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. medschool.duke.edu/news/symposi...

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 ⤵️ https://ow.ly/pLjV50Yi81l

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

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. #AcademicSky #MedSky 🔗 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 #AcademicSky #MedSky

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. #AcademicSky #MedSky ➡️ Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/duke-researchers-find-new-weakness-cancer-cells-between-phase

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 #AcademicSky #MedSky #AINews

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... #MadeForThis @dukemedschool.bsky.social

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 #AcademicSky #MedSky

Duke researchers found hearing aid use was linked to fewer hospitalizations among adults with hearing loss. 🔗 Read more: https://headnecksurgery.duke.edu/news/missing-message-how-hearing-loss-can-undermine-heart-failure-care #AcademicSky #MedSky #ScienceNews

A breakthrough study from Duke reveals that boosting mitochondrial support in damaged nerves can significantly ease pain caused by diabetic neuropathy and chemotherapy. 🔗 Read more: medschool.duke.edu/news/restori... #AcademicSky #MedSky #ScienceNews

A major milestone @ NC Children’s: a $25M transformational gift, the 1st major philanthropic investment supporting our new #behavioralhealth center in Apex. Read more about today’s announcement: duke.is/v/umkg @dukemedschool.bsky.social | @dukechildrens.bsky.social | @unchealth.bsky.social (1/2)

After studying the world’s most active communities, Duke evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer, PhD, found something shocking: we all burn about the same amount of calories. #AcademicSky #MedSky https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/why-exercise-doesnt-burn-more-calories-and-why-thats-not-point

Could your medicine cabinet affect #cancer treatment? New commentary led by Dr. Nicholas DeVito & published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology finds common over-the-counter drugs may change how well #immunotherapy works. Read more: https://duke.is/g/z8ka #CancerResearch

A Duke Psychiatry team is partnering with organizations in western NC to help support young people with intellectual & developmental disabilities & their families after Hurricane Helene. The initiative is funded by NCDHHS & led by NC-PAL. https://ow.ly/OALL50XVJ6X Duke University School of Medicine

Missed a workout? Skipped a healthy meal? That’s okay. Today is #QuittersDay - the day most New Year’s resolutions fail. But yours doesn’t have to! John Mitchell, Ph.D., from @dukepsychiatry.bsky.social#QuittersDayshares 6 tips to keep your New Year's resolutions! Read more: https://duke.is/v/mahd

New in @nature.com: Duke researchers found that boosting the energy supply inside damaged nerves can sharply cut pain from diabetic neuropathy and chemorelated nerve injury. 🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/restoring-mitochondria-shows-promise-treating-chronic-nerve-pain

Surgery outcomes may hinge on something doctors rarely measure: stress. A Duke study links stress before surgery to post-op delirium and longer recovery.   🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/stress-among-older-adults-linked-worse-surgery-recovery #AcademicSky #MedSky

A fungus that kills by stealth: Cryptococcus reaches the brain in 1 day, but immune cells can take 2 weeks to react. Duke study shows why — and how we might fight back. 🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/researchers-uncover-how-killer-fungus-quietly-invades-brain #AcademicSky #MedSky

At age 7, Victor Roggli, MD, was told he wouldn’t live past 12. Today, he’s in his 44th year at Duke, where his research has transformed medical science and workplace safety. 🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/victor-roggli-cystic-fibrosis-survivor-asbestos-expert-karaoke-star

Duke Psychiatry's Dr. Rebekah Jakel and the Duke University School of Medicine's first-year curriculum directors transformed the psychiatry component from a traditional lecture format to an interactive case study approach—a refreshing change for both students and faculty. https://ow.ly/8tsX50XFGIK

Researchers say they’ve uncovered a key pathway behind age-related muscle loss. The surprising part: exercise helps reset the cellular system that keeps muscles young. 🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/why-muscles-weaken-age-and-how-exercise-fights-back #AcademicSky #MedSky

What started as a fight against one virus led to breakthroughs in immunology, cancer treatment, hepatitis care, pandemic preparedness, and more. Read about 10 major advances that owe their roots to HIV research ➡️ https://medschool.duke.edu/news/10-groundbreaking-advances-grew-out-hiv-research

Data from the PreVent2 clinical trial raises questions about whether high-tech breathing tubes with a subglottic port are worth using during emergency intubations. 🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/specialized-breathing-tubes-offer-no-advantage-emergency-intubation #AcademicSky #MedSky

New analysis co-authored by Duke University shows the real impact of “cheat meals”: Physically? Minimal. Mentally? Huge. 🍽️ Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/truth-about-cheat-meals-and-what-we-get-wrong-about-them?utm_campaign=SoMnews&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Internal medicine-psychiatry resident Dr. Lynette Staplefoote-Boynton is on a mission to better equip medical trainees at Duke and beyond to counsel their patients on nutrition & #FoodInsecurity. This goal inspired her to develop a curriculum on the topic. Learn more: https://ow.ly/hOyE50Xuio2

'Stitching Strength', a short film with Duke Neurology's Richard Bedlack, MD, PhD, will have a local screening at The Cary Theater this Thurs. 11/13 at 7:00pm. Learn more about the project: stitchingstrength.com @dukemedschool.bsky.social | #EndALS

Dr. David Powers was commissioned into the Air Force the day before the Gulf War. He spent 20 years treating facial trauma in combat zones. Now at @dukehealth.bsky.social, he helps patients heal and reconnect with the world. 🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/surgeon-shaped-service

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