Using new technologies, researchers have developed a deeper understanding of how cells function, changing conceptions of disease.

A cellular computing error wreaks havoc on vision.

Over the next 15 years chronic disease like cancer and heart disease will become major killers in Sub-Saharan Africa. A new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit explains why.

Chronic diseases kill 38 million people per year worldwide; almost three-quarters of those deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. It’s time to act.

Most people have never heard of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disease that affects approximately 1 in 6,000 babies born worldwide each year. Innovative research may produce treatments for patients suffering from SMA and other rare diseases.

Novartis is working to tackle the problem of counterfeit drugs, which are a threat to patient health.

Team uncovers a potential therapeutic approach for patients deficient in a protein called Shank3.

The modernization and miniaturization of pharmaceutical production could expand the range of ingredients medicinal chemists use to make new drugs.

Immunotherapy for cancer is on the brink of breakthroughs. Learn how NIBR have high expectations for this medical science.