Cigarette and other tobacco smoking are responsible for millions of deaths worldwide each year.

Tatiana Segura, PhD, a professor of biomedical engineering who also has appointments in the departments of neurology and dermatology, works to create new biomaterials, including a gel that regrows tissue in damaged areas of the body and promotes wound healing.

Research led by members of the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment and the Duke Cancer Institute aims to tackle the issue of cancer risk among firefighters based on their exposure to certain harmful chemicals.

Donald Patrick McDonnell, PhD, has been awarded the Endocrine Society’s John D. Baxter Prize for Entrepreneurship for discovering hormone therapies for treating breast and prostate cancer.

Researchers in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology are examining the silent burden of uterine fibroids. Their push for better medical treatment may give women better, less invasive options—and finally bring fibroid care the attention it deserves.

A close connection to the outdoors led Katelyn Holliday, PhD, to her career as an epidemiologist. Read her advice for aspiring scientists.

A pilot trial finds that delivery of heart-healthy groceries and nutrition education improves blood pressure and reduces food insecurity for people living in underserved communities.

A team of Duke pathologists led by Carolyn Glass, MD, PhD, has been awarded a $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct the first in-depth study of long COVID’s effect at the tissue level.

An artificial intelligence model developed by Duke Health researchers accurately predicted when adolescents were at high risk for future serious mental health issues before symptoms became severe.

Data reveal a new era of lung cancer surgery—less invasive, more precise, and still life-saving.