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DiscoveryResearchers aim to beat trick play by tumors with drug combo
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From Our LabsCan we edit our genes to fight disease?
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From Our LabsRebuilding blood
Why are some sickle cell disease patients protected from the disease? Learn about our biomedical research in the field.
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Access to HealthcareTalking to: Juergen Brokatzky-Geiger, Global Head of Corporate Responsibility at Novartis
In October 2013, we created a new, full-time position to lead our CR efforts. Juergen Brokatzky-Geiger, formerly Global Head of Human Resources and a member of the Executive Committee, took on this role effective in February 2014.
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DiscoveryA fresh look at fighting glaucoma
Ask Alan Frohman how he found out that he had glaucoma, and he'll quickly tell you that there were no warning signs.
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DiscoveryCan we unlock the body's ability to regenerate lost hearing?
When a middle-aged firefighter and active Boy Scout leader in the Midwestern United States lost his hearing a few years ago, he also faced the loss of his livelihood.
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Access to HealthcareTreating cataracts, a leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide
Cataracts are a serious but common eye condition affecting more than 20 million worldwide. A patient in Brazil tells her story.
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DiscoveryBiological battle of the bulge
John Hadcock’s wife Laura gave him an ultimatum: Run the energy out of Sunny, the new puppy, or take her back to the breeder. So Hadcock started running. On his first trip out, he had to stop half a mile in.
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From Our Labs10 big questions to dissect science papers
Novartis supports promising young scientists who want to improve their chances to attain advanced science degrees.
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Patient PerspectivesNo longer living in fear
This moving personal story about the challenges of living with a rare disease is written by Rocco Falchetto, a biochemist and director of analytical sciences and imaging at the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR).
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From Our Labs3-D printing: Scientists reinvent research tools
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.
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Access to HealthcareDealing with the spread of chronic disease in Africa
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.
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