Fueling Better Outcomes in Heart Failure
What if heart disease isn't just about weak muscles but the wrong fuel? New research exploring ketones asks whether changing how the heart burns energy could transform future treatment.
Symposium highlights research on metabolism and health
This year’s symposium, “Metabolism and Health Across the Lifespan,” highlighted Duke research that informs efforts to extend and enhance both longevity and late-life health. Duke scientists addressed topics ranging from how to measure the pace of aging to how to train fat tissue, from neurodegeneration to the mechanisms that drive GLP-1 drugs.
Stronger Than Rare: Battling Adversity, Fueling Genetic Discovery
Life constantly throws twists and turns at us. These adversities, big and small, challenge us in new ways and force us to decide who we want to be: the person who gives up and walks away or the person who faces that adversity head on and figures out how to fight through it.
Why Everyone Should Care About Women’s Health
Shelley Hwang was a panelist on the Time100 Leadership Forum. She discussed issues like rollbacks to the Affordable Care Act, women's health and more. Dr. Hwang is on the Time100 Health 2025 list.
From Data to Decisions: A Model for Returning Individual Results to Research Participants
Returning results to clinical study participants has not historically been the norm, but the paradigm is shifting, with return of results becoming not only a scientific responsibility but also an ethical imperative.
Hwang named on the TIME100 Health 2025 List for Cancer Innovators
Contribution: Surgical oncologist at Duke Cancer Institute, advocating for less invasive treatments for early-stage breast cancer, challenging traditional approaches to surgery and radiation.
Advancing Prenatal, Postnatal Care Through Early Genetic Insight
Pregnancy is exciting and terrifying. Expectant mothers picture their lives when they are finally able to hold the baby growing inside of them in their own arms. But many also worry about making sure their babies are happy and healthy. Some moms-to-be may choose to have genetic testing done during pregnancy to identify potential genetic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities.
Living Well at 99: Lois Fenoglio Shares Her DNA for Health Research
A lot of life happens in 99 years. Lois Jean Fenoglio is hoping that some of her 99 years (and counting!) of life experiences can help researchers better understand connections between DNA and health.
Fenoglio is participating in the OneDukeGen Genomic Sequencing Study and Biorepository. By providing a blood sample, Fenoglio’s DNA and other material will be analyzed and used in research related to a variety of diseases and conditions.