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2026 STAT Madness 2026 bracket Welcome to STAT Madness, a bracket-style contest to find the best innovation in science and medicine. Explore groundbreaking innovations from

AI research that predicts teen mental health crisis with 84% accuracy is heading to the #STATMadness semifinals! Let’s keep the run going.
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Promising research on the root cause of #glaucoma -> Katy Liu, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues @dukeeyecenter.bsky.social discovered how specialized immune cells play a key role in regulating eye pressure. Read more about the study: corporate.dukehealth.org/news/immune-...

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🏀 Duke University School of Medicine advances in 2026 #STATMadness!

This round spotlights AI that predicts teen mental health crises up to one year in advance, developed by Duke researchers.

🔗 Vote daily:
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🏀 #STATMadness is in the final seconds. Support the Duke discovery of the human “neurobiotic sense” — a direct gut-brain pathway revealed in Nature.

Cast your vote before the buzzer: 4 a.m. March 9!

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Clusters of immune cells form structures called granulomas containing red‑stained bacteria at the center of a core of dead tissue. Images like this helped scientists see which genes matter most where the body and infection meet.

New research from Duke University School of Medicine and UNC‑Chapel Hill shows how TB bacteria survive inside granulomas by activating stress‑response genes. The findings offer new insight into long‑term infection.

🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/genes-help-tb-survive

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Duke University School of Medicine researchers uncovered a new gut‑to‑brain pathway that may help explain appetite and mood.

Help this Duke project advance in #STATMadness — vote now: https://www.statnews.com/feature/stat-madness/bracket-voting-now-open/

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Duke University School of Medicine researchers built an AI model that predicts youth mental health risk before symptoms escalate.

Help this Duke project advance in #STATMadness — vote daily: https://www.statnews.com/feature/stat-madness/bracket-voting-now-open/

2026 STAT Madness 2026 bracket Welcome to STAT Madness, a bracket-style contest to find the best innovation in science and medicine. Explore groundbreaking innovations from

Duke fans know the drill: every possession matters. 🏀

Same in #STATMadness — every daily vote helps us move to the next round.

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YouTube video by Duke University School of Medicine Leading at the Intersection of Technology and Care: A Conversation with Dr. Erik Sulman

What’s next for radiation oncology at Duke?

Dr. Erik Sulman shares his vision for innovation, training, and clinical excellence in a new conversation with Dean Mary Klotman.

📽️: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch2v7gOyZeI

🏀 #STATMadness has begun! Duke University School of Medicine discoveries are in the spotlight, but now we need your daily vote to advance.

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Eye disease mystery solved: How Best disease patients keep seeing clearly Duke Eye Center discovery may explain how vision can stay surprisingly strong even when the eye’s structure is disrupted.

New from Duke Eye Center: tiny RPE “pseudopods” help protect photoreceptors in Best disease, solving a long‑standing vision mystery.

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https://medschool.duke.edu/news/eye-disease-mystery-solved-how-best-disease-patients-keep-seeing-clearly

A Pocket-Sized Diagnostic with Global Reach When a Duke University-led team of doctors and engineers traveled to western Kenya in January, they carried a device small enough to slip into a coat pocket — and ambitious enough to reshape how cervi...

A portable cervical imaging device developed at Duke is helping clinicians make quicker, clearer decisions about follow‑up care, even in clinics without specialists or biopsy access.

#AcademicSky #MedSky #CervicalCancer

https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/pocket-sized-diagnostic-global-reach

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 ...

A @dukemedschool.bsky.social symposium, "Metabolism & Health Across the Lifespan," highlighted Duke research that informs efforts to extend & enhance longevity & late-life health. DUPRI's Terrie Moffitt, Herman Pontzer, and Heather Whitson were featured speakers.

medschool.duke.edu/news/symposi...

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A recent Duke University School of Medicine symposium, “Metabolism & Health Across the Lifespan,” highlighted Duke research that informs efforts to extend & enhance longevity & late-life health. Duke Psychiatry's Dr. Terrie Moffitt was a featured speaker. Learn more ⤵️
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Coach Jon Scheyer and Dr. Joseph Turek are made for Teamwork. Head Coach of @DukeMBB, Jon Scheyer, and ⁨@DukeHealth Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Dr. Joseph Turek, both run successful teams that win together. In this conversation, they both discus... Duke Coach Jon Scheyer Talks With Children's Heart Surgeon

Duke Men's Basketball Coach Jon Scheyer sits down to discuss teamwork and success with friend and @dukehealth.bsky.social Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Dr. Joseph Turek.

📽️ Watch the full Blue Chair Conversations episode now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buipm-UCz84

Sudden cardiac arrest remains one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., but we can improve survival. On Feb. 25, thousands of people across NC will learn hands‑only CPR while helping us test how community preparedness can change outcomes.

Find a location near you: https://duke.is/5/p925

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During the recent Duke SOM Research Symposium, Daniel Drucker, MD, highlighted how GLP1 and GLP2 medicines are driving new momentum in metabolic health research.

🔗: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/drucker-highlights-power-and-limits-glp1-medicines-lefkowitz-distinguished-lecture

With recent measles cases reported in our region, #DukeHealth experts share guidance to help protect yourself and others:

• Know your vaccination status
• Stay informed about public health guidance
• Call ahead if you develop symptoms after a possible
exposure

#Measles | #PublicHealth

Flooded cells, extreme heat, no clean water: new study from Duke researchers reveals how climate disasters endanger people who are incarcerated.

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🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/how-climate-disasters-threaten-health-incarcerated-people

Drucker highlights power and limits of GLP1 medicines in Lefkowitz Distinguished Lecture GLP1 and GLP2 medications have transformed diabetes and weight loss treatment, but they are still not “wonder drugs,” said Daniel Drucker, MD, during the Robert J. Lefkowitz, MD, Distinguished Lecture...

At the Metabolism and Health Across the Lifespan Research Symposium, Daniel Drucker, MD, highlighted how GLP1 and GLP2 medicines are driving new momentum in metabolic health research.

https://medschool.duke.edu/news/drucker-highlights-power-and-limits-glp1-medicines-lefkowitz-distinguished-lecture

The hidden risks of asking AI for health advice While AI chatbots can deliver quick answers, their context-blind accuracy may mislead patients in ways that could be dangerous

Duke University computer scientist Monica Agrawal, PhD, analyzed more than 11,000 real-world patient–AI conversations and found ways to get the most out of using AI for health advice.

🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/hidden-risks-asking-ai-health-advice

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Duke researchers find a new weakness in cancer cells: an 'in-between’ phase One of the reasons cancer cells are so dangerous is their ability to shift between distinct “cell states,” a trick that helps them spread, survive treatment, and come back even after therapy initially...

A new study from Duke led by Lee Zou, PhD, reveals a brief but targetable weakness in cancer cells as they shift between cell states.

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➡️ Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/duke-researchers-find-new-weakness-cancer-cells-between-phase

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Duke School of Medicine has launched Discovery AI, a campus-wide effort to accelerate AI and machine learning in discovery science.

🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/discovery-ai-ramps-duke?utm_campaign=SoMnews&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

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Grateful to the Nanaline H. Duke Fund for renewed support of the Strong Start Program! Physician-scientists like Mara Serbanescu and Jeffrey Russ drive discovery to the bedside to transform patient care. Learn more: 🔗 giving.dukehealth.org/stories/fund...
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Duke University School of Medicine neuroscientist and anesthesiology researcher Niccolò Terrando, PhD, looking down at his work in a lab.

Duke researchers are exploring whether gentle, noninvasive nerve stimulation could help prevent post operative delirium and protect the aging brain.

🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/nerve-based-approach-helping-older-adults-bounce-back-after-surgery

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Missing the message: How hearing loss can undermine heart failure care A team of researchers at Duke University School of Medicine used prospective cohort data from a longitudinal study to investigate the association between hearing loss and heart failure outcomes. They ...

Duke researchers found hearing aid use was linked to fewer hospitalizations among adults with hearing loss.

🔗 Read more: https://headnecksurgery.duke.edu/news/missing-message-how-hearing-loss-can-undermine-heart-failure-care

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Restoring mitochondria shows promise for treating chronic nerve pain Discovery at Duke School of Medicine suggests a new way to tackle the root cause of nerve pain by helping cells share energy.

A breakthrough study from Duke reveals that boosting mitochondrial support in damaged nerves can significantly ease pain caused by diabetic neuropathy and chemotherapy.

🔗 Read more: medschool.duke.edu/news/restori...

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A major milestone @ NC Children’s: a $25M transformational gift, the 1st major philanthropic investment supporting our new #behavioralhealth center in Apex.

Read more about today’s announcement: duke.is/v/umkg

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Why exercise doesn’t burn more calories — and why that’s not the point Herman Pontzer, PhD, has spent his career studying how humans burn energy. His research suggests that exercise is essential for good health — just not for the reason most of us think.

After studying the world’s most active communities, Duke evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer, PhD, found something shocking: we all burn about the same amount of calories.

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https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/why-exercise-doesnt-burn-more-calories-and-why-thats-not-point

Could your medicine cabinet affect #cancer treatment? New commentary led by Dr. Nicholas DeVito & published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology finds common over-the-counter drugs may change how well #immunotherapy works.

Read more: https://duke.is/g/z8ka

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