Neuroscience
Scientists find brain network that makes mice mingle
The difference between a social butterfly and a lone wolf is actually at least eight differences, according to new findings by a team of Duke brain researchers.
Mar 15, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two pulmonologists discuss the mystery of long COVID: Brain fog, fatigue, even sexual dysfunction
Thousands of COVID-19 survivors continue to grapple with symptoms many months after they were first infected. Brain fog, fatigue, even sexual dysfunction are among the symptoms people endure weeks and months after their acute ...
Mar 9, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of Americans
In 1923, lead was first added to gasoline to help keep car engines healthy. However, automotive health came at the great expense of our own well-being.
Mar 7, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Incidence of COVID-19 was eight times higher in unvaccinated vs. vaccinated students
Unvaccinated students had eight times the incidence of COVID-19 infection compared to vaccinated students in a North Carolina independent school, according to a study by the ABC Science Collaborative appearing online Feb. ...
Feb 23, 2022
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Medical research
Dipping into Sri Lanka's rural wells to investigate a cluster of chronic kidney disease cases
As an undergraduate chemistry major at Union College, Jake Ulrich studied abroad in Vietnam, where water wasn't safe to drink straight from the tap—it either had to be boiled first or bought. An internship with a local ...
Feb 22, 2022
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Neuroscience
MRI scans show few brain differences in children with ADHD
MRI scans of children aged 9 to 10 years with ADHD showed few differences in structural brain measurements compared to their unaffected peers, according to a study led by a Duke University School of Medicine researcher.
Feb 14, 2022
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Genetics
Tweaked genes borrowed from bacteria excite heart cells in live mice
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a gene therapy that helps heart muscle cells electrically activate in live mice. The first demonstration of its kind, the approach features engineered bacterial genes ...
Feb 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How you can help scientists better understand COVID variants with wearable devices
Duke researchers are investigating whether data from your smartphone and smartwatch can help determine if you have COVID-19 and how severe the infection could get. Their work has the potential to help avoid future pandemics, ...
Jan 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Omicron antibodies persist six months after Moderna vaccine boost but are six times lower
A booster dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine showed signs of waning antibody levels against the omicron variant after six months, but the antibodies still remained effective against the variant in laboratory tests, according ...
Jan 27, 2022
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Medical research
Gene expression could ring early kidney disease alarm
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method to study how key cells in the kidneys become injured and deformed. The new model has revealed a significant mechanism behind severe kidney disease and pointed ...
Jan 26, 2022
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