Novartis researchers have discovered a compound that is showing promise against three parasites that cause three neglected diseases.

Heart failure affects 26 million people worldwide. Half die within five years of diagnosis. There's been a lack of progress in finding more effective medications. Advances in understanding mean new options for patients and caregivers.

Caring for a baby with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) has never been easy. But mother and social visionary Silke Mader has made it her life’s work to ensure that parents dealing with ROP and other complications today get more support than she did.

Ogimi in Okinawa, Japan has the highest percentage of centenarians in the world, making it a curiosity for those eager to learn more about the secrets of aging.

Researchers focus on reversing the scarring that’s common to liver diseases.

A new compound aims to attack dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria.