In a first-of-its-kind experiment, the brain activity of a monkey has been used to control the real-time walking patterns of a robot half way around the world, according to researchers at Duke University.
Using acupuncture before and during surgery significantly reduces the level of pain and the amount of potent painkillers needed by patients after the surgery is over, according to Duke University Medical Center anesthesiologists who combined data from 15 small randomized acupuncture clinical trials.
Dr. David B. Goldstein from Duke's Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy talks about tracking the genetic history of the ancient Jewish priesthood and the Lost Tribe of Israel, the focus of his news book, "Jacob's Legacy".
Maria Nardini, director of the Duke Health & Fitness Center, talks about how to select a health club and talks about equipment at Pepsico Fitness Center.
In August of 2007, a team of 28 medical professionals, most all of them from Duke University, traveled to Kampala, Uganda, to set up more than $1 million of surplus Duke medical equipment in New Mulago Hospital, Kampala. Once set up, three Duke neurosurgeons, joined by Duke anesthesiologists, Duke nurses and support staff then performed nearly 40 surgical cases in the next five days.
A study of 2,127 patients who received the drug zoledronic acid (trade name Reclast) within 90 days of surgery for a hip fracture had a 28 percent reduction in death and were 35 percent less likely to suffer another fracture. Patients were followed for an average of 1.9 years. About 25 percent of the patients studied were men.
Duke researchers find a modest but consistent amount of exercise is enough to make a dent in the skyrocketing incidence of metabolic syndrome, a condition that dramatically increases the risk of heart disease, stroke or diabetes.
Duke ophthalmologists have developed a new imaging instrument that makes high resolution images of the internal fluid drain of the eye. The images can help doctors diagnose narrow angle glaucoma before it can cause vision problems, even eventual blindness.
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