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Access to HealthcareKenya confronts chronic diseases, building on progress against AIDS
While the country has made great strides in controlling AIDS and other infectious diseases, Kenyans are living longer and chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer are on the rise.
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From Our LabsReigniting a passion for science
How two years in a Novartis lab changed Johnny Castillo’s life.
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From Our LabsMolecular glue kills cancer cells in mice
Compounds block a protein involved in many cancers by cementing it shut.
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From Our LabsTuning drugs to succeed on the cell’s surface
Researchers improve our understanding about how compounds bind to proteins in the cell membrane—and the membrane itself.
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DiscoveryTackling the common denominator in liver disease
Researchers focus on reversing the scarring that’s common to liver diseases.
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Patient PerspectivesMigraine: One of the world’s most common diseases
Did you know migraine is the most common of all neurological disorders? Learn more surprising facts.
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DiscoveryCancer researchers ready to aim for cures
New head of oncology research hopes to build on recent advances, explore new therapeutic approaches and beat certain cancers for good.
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DiscoveryConfidence led this researcher to swim against the current
A researcher reflects on her successful journey from Venezuela to the US in which she became a doctor, a scientist, and a mother.
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Patient PerspectivesThe future of chronic myeloid leukemia is evolving
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DiscoveryThe eye: the fastest muscle in the human body
How much do you know about eyes? Learn more about the fastest muscle in the human body.
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Access to HealthcareFighting pneumonia, the biggest killer of young children
Pneumonia causes around 2 million child deaths per year globally and the burden is especially heavy in a country like Bangladesh, where a third of the population is aged 14 or below.
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Patient PerspectivesLung Cancer: To test or not to test
For patients with lung cancer, biomarker testing may be an option.
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