Umbilical cords are a potentially life-saving source of blood stem cells for people with leukemia and other diseases. But there aren’t enough cells to meet demand. Now an experimental treatment offers hope for a solution.

Sickle cell disease disproportionately affects babies in Africa, but many go undiagnosed due to lack of screening. Newborn screening is needed to save lives and improve care.

Researchers discover that networks of proteins circulating in the blood influence the development and progression of chronic diseases.

Efforts are underway to reinforce health education and healthcare delivery in rural Vietnam to combat a rise in chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and respiratory ailments.

As part of the Beacon of Hope initiative, the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, offers 10-week paid summer fellowships for students at Historically Black Medical Schools to gain experience in drug discovery, data analytics and clinical research practices - with the goal of training up to 250 scientific leaders over 10 years.

Physician-scientist Cyndy Grosskreutz explains why she transitioned from academia to industry.