DMPI News

Your body is in constant dialogue with its own fat, and fat talks a lot.  

For the fourth consecutive year, DMPI Director Christopher Newgard is on the Highly Cited Researchers™ list by

Each year the Endocrine Society recognizes the meritorious achievements of endocrine researchers and clinicians worldwide.

A new model to predict the life expectancy of older people relies less on their specific disease diagnoses and more on factors such as the ability to grocery shop, the

A new Duke Cancer Institute program led by Meira Epplein, PhD and DMPI faculty member

Healthy expansion of white adipose tissue in obesity is critical to insure safe energy storage and the prevention of metabolic disease.  A

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DMPI Faculty member, Bill Kraus

Over 200 million people worldwide take statins to help lower their cholesterol, which helps reduce the risk of illness and mortality for those in danger of contracting heart disease.