A large clinical trial has shown that oral Semaglutide significantly reduces cardiovascular events in people with type 2 diabetes, pre-existing cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease.

Aleksandr Zhukhovitskiy and his team have introduced a new way to break down rubber waste that offers an innovative and sustainable alternative to traditional recycling methods that generate byproducts that are harmful for humans, animals, and the environment.

Three Nutrition Research Institute labs analyzed placental tissue and uncovered key metabolic shifts that could help explain why alcohol exposure during pregnancy affects fetal brain growth.

At a water treatment plant in Wilmington, N.C., Carolina researchers Orlando Coronell and Frank Leibfarth are testing porous materials called sorbents that can trap per- and poly-fluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances, toxic manmade chemicals found in many consumer goods.

Nabarun Dasgupta has worked for UNC-Chapel Hill in a variety of roles, most recently as a senior scientist as the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center and the Gillings Innovation Fellow at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.