http://www.dukemednews.org/ Latest news headlines from Duke University Medical Center. en-us Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EDT dukemednews@contact.duke.edu dukemednews@contact.duke.edu Copyright 2008 Duke University Medical Center. All rights reserved. http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10384 DURHAM, N.C. -- Knowing about financial relationships between medical researchers and the companies that sponsor their studies has little effect on most patients considering enrolling in a clinical trial, according to a new study from the Duke Clinical Research Institute. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EDT http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10384 http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10382 Antipsychotic drugs that are widely used to treat schizophrenia and other problems may not work as scientists have assumed, according to findings from Duke University Medical Center researchers that could lead to changes in how these drugs are developed and prescribed. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDT http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10382 http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10383 President Bush today named Robert J. Lefkowitz, M.D., Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Duke University Medical Center, a recipient of the National Medal of Science for contributions to the biological sciences. Dr. Lefkowitz is being honored for a lifetime of research into understanding the largest, most important and most therapeutically accessible receptor system that controls the body's response to drugs and hormones. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10383 http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10381 DURHAM, N.C. -- A new study from Duke University Medical Center finds that patients treated solely with medications after suffering from chest pain, heart attack or coronary artery disease are more likely to die during the first year following their initial hospitalization. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:30:00 EDT http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10381 http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10379 DURHAM, N.C. -- When it comes to stenting -- using metal tubes to prop open blocked arteries -- physicians are continuing to choose to gain entry to the circulatory system through an opening in the leg instead of the arm, even though the latter option appears to be safer, with fewer side effects, say researchers at Duke Clinical Research Institute. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDT http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10379 http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10380 DURHAM, N.C. -- A new study from Duke University Medical Center finds that patients treated solely with medications after suffering from chest pain, heart attack or coronary artery disease are more likely to die during the first year following their initial hospitalization. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDT http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10380 http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10363 DURHAM, N.C. -- New research into the earliest events occurring immediately upon infection with HIV-I shows that the virus deals a stunning blow to the immune system earlier than was previously understood. According to scientists at Duke University Medical Center, this suggests the window of opportunity for successful intervention may be only a matter of days -- not weeks -- after transmission, as researchers had previously believed. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10363 http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10378 Deferring potentially life-saving screening tests or throttling back on medications is a risky, pennywise-pound-foolish way to save money in tough economic times, doctors at Duke Medical Center say. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10378 http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10374 DURHAM, N.C. -- Nail gun injuries decline with the use of safer triggers and training, but safety regulations are needed for residential carpenters, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:30:00 EDT http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10374 http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10377 Researchers at Duke University Medical Center and at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) have shown how broken sections of chromosomes can recombine to change genomes and spawn new species. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:20:00 EDT http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10377