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Duke’s research, startup’s mobile messaging platform meet in joint venture for patient compliance

Duke’s research, startup’s mobile messaging platform meet in joint venture for patient compliance

October 4, 2012 5:11 pm by | 0 Comments

A new mobile health startup is bringing together industry and academia to help providers and payers address patient non-compliance.Improved Patient Outcomes Inc. (IPO) is a new joint venture spun around ... Read more
Personalized medicine: A long path, uncertain directions and distant goals

Personalized medicine: A long path, uncertain directions and distant goals

April 12, 2012 6:34 pm by | 0 Comments

If personalized medicine’s promise isn’t easily understood, Dr. Kristin Newby can readily explain it through her clinical practice.The cardiologist at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina routinely ... Read more
What venture capitalists look for in personalized medicine investments

What venture capitalists look for in personalized medicine investments

April 2, 2012 5:04 pm by | 0 Comments

Companies like Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) aren’t healthcare companies, but one venture capitalist believes their example can guide personalized medicine.Bob Kocher, a partner at venture capital firm ... Read more
Personalized medicine’s promise and challenges discussed at Duke forum

Personalized medicine’s promise and challenges discussed at Duke forum

March 30, 2012 5:46 pm by | 1 Comments

For those counting, today is day 3,273 since the sequencing of the human genome was completed.Eric Green, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, is among those counting. Medicine ... Read more
Electrical muscle stimulation medical device zaps March Madness teams

Electrical muscle stimulation medical device zaps March Madness teams

March 28, 2012 5:47 pm by | 0 Comments

Some of most electrifying March Madness moments actually happen on the sidelines.During timeouts or other breaks in the action, look for trainers affixing electrodes to the area around an athlete’s ... Read more
Duke and UNC: Basketball rivals, but global teammates off the court

Duke and UNC: Basketball rivals, but global teammates off the court

February 8, 2012 3:24 pm by | 0 Comments

Duke University visits Chapel Hill tonight to play the University of North Carolina in a men’s college basketball matchup that will keep at least two-thirds of Research Triangle basketball fans ... Read more
Duke prostate cancer test research strikes a musical note

Duke prostate cancer test research strikes a musical note

January 11, 2012 10:19 am by | 0 Comments

The prostate cancer test to confirm a diagnosis is an uncomfortable medical procedure with an equally awkward name — the transrectal biopsy. This intrusive test uses an ultrasound probe and ... Read more
Duke gets $37M in AIDS research grants from Gates Foundation

Duke gets $37M in AIDS research grants from Gates Foundation

December 1, 2011 2:13 pm by | 0 Comments

AIDS research efforts at Duke University have landed three grants totaling $37.2 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.The grants will fund Duke University Medical Center HIV work in ... Read more
N.C. Alzheimer’s study aims to find ways to predict, treat the disease earlier

N.C. Alzheimer’s study aims to find ways to predict, treat the disease earlier

November 23, 2011 10:28 am by | 2 Comments

Duke University is partnering with the North Carolina Research Campus in an expansion of an Alzheimer's disease study that aims to find new ways to predict and treat the disease.Research ... Read more
Duke, Durham County land $6M grant for diabetes health IT initiative

Duke, Durham County land $6M grant for diabetes health IT initiative

November 16, 2011 10:23 am by | 0 Comments

Duke University Medical Center is working with Durham County, North Carolina to map diabetes in the community in a new health IT effort to track and manage the disease.Duke and ... Read more
Duke University gets $25M grant to research genetics of epilepsy

Duke University gets $25M grant to research genetics of epilepsy

October 27, 2011 9:53 am by | 0 Comments

Duke University Medical Center has been awarded a $25 million federal grant to research epilepsy in an effort to understand its genetic roots and develop new treatments for the disorder.The ... Read more
Duke University and Verizon partner on new health IT initiative

Duke University and Verizon partner on new health IT initiative

October 5, 2011 10:55 am by | 0 Comments

Duke University is partnering with Verizon (NYSE:VZ) in a health IT initiative pursuing technologies intended to improve care, expand healthcare access and lower costs.The agreement pairs Duke’s research resources with ... Read more
Philip Morris buys smokeless nicotine technology from Duke researcher

Philip Morris buys smokeless nicotine technology from Duke researcher

May 27, 2011 4:30 pm by | 0 Comments

A smokeless nicotine-delivery system developed by a Duke University researcher is now in the hands of tobacco industry giant Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM).Philip Morris has purchased the patent and global ... Read more
Duke University research finds cells that target Dengue fever

Duke University research finds cells that target Dengue fever

May 23, 2011 12:48 pm by | 0 Comments

Duke University researchers have found that cells that play a role in triggering a response to bacteria and pathogens could also have a role in attacking dengue fever, a tropical ... Read more
Duke Cancer Institute names St. Jude hospital executive to top post

Duke Cancer Institute names St. Jude hospital executive to top post

May 16, 2011 6:11 pm by | 0 Comments

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital veteran Dr. Michael Kastan has been named the new executive director of the Duke Cancer Institute.Kastan, a cancer scientist, is currently the director of the ... Read more