STATMadness is in the final seconds. Support the Duke discovery of the human “neurobiotic sense” — a direct gut-brain pathway revealed in Nature.
Cast your vote before the buzzer: 4 a.m. March 9!
🔗: https://www.statnews.com/feature/stat-madness/bracket-voting-now-open/
Clusters of immune cells form structures called granulomas containing red‑stained bacteria at the center of a core of dead tissue. Images like this helped scientists see which genes matter most where the body and infection meet.
New research from Duke University School of Medicine and UNC‑Chapel Hill shows how TB bacteria survive inside granulomas by activating stress‑response genes. The findings offer new insight into long‑term infection.
🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/genes-help-tb-survive
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Duke University School of Medicine researchers uncovered a new gut‑to‑brain pathway that may help explain appetite and mood.
Help this Duke project advance in #STATMadness — vote now: https://www.statnews.com/feature/stat-madness/bracket-voting-now-open/
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Duke University School of Medicine researchers built an AI model that predicts youth mental health risk before symptoms escalate.
Help this Duke project advance in #STATMadness — vote daily: https://www.statnews.com/feature/stat-madness/bracket-voting-now-open/
Duke fans know the drill: every possession matters. 🏀
Same in #STATMadness — every daily vote helps us move to the next round.
Vote here for Duke School of Medicine research: https://www.statnews.com/feature/stat-madness/bracket-voting-now-open/
What’s next for radiation oncology at Duke?
Dr. Erik Sulman shares his vision for innovation, training, and clinical excellence in a new conversation with Dean Mary Klotman.
📽️: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch2v7gOyZeI
🏀 #STATMadness has begun! Duke University School of Medicine discoveries are in the spotlight, but now we need your daily vote to advance.
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New from Duke Eye Center: tiny RPE “pseudopods” help protect photoreceptors in Best disease, solving a long‑standing vision mystery.
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https://medschool.duke.edu/news/eye-disease-mystery-solved-how-best-disease-patients-keep-seeing-clearly
A portable cervical imaging device developed at Duke is helping clinicians make quicker, clearer decisions about follow‑up care, even in clinics without specialists or biopsy access.
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https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/pocket-sized-diagnostic-global-reach
A @dukemedschool.bsky.social symposium, "Metabolism & Health Across the Lifespan," highlighted Duke research that informs efforts to extend & enhance longevity & late-life health. DUPRI's Terrie Moffitt, Herman Pontzer, and Heather Whitson were featured speakers.
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A recent Duke University School of Medicine symposium, “Metabolism & Health Across the Lifespan,” highlighted Duke research that informs efforts to extend & enhance longevity & late-life health. Duke Psychiatry's Dr. Terrie Moffitt was a featured speaker. Learn more ⤵️
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Duke Men's Basketball Coach Jon Scheyer sits down to discuss teamwork and success with friend and @dukehealth.bsky.social Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Dr. Joseph Turek.
📽️ Watch the full Blue Chair Conversations episode now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buipm-UCz84
Sudden cardiac arrest remains one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., but we can improve survival. On Feb. 25, thousands of people across NC will learn hands‑only CPR while helping us test how community preparedness can change outcomes.
Find a location near you: https://duke.is/5/p925
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During the recent Duke SOM Research Symposium, Daniel Drucker, MD, highlighted how GLP1 and GLP2 medicines are driving new momentum in metabolic health research.
🔗: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/drucker-highlights-power-and-limits-glp1-medicines-lefkowitz-distinguished-lecture
With recent measles cases reported in our region, #DukeHealth experts share guidance to help protect yourself and others:
• Know your vaccination status
• Stay informed about public health guidance
• Call ahead if you develop symptoms after a possible
exposure
#Measles | #PublicHealth
Flooded cells, extreme heat, no clean water: new study from Duke researchers reveals how climate disasters endanger people who are incarcerated.
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🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/how-climate-disasters-threaten-health-incarcerated-people
At the Metabolism and Health Across the Lifespan Research Symposium, Daniel Drucker, MD, highlighted how GLP1 and GLP2 medicines are driving new momentum in metabolic health research.
https://medschool.duke.edu/news/drucker-highlights-power-and-limits-glp1-medicines-lefkowitz-distinguished-lecture
Duke University computer scientist Monica Agrawal, PhD, analyzed more than 11,000 real-world patient–AI conversations and found ways to get the most out of using AI for health advice.
🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/hidden-risks-asking-ai-health-advice
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A new study from Duke led by Lee Zou, PhD, reveals a brief but targetable weakness in cancer cells as they shift between cell states.
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➡️ Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/duke-researchers-find-new-weakness-cancer-cells-between-phase
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Duke School of Medicine has launched Discovery AI, a campus-wide effort to accelerate AI and machine learning in discovery science.
🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/discovery-ai-ramps-duke?utm_campaign=SoMnews&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Grateful to the Nanaline H. Duke Fund for renewed support of the Strong Start Program! Physician-scientists like Mara Serbanescu and Jeffrey Russ drive discovery to the bedside to transform patient care. Learn more: 🔗 giving.dukehealth.org/stories/fund...
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Duke University School of Medicine neuroscientist and anesthesiology researcher Niccolò Terrando, PhD, looking down at his work in a lab.
Duke researchers are exploring whether gentle, noninvasive nerve stimulation could help prevent post operative delirium and protect the aging brain.
🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/nerve-based-approach-helping-older-adults-bounce-back-after-surgery
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