Menthol Ban Looming, Cigarette Makers Turn to Synthetic Substitutes
Newly-published research in JAMA, led by Duke Anesthesiology’s Drs. Sairam Jabba and Sven-Eric Jordt, reveals the additives in “non-menthol” cigarettes are designed to mimic the effects of menthol, facilitating smoking initiation.
Dr. Ji Awarded NIH Grant to Study Checkpoint Inhibitors for Pain Control
Congratulations to Ru-Rong Ji, PhD, on receiving a three year $2,569,851 grant from the National Institutes of Health for research aimed at providing novel insights into distinct actions of checkpoint pathway activators and inhibitors for the management of different types of pain.
Blood-Brain Barrier is More Permeable in Patients with Delirium after Surgery
New research led by Duke Anesthesiology’s Dr. Michael Devinney and published in the Annals of Neurology reveals that patients who develop postoperative delirium have greater increases in permeability in the blood-brain barrier, pointing the way toward potential new therapies to prevent this common postoperative complication.
Dr. Nackley Awarded NIH Grant for Innovative Pain Therapy Research
Congratulations to Andrea Nackley, PhD, on receiving a two-year $1,846,202 R61 grant to develop novel Adrb3 antagonists for the treatment of chronic primary pain conditions as part of the NIH’s Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative.
Dr. Bauer Awarded NIH Grant for Implementation Phase of Maternal Sepsis Bundle
Congratulations to Melissa Bauer, DO, on being awarded a three-year $3,482,862 UH3 grant from the National Institutes of Health for phase II of a five-year study that aims to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality from maternal infection.
New Intravenous Lipid Nutrition Cuts Pediatric Hospitalizations and Infections
New research from a Duke team, led by anesthesiologist Dr. Paul Wischmeyer and published in JAMA Network Open, reveals the first evidence in a pediatric population that switching to a new multi-component lipid with fish oil can improve patient outcomes and significantly shorten patient length of stay.
Dr. Kenney Awarded NIH Grant to Study Sickle Cell Disease Pain
Congratulations to Martha Kenney, MD, on receiving a five-year $672,334 grant from the National Institutes of Health to identify the factors that predict severe pain outcomes in those with sickle cell disease to improve pain management strategies.
Dr. Bang Awarded NIH Grant for Craniofacial Pain Research
Congratulations to Sangsu Bang, PhD, on receiving a $322,000 R03 grant from the National Institutes of Health for his project that proposes a novel molecular mechanism for the resolution of tertiary pain, ultimately advancing the understanding of how neurogenic inflammation is controlled.
Faculty, Fellow Awarded NIH Grant for Chronic Pain Study
Congratulations to Drs. Andrea Nackley and Nathaniel Hernandez (fellow), on receiving a $128,409 fellowship grant from the National Institutes of Health for their project aimed at advancing the understanding of the epigenetic basis for chronic primary pain conditions and elucidating new therapeutic targets.
Dr. Serbanescu Earns Mentored Research Award
Congratulations to Mara Serbanescu, MD, on receiving the International Anesthesia Research Society’s Mentored Research Award for her project that aims to advance the understanding of how nutritional interventions affect gut microbiota, bacterial translocation, and immune and inflammatory responses in early trauma.