Articles by Dan Ferber

As US officials decide who should get the smallpox vaccine, there's new emphasis on developing a safer vaccine.

World Health Assembly to decide whether to keep or destroy deadly virus.

As a senior researcher defends his involvement with both Enron and ImClone, we assess the conflicts of interest that can attend corporate funding of research.

Identification of the factor that stimulates fat cell development could help fight obesity and diabetes.

The way in which the human body responds to the rigours of space flight is providing insights into Earthly physiology.

Plant-derived chemicals may help protect neurons from metabolic stress following stroke.

Millions of people take herbal remedies for conditions such as the common cold and Alzheimer's. A new approach may help to elucidate the mechanisms by which these compounds work in the body.

Malaria research has been underfunded for decades. Now, a $100 million donation to Johns Hopkins University should allow much-needed progress on vaccines.