When your brain was developing, one enzyme had to pull off a dangerous chemical reaction. Now, Duke researchers reveal how MoaA controls radical chemistry to protect cells and support life. 🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/how-tiny-enzyme-helps-build-big-brain #AcademicSky #MedSky

Danny Benjamin, MD, PhD, MPH, is leading a new initiative to train future physician-researchers focused on rural health. 🔗: https://medschool.duke.edu/blog/danny-benjamin-md-phd-mph-expanding-clinical-research-rural-communities #AcademicSky #MedSky

New from Duke: AI-powered, patient-friendly pathology reports translate complex medical terminology into plain-language explanations, helping patients feel more informed and empowered. 🔗: https://pathology.duke.edu/news/patient-friendly-pathology-reports-transform-patients-access-information

We’re proud to announce that the Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis (@dukemets.bsky.social), one of Duke’s fastest-growing clinical programs, received a gift of $100,000 to advance its mission. At Duke, we're #MadeForThis.

Duke research saves lives. As funding landscapes shift, the impact of Duke’s research remains clear: it’s personal, it’s powerful, and it’s essential. 🔗 Read how Duke research continues to make a difference: https://today.duke.edu/2025/10/saved-duke-research #AcademicSky #MedSky

Researchers at Duke Cancer Institute are looking at obesity's impact on breast cancer and whether GLP-1 drugs might help jump-start a more robust immune response. 🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/obesity-weakens-cancer-immunity-can-glp-1-drugs-turn-it-back #AcademicSky #MedSky

A new study from the lab of Kenichi Yokoyama, PhD, reveals two enzymes that can produce azetidine, a key compound in many medicines, using water instead of toxic chemicals. Read more ➡️ https://medschool.duke.edu/news/new-enzymes-promise-cheaper-cleaner-drug-production #AcademicSky #MedSky

Philanthropy is driving innovation at Duke Eye Center. A recent $1.5M gift is advancing pediatric ophthalmology, supporting research, education, and care for patients. This investment empowers future leaders in vision science and brings hope to families. At Duke, we're #MadeForThis.

A new study in JAMA Health Forum led by Duke researchers shows your odds of living past 70 still depend heavily on geography. 🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/where-you-live-still-affects-how-long-you-live-new-global-study-finds #AcademicSky #MedSky

We are proud to present the 2025 @dukemedschool.bsky.social Department of #Neurology, including our leader Simon Gregory, the Department's Vice Chair of Research. Can't wait to see what this year holds for the Department! 🧠🧬🥼

Congratulations to Duke Psychiatry's Dr. Harold Kudler on receiving the Outstanding Service Award from ISTSS for his significant and sustained contribution to the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies! 🌟 🔗 Learn more: https://ow.ly/P59e50X69nj Duke University School of Medicine

Learn how Duke Urology reduced its wait times from 54 to 17 days to provide faster access for prostate care, infertility, and urinary problems. 🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/getting-you-sooner-how-duke-urology-used-data-streamline-care #AcademicSky #MedSky 📸: Eamon Queeney

60 years ago, Duke launched the physician assistant profession. Today, 200,000+ certified PAs are transforming care across the U.S. 🔗 Read more about the 60th anniversary of the Duke PA Program: https://medschool.duke.edu/blog/celebrating-60-years-physician-assistant-profession-and-duke-pa-program

After decades of persistence and non-stop networking, Dr. Anna Mae Diehl's work is transforming the understanding of liver disease and offering therapeutic promise for millions living with MASLD and other forms of liver injury. @dukemedschool.bsky.social duke.is/2/rg2u

We're delighted to share that Duke Psychiatry's Dr. Jonathan Posner was among 4 Duke faculty members selected as Provost Faculty Fellows! The program introduces fellows to key leadership roles/responsibilities & strategic focus areas. 🌟 https://ow.ly/fn2250X4qGi Duke University School of Medicine

New from Duke University School of Medicine: A statistical framework to better understand vaccine waning and breakthrough infections using EHR data. 🔗 Learn more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/why-do-vaccines-wear #AcademicSky #MedSky #VaccineSky

What does a medical “first” really mean? A baby getting the chance to grow up. An adult w/ heart failure getting more time w/ family. Hope, when there were no options. This is research that saves lives & shapes the future of medicine. @dukemedschool.bsky.social | @duke-university.bsky.social

✂️🎓 A new chapter begins in Durham! Duke Health helped cut the ribbon on DECHS, where students earn healthcare credentials and college credit—starting in high school. This is how we build a workforce that reflects and serves our community. #CommunityHealthDuke | #DurhamNC | #HealthcareEducation

Duke Health is investing in our community and the next generation of care. A student at Durham Early College of Health Sciences shares how hands-on learning is helping her prepare for a career in surgical tech. 🔗Learn more here: https://duke.is/r/gyfe #CommunityHealthDuke | #HealthcareCareers

A new study from Duke, led by Jonathan Campbell, PhD, reveals that pancreatic alpha cells do more than produce glucagon — they also generate GLP-1, a hormone that boosts insulin and regulates blood sugar. 🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/alpha-cells-moonlight-secret-glp-1-factories

Thanks to an initiative led by Duke Health emergency medicine physicians, EMS teams in Wake & Durham counties now offer buprenorphine in the field turning overdose response into a gateway to recovery. 🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/opioid-addiction-treatment-delivered-front-lines

Duke researchers reveal “junk DNA” plays a key role in stem cell development. Transposable elements help cells sense mechanical forces and guide gene expression, expanding mechanobiology’s scope. 🔗: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/junk-dna-found-sense-its-environment-may-hold-key-disease-treatment

New Duke-led research ➡️ raising blood pressure after spinal cord injury doesn’t improve recovery & may cause more harm. This may reshape ICU care for thousands. 🔗 https://duke.is/j/rkf4 #SpinalCordInjury | #NeuroICU | #CommunityHealthDuke | #DukeAnes | @dukemedschool.bsky.social#SpinalCordInjury#NeuroICU

🧠⚠️ On #NationalConcussionAwarenessDay, Duke psychologist Dr. Pete Duquette shares tips for parents on avoiding & caring for #concussions. Duquette helps kids recover from head injuries & conducts concussion research. Learn more: duke.is/concussion @dukehealth.bsky.social @dukemedschool.bsky.social

🧬 Duke Health researchers discovered that small cell lung cancer likely begins in basal stem cells. 🎥 A new video shows how they made the discovery + what it means for future care. 📖 Published in Nature 🔗 duke.is/y/qven #CancerResearch | #LungCancer | #CommunityHealthDuke

Nathan Boucher has been awarded a $2M VA grant to expand his PATH project, testing an innovative model of caregiver support for Veterans living with serious illness in rural North Carolina and Virginia. Read more: sanford.duke.edu/blog-post/bo... @dukemedschool.bsky.social @vahsr.bsky.social

🎥 Dean @MaryEKlotman talks with Aditee Narayan, Duke’s new vice dean for medical & health professions education. Dr. Narayan shares her vision for patient-centered education, where teamwork, innovation & AI prepare students to deliver compassionate care. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYR5v620Ok0

Dr. Lauren Franz, interim director of the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development joins this episode of the @dcrinews.bsky.social Beyond the Endpoint podcast for an in-depth conversation about autism research, care, and community. @dukepsychiatry.bsky.social

Duke researchers, led by Wayne Feng, MD, are conducting clinical trials on ultrasound and neurostimulation tools to enhance stroke recovery. 🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/engineering-hope #AcademicSky #MedSky

A new Duke University study challenges the long-held belief that daylight saving time increases heart attack risk. 🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/daylight-saving-time-may-not-trigger-heart-attacks-after-all-study-finds #AcademicSky #MedSky

A new medical review by the Duke University School of Medicine warns that regular cannabis use can make it harder for doctors to safely sedate patients during procedures. Read more ⤵️ https://medschool.duke.edu/news/cannabis-use-complicates-anesthesia-duke-review-warns #AcademicSky #MedSky

🎓 Duke Medical Alumni Weekend 2025 📅 November 6–9, 2025 Registration is officially open! Join us for a memorable weekend of reconnection, celebration, and reflection with fellow Duke alumni across generations. 🔗 Learn more: https://medschool.duke.edu/about-us/alumni/medical-alumni-weekend

New Duke research shows that ~1 in 12 patients with multiple cancers carry a mutation in a known cancer risk gene, potentially transforming screening, treatment, and prevention. https://corporate.dukehealth.org/news/1-12-patients-multiple-cancers-carry-inherited-genetic-risk #AcademicSky #MedSky

Duke Health’s pioneering partial heart transplant procedure is now helping more children with a wider range of heart conditions.🫀 Learn more about the future of pediatric cardiac care: https://duke.is/2/jub9 #CommunityHealthDuke | #MedicalInnovation | #PediatricHeartCare | #HopeForKids

Dan Ma, PhD, has brought magnetic resonance fingerprinting to Duke -- a faster and more precise alternative to traditional MRIs that delivers reproducible, quantitative data from a single scan. 🔗: https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/mission-faster-better-mri #AcademicSky #MedSky #DukeNeurosurgery

After 10 years at Duke and a 40-year career in health care, Jacqueline S. Barnett, DHSc, MSHS, PA-C, has retired as program director of the Duke Physician Assistant Program. 🔗 Read more: https://fmch.duke.edu/news/jacqueline-barnett-retires-director-duke-physician-assistant-program

A remote, nurse-led program uncovered that rates of bone loss in high-risk men are comparable to rates seen in women. Read more ➡️ https://medschool.duke.edu/news/men-have-bone-loss-similar-women-va-program-helped-them-catch-it-early #AcademicSky #MedSky

Duke School of Medicine researchers have mapped the immune cell “cities” that form in the lungs of tuberculosis patients, revealing new insight into how TB evades treatment -- and how we might stop it. 🔗: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/inside-tbs-hidden-cities #AcademicSky #MedSky

🫀📊 New research reveals link between MASLD and undiagnosed heart failure. Time to rethink screening strategies. #MASLD #LiverHealth #NAFLD #HF @dcrinews.bsky.social @kwegermann.bsky.social @dukemedschool.bsky.social Read it here --> t.co/OjMFmqxc31

🎉Congrat to Drs. Stephanie Garbarino and Jackie Henson, recipients of the 2025 Malcolm P. Tyor MD Faculty Endowment Award! 🏆Established in honor or Dr. Malcolm Tyor, the award supports development & advancement of junior GI faculty. #GIGoodNews @dukemedschool.bsky.social

Duke researchers have uncovered a promising path to potentially treat a family of rare neurodegenerative disease called neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA). 🔗: https://mgm.duke.edu/news/fundamental-cell-molecule-could-help-fight-rare-brain-disorders #AcademicSky #MedSky

Duke University School of Medicine’s 56th Student Research Symposium featured 100+ posters from third-year MD students, showcasing research in maternal health, AI, and more. 🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/duke-medical-student-discoveries-chart-future-health-care #AcademicSky #MedSky

ICYMI: First-year students in the School of Medicine’s MD program celebrated their entry into the profession of medicine at the White Coat Ceremony. 🔗: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/incoming-md-class-celebrates-white-coat-ceremony?utm_campaign=SoMnews&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

📽️ New video: As the Fall 2025 semester begins, Dean @MaryEKlotman chats with Daren Solis and Alvin So, two inspiring students in Duke’s health professions programs. Watch now: https://youtu.be/YOouiOp4IbU?si=1Cpt8i08E4nZTj3I #AcademicSky #MedSky #DukeDPT #DukePA

Cannabis addiction isn’t harmless and treating it has proven difficult. @dukepsychiatry.bsky.social scientists are exploring a promising new therapy that uses targeted magnetic pulses to retrain the brain and reduce cravings. 🔗: medschool.duke.edu/stories/rewi... #AcademicSky #MedSky #Cannabis

Family caregivers can face immense strain, often without support. New Duke research highlights the need for caregiver-centered approaches and shows that combining family and formal care leads to better outcomes for care recipients. medschool.duke.edu/news/reimagi... #Caregivers #AcademicSky

A recent study from @dukemedschool.bsky.social reveals that taking five or more medications, known as polypharmacy, may be associated with slower gait, weaker grip strength, and poorer balance, even in adults as young as 50. 🔗 Read more: medschool.duke.edu/news/piling-... #AcademicSky #MedSky

New research from Duke could transform how complications related to the placenta during pregnancy are detected and prevented. This discovery may also lead to new insights into cancer, bone healing, and viral infections. 🔗 Read more: medschool.duke.edu/news/protein... #AcademicSky #MedSky

Innovative NIH-funded research from interdisciplinary researchers across @dukemedschool.bsky.social aims to discover new way to identify #autism earlier, leading to more effective support for kids and their families. Check it out ⤵️

Dr. Dennis Clements has retired after 50+ years at Duke, including a founding role at @dukeghi.bsky.social and decades of teaching global health. His office is a museum of memories, from conference lanyards to student thank-you notes. 🔗: globalhealth.duke.edu/news/memorie... #DukeGHI