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The Cost of Five Letters: Rethinking the MD-PhD Advantage

Real-World AI, Not-So-Real Foundations: How Synthetic Data Shapes the World’s Leading Models

Arjun Saha Choudhury

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Beyond the Stethoscope: Medicine, Mindfulness, and the Art of Looking Within

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Optogenetics Pushes the Boundaries of Neuroscience

News

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Gene Therapy: The Cure for Huntington’s Disease?

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Population Study Connects Shingles Vaccine with Reduction of Dementia Development

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A New Hope: Preventing Spinal Muscular Atrophy Through Prenatal Intervention

Michelle Hsiung

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Weathering the NIH Grant Freeze

Spotlights

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An Ecosystem within an Ecosystem: A Conversation with Richard Wong in the Gibert and Wright Labs

Credit: Ramaswamy et al., 2024

Melodies of Memory: How Music Therapy Has Transformed Dementia Care

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Walling Off Pathogens with Hepatocytes: A Conversation with Yu-Ming Li in the Miao Lab

Enhancing Mentorship and Diversity in STEM: Duke’s Health and Environmental Scholars Program

High School Science Communication Challenge

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Advancements in IVF May Save the Northern White Rhinos

Duke Vertices Staff

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Alleviating Knee Pain: A Breakthrough in Hydrogel Research

Duke Vertices Staff

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Bionic Jellyfish: Science’s Newest Ocean Explorers?

Duke Vertices Staff

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Speedy Snackers: Unveiling Baby Quasars in the Distant Universe

Duke Vertices Staff