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NSF Seeks Faculty Interested in INCLUDES Alliances Proposal
Friday, July 17, 2020Duke seeks faculty interested in leading a proposal submitted to the NSF INCLUDES Alliances Program. INCLUDES is one of NSF’s Big Ideas focusing on broadening participation in STEM among women and underrepresented minorities across a variety of student populations and groups such as small... read more about NSF Seeks Faculty Interested in INCLUDES Alliances Proposal »
Closer Threats Inspire Primitive Fear
Friday, July 10, 2020Your brain handles a perceived threat differently depending on how close it is to you. If it's far away, you engage in more problem-solving. But if the threat is nearby, your animal instincts jump into action. Duke Today article here. read more about Closer Threats Inspire Primitive Fear »
For Black Scientists, the Sorrow is Also Personal
Friday, June 26, 2020“I have tried to live in a world that does not see color but have only succeeded in living in a world that does not see me. “ said DIBS Faculty Network member Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD in a commentary on Cell. Please click HERE for the full article and HERE for the video. read more about For Black Scientists, the Sorrow is Also Personal »
DIBS Decries Injustice, Inhumane Acts
Thursday, June 18, 2020As a community of neuroscientists, we are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion as a just and essential foundation for the advancement of our science and our society. We stand in solidarity with persons of color and denounce unjust and inhumane acts of violence. Click HERE... read more about DIBS Decries Injustice, Inhumane Acts »
NIH Launches COVID-19 Funds to Accelerate Testing, Accessibility
Monday, June 15, 2020As part of NIH’s multi-faceted response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency has launched an unprecedented four-pronged initiative, entitled Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics, or RADx, to catalyze the scientific community to improve testing technologies, capacity, and accessibility for the country... read more about NIH Launches COVID-19 Funds to Accelerate Testing, Accessibility »
COVID-19: A Neuroscience Perspective
Friday, June 5, 2020COVID-19 brings new scientific and behavioral challenges every day. We asked members of the interdisciplinary DIBS Faculty Network to provide neuroscience perspectives on how the pandemic is influencing people’s decision-making, behavior, and health. Learn more HERE. read more about COVID-19: A Neuroscience Perspective »
Calakos: Puzzles Can Help People Cope with COVID-19 Uncertainties
Thursday, May 28, 2020From DIBS Faculty Network Member Nicole Calakos, MD, PhD, Neurobiology, on a recent study evaluating the positive effects of puzzles on cognition: "When you think about puzzles from the neuroscience perspective and what is going on in the brain, puzzles pack a big punch." She was interviewed... read more about Calakos: Puzzles Can Help People Cope with COVID-19 Uncertainties »
Fan Wang Team Identifies Brain Area That May Control Pain 'Off' Switch
Thursday, May 28, 2020A Duke University research team led by DIBS Faculty Network Member Fan Wang, PhD, Neurobiology, has found a small area of the brain in mice that can profoundly control the animals’ sense of pain. Somewhat unexpectedly, this brain center turns pain off, not on. It’s also located in an area... read more about Fan Wang Team Identifies Brain Area That May Control Pain 'Off' Switch »
Biomedical Engineering Team's Research Offers Promise for Parkinson's Patients
Wednesday, May 27, 2020Biomedical engineers at Duke University have used deep brain stimulation based on light to treat motor dysfunction in an animal model of Parkinson’s disease. Succeeding where earlier attempts have failed, the method promises to provide new insights into why deep brain stimulation works and ways in... read more about Biomedical Engineering Team's Research Offers Promise for Parkinson's Patients »
Cord Blood Study Provides Insights on Benefits, Limits for Autism Treatment
Tuesday, May 19, 2020In a recent study, Duke researchers tested whether a single infusion of a unit of a child’s own or donor cord blood could improve social communication skills in children between the ages of 2-7 diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Of the 180 children in the study, the subgroup of children... read more about Cord Blood Study Provides Insights on Benefits, Limits for Autism Treatment »