Mary-Russell Roberson

Jan 27, 2025 | medschool.duke.edu | Mary-Russell Roberson

Using New Technologies to Understand the BrainNicole Calakos, MD, PhD, is the Lincoln Financial Group Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology. She specializes in synaptic physiology research and Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. She said the proximity and collegiality of so many talented researchers and physicians at Duke creates a fertile field for research.

Jun 11, 2024 | medicalxpress.com | Mary-Russell Roberson

Over the past three decades, rates of colon and rectal cancers—collectively known as colorectal cancer—have steadily risen among people under the age of 50. It's particularly striking because rates have been declining among older people during the same time period. Even worse, young people tend to be diagnosed at later stages of the disease, making it harder to cure.

Apr 26, 2024 | phys.org | Mary-Russell Roberson

Emmanuelle Butty, med.vet., DACVIM (SAIM), assistant clinical professor at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, sometimes treats dogs with leptospirosis, an infection that can lead to kidney failure and even death.

Nov 7, 2023 | medschool.duke.edu | Mary-Russell Roberson

Children in North Carolina's foster care system often end up sleeping in emergency departments or county Department of Social Services (DSS) offices because of the scarcity of foster homes and residential treatment facilities. The situation results from a combination of factors: More children in the foster care system. Fewer foster families. Rising rates of mental illness among children and adolescents. Not enough child psychiatrists. Too few mental health treatment facilities.

Sep 23, 2023 | wraltechwire.com | Mary-Russell Roberson

DURHAM – Why isn’t solar energy more widely used? After all, photovoltaic cells generate electricity out of sunlight, a free and essentially infinite resource. One reason is that today’s photovoltaic cells are relatively inefficient. They put out only about a quarter of the energy they take in from the sun. If that efficiency could be improved, solar panels could take up less real estate while pumping out more electricity.