Scientists investigating rising cases of colorectal cancer in younger adults uncovered a surprising difference in the physical properties of colon tissue. Credit: Shutterstock Younger colorectal ...

Biomaterials are taking medicine by storm – explore some recent preclinical advances in the field that may yield therapeutic benefits.

After a heart attack, the heart struggles to recoup and maintain energy. One-third of patients develop heart failure as a ...

Researchers developed super-resolution functional photoacoustic microscopy to track single red blood cells in mouse brains, advancing study of cerebral small vessel disease.

After a heart attack, the heart struggles to recoup and maintain energy. One third of patients develop heart failure as a ...

Scientists discover that sickle cell disease forces the brain to recruit extra "attention backup" to maintain normal cognitive function.

Sickle cell disease is often thought of solely as a blood disorder, but new research from the Wood Neuro Research Group ...

A team of Duke biomedical engineering students turned a class project into a new medical device startup to help people with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, or POTS.

The brain relies on real-time delivery of oxygen and nutrients through its microvasculature, which threads through neural ...

The initial 'seed' for the hair follicle begins with epithelial stem cells (which make the hair itself) and dermal papilla ...

A new study suggests that repairing the brain’s protective barrier, rather than targeting neurons directly, may reverse key ...

Kartik Balachandran has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors. He joins members from around the ...