New tools reopen an old path to less addictive opioids
Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine are investigating how to keep opioids' pain-relieving benefits while reducing their addictive potential.
How Can Robotic Surgery Improve Access To Specialized Healthcare in Rural Communities?
Imagine living in a rural community far from a large hospital and needing a specialized surgical procedure.
How a Doctor Monitors Herself for Glioblastoma and the No. 1 Most Common Symptom
Many brain tumors are survivable. Then, there’s glioblastoma.The aggressive, fast-growing brain cancer seems to strike randomly, devastating people of all ages and their families.
Brick by brick, a Duke PhD student makes brain research easier to grasp
When Max Bucklan opened an e-newsletter from the Duke Graduate School last March, his eyes landed on three words that “stopped me dead in my tracks,” he said. The three words?
McDaniel named 2026-27 Provost Faculty Fellow
Kate McDaniel, PhD, MSW, is one of five Duke faculty members named Provost Faculty Fellows for the 2026-27 academic year.
Wissel receives 2026 CNS Scholarship in Data Science
Benjamin Wissel, MD, is the recipient of the 2026 CNS Scholarship in Data Science.
Mission Possible: A Powerful New Brain Cancer Treatment
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Komisarow named physician vice president of Neurosciences and Spine
Neurosurgeon Jordan Komisarow, MD, has been named the Physician Vice President of the Neuroscien
Suthana named Carol Gram Deane Presidential Distinguished Professor in Neurosurgery
Duke Neurosurgery faculty member Nanthia Suthana, PhD, has been
Ayasoufi receives faculty mentorship award
Katayoun Ayasoufi, PhD, received the Early Career Research Mentoring Award in Basic Science as part of the