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Equipping Faith Communities and Clergy to Care for Veterans and Persons with Mental Health Problems

Equipping Faith Communities and Clergy to Care for Veterans and Persons with Mental Health Problems

by admin | Apr 28, 2020 | Innovative Education

In 2017, the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation generously supported a national training project at the Institute of Medical Research entitled “Equipping Faith Communities and Clergy to Care for Veterans and Persons with Mental Health Problems.”  Implemented through the...

Changing ideas and innovating – Maureane Hoffman

by admin | Apr 20, 2020 | Pioneering Research

Maureane Hoffman, professor of pathology at Duke University School of Medicine, has spent the past 30 years studying bleeding disorders and the cellular mechanisms of hemostasis, or the stoppage of blood flow. More recently, she has focused on the relationships among...
Jean Beckham and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Jean Beckham and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

by admin | Apr 20, 2020 | Pioneering Research

Clinical psychologist Jean Beckham has spent her career working with patients experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and is now contributing to the critical work of supporting the mental and physical health of veterans. A Senior VA Research Career...
What do the brain and the intestines have in common?

What do the brain and the intestines have in common?

by admin | Apr 20, 2020 | Pioneering Research

What do the brain and the intestines have in common? Gastroenterologist Rodger Liddle and his laboratory are focused on this question as they study the role of enteroendocrine cells (EECs) in the intestines. EECs not only sense what is inside the intestines and...
Duke researchers studying infected people to find treatment for coronavirus

Duke researchers studying infected people to find treatment for coronavirus

by admin | Apr 4, 2020 | Pioneering Research

A Duke University research team is studying people who have been infected with the new coronavirus to find a treatment for COVID-19. The team, led by Chris Woods, a professor of infectious diseases at Duke and the chief of infectious diseases at the Durham VA Health...
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