The American Heart Association’s Teen of Impact campaign names Leonardo Oliveira the 2026 National Teen of Impact Winner

American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women movement names National Woman of Impact Winner recognizing impact in the local community and across the nation

The most prevalent white blood cell in your body and a well-known mental disorder, schizophrenia, have something in common: the mysterious appearance of a protein called C4A.

Doctors and researchers available for interview on breaking news and trending topics in respiratory medicine

 

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a new approach to delivering GLP-1 medications orally that does not require fasting and maintains their efficacy. The technique could also be useful for any pharmaceutical based on peptides such as insulin or treatments for irritable bowel syndrome, HIV and osteoporosis.

Current laws are not doing enough to protect the environment or public health against toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), warns a new study. 

PFAS are a family of nearly 15,000 synthetic chemicals used in everyday products since the 1950s, from non-stick cookware and waterproof clothing to firefighting foam. Because they are extremely resistant to breaking down, they build up in the environment and in living organisms, earning their nickname 'forever chemicals'.  

New research, the latest in an ongoing partnership between the University of Portsmouth and the Marine Conservation Society tested for PFAS in the Solent, a stretch of water between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. 

Congenital syphilis is entirely preventable—yet new research shows critical gaps in prenatal screening that are leaving some infants at risk. With funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Institute of Population and Public Health), researchers from ICES and Queen’s University found that one in five pregnancies in Ontario did not receive syphilis screening in the first trimester. Furthermore, delayed screening was more common among equity-deserving populations.