A pill Novo acquired produced modest weight loss but raised safety questions. Elsewhere, Sanofi detailed the silver lining it found in a recent study and a heart drug developer’s shares surged.

Texas-based Chen wins Albert Lasker Award for discovery of enzyme cGAS, holding out 'promise for fighting infectious diseases ...

The Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award went to Zhijian “James” Chen, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ...

Each year, the Lasker Awards honor a number of medical professionals doing standout work in research and public service. The ...

Through decades of pioneering work on fighting the spread of infectious diseases such as HIV, South African public health ...

A lecture series can promise much.  But one run out of a corporatised university comes with its own burdens and ...

He identified the cause of a respiratory condition that was killing 10,000 infants a year in the United States. Then he ...

DURBAN - South African epidemiologists Quarraisha and Salim Abdool Karim have been recognised for their life-saving work on ...

Six individuals have received this year's Lasker Awards in the areas of basic research, clinical research, and public service ...

Three scientists were recognized by the Lasker Awards for their work on the GLP-1 hormone. Others were honored for work to ...

Through decades of pioneering work on fighting the spread of infectious diseases such as HIV, South African public health ...

Three scientists are honored for developing a class of blockbuster weight-loss drugs. Is a Nobel prize on the way?