Researchers at Duke University develop new therapy for Pompe disease

Five years ago, researchers at Duke University developed the first ever treatment for Pompe disease. Recently, Duke University researchers have developed another therapy for Pompe disease that includes a regular regimen of respiratory muscle workouts using small devices. According to a study of patients who took part in Jones' treatment plan, patients inspiratory muscle strength increased 20 percent during a 12-week period, and their expiratory muscles strengthened 16 percent during that time.

Duke Medicine to provide free depression screening

Duke Medicine will participate in National Depression Screening Day, with a free screening for the public and separately, for Duke University students. No appointment is necessary.From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Duke patients, staff, and other members of the public can visit the Atrium Café on the first floor of Duke University Hospital, 2301 Erwin Road.

Duke Medicine Establishes First Hand Transplant Program in North Carolina.

Duke Medicine has launched the first hand transplant program in North Carolina, becoming one of a small number of transplant centers in the country to offer the life-altering procedure.

Duke has a new muscular dystrophy clinic

 Duke Medicine's new clinic for muscular dystrophy patients recently opened  at Lenox Baker Children's Hospital on Erwin Road.

Duke Diet and Fitness Center names new program director

The Duke Diet and Fitness Center has named Will Yancy, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine (General Internal Medicine), the new program director beginning July 1.

The Duke Eye Center to open new building June 29

The Duke Eye Center will open a new, four-story clinical pavilion on Monday, June 29, that will add 116,000 square feet of clinical and administrative space to serve eye patients and others.

Duke neuroscientist wins $4 million grant to study Parkinson’s disease

Duke University neuroscientist and biomedical engineer Warren Grill has been awarded a $4 million grant from the Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award to study deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson’s disease.

Duke MRI Technology Reveals Deep Brain Pathways in Unprecedented Detail

Scientists at Duke Medicine have produced a 3-D map of the human brain stem at an unprecedented level of detail using MRI technology. Researchers unveiled an ultra high-resolution brain stem model that could better guide brain surgeons treating conditions such as tremors and Parkinson’s disease.

Duke Students raise nearly $16,000 for childhood cancer research

Students from the Duke Physician Assistant Program recently raised nearly $16,000 for childhood cancer research.

PCORI Awards Duke $5.6M for Research into Patient-Centered Kidney Care

The Duke division of General Internal Medicine has been approved for a $5.6 million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study how patient-centered health system interventions can help patients make supported, informed decisions about kidney failure treatments.

Duke Medicine Dean Nancy Andrews Named to National Academy of Sciences

Nancy C. Andrews, M.D., Ph.D., dean of the Duke University School of Medicine, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Duke Earns Grant for HIV Vaccine Work

Two research teams at Duke have received large, multi-year grants from the National Institutes of Health to pursue projects on HIV vaccine development.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) awarded a five-year grant totaling more than $9 million to a team led by Mary Klotman, M.D., chair of the Department of Medicine at the Duke University School of Medicine.

The NIAID presented a second grant of more than $11 million over five years to a collaborative effort led by Sallie Permar, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Duke, and involving researchers at UNC and the University of California, Davis.

Duke Names Chair of Dept. of Ophthalmology

The Duke University School of Medicine has named Edward Buckley, MD the permanent chair of the Department of Ophthalmology, effective immediately.

Duke Sports Medicine Expands

Duke Sports Medicine opened an expanded clinic at the Duke Sports Science Institute at 3475 Erwin Road.  Relocated from the Finch-Yeager Building on the Duke campus, the expanded clinic integrates orthopaedic surgery, physical therapy, primary care, cardiology, sports performance, fitness, sports medicine and research science and education in one location.

Duke professor awarded the nation's top prize for bioengineering.

Duke professor Blake Wilson has been recognized with the 2015 Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize, the nation's top bioengineering prize, for his work with cochlear implants.

Duke Medicine faculty named to Cord Blood Association board

Duke Medicine’s Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg and Dr. Haywood Brown have been named members of the founding board of the newly formed Cord Blood Association.

Duke neurologist to direct national consortium

Neurologist Dr. Richard Bedlack, who leads the Duke ALS Clinic, has been named director of patient advocacy and outreach for the Clinical Research in ALS and Related Disorders for Therapeutic Development Consortium, funded by a $6.24 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Duke Chair Elected to Institute of Medicine

Mary E. Klotman, M.D., chairwoman of the Department of Medicine at the Duke University School of Medicine, has been elected as one of 70 new members to the prestigious Institute of Medicine.

Duke Researchers Receive $15M to study Autism Treatment

Duke University medical researchers have been awarded a foundation grant from the Marcus Foundation for $15 million to study the use of umbilical cord blood cells to treat autism, stroke, cerebral palsy and related brain disorders.

New Antibiotic Could Mean Only Single Dose Necessary

In the battle against stubborn skin infections, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a new single-dose antibiotic is as effective as a twice-daily infusion given for up to 10 days, according to a large study led by Duke Medicine researchers.