Explaining Chagas disease through the stories of patients in Latin America.

Chronic diseases like cancer and diabetes were once the preserve of wealthy countries but are now increasingly common in lower-income countries too as populations age and lifestyles change.

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.

An interview with Thierry Diagana, Head of the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases.

Novartis researchers are searching for more effective ways to discover drugs for neurological and psychiatric diseases.

A researcher in South Africa investigating a rare skin disease was losing hope of a breakthrough. Then she made a discovery.

Collaborations are driving advances in sickle cell disease research, bringing new hope to patients.

The Novartis Faculty of Scholars initiative connects academic researchers with deep knowledge and big ideas to scientists in its drug discovery labs.

The word “biopsy” typically conjures images of large needles. Lab technicians—and scientists working to discover new medicines—need enough tissue from a patient to prepare and evaluate a sample.