Meditation apps are transforming mindfulness from a niche practice into a global, on-demand tool. New research shows they can measurably improve mental and physical health in just minutes a week.

With a mega investment of 50 billion dollars, Astrazeneca has plans to expand its presence in medicines manufacturing and R&D in the USA. The company intends to set up a new multi-billion-dollar manufacturing facility in the country which is expected to produce drug substances for the Company’s innovative weight management and metabolic portfolio.

Researchers have now developed an AI-based tool that is capable of detecting abnormalities of the coronary arteries in CT images with high precision. This tool could significantly prove beneficial for the diagnosis and treatment of rare heart diseases.

Hasunuma Tomohisa and his team developed a workflow that allows them to screen a large variety of enzymes for a given function and tried it on a class of almost 7000 enzymes that are involved in a process needed to produce the raw materials for fuels, plastics and flavors. The Kobe University team now reports that this approach allowed them to identify an enzyme that has a productivity up to ten times higher than that of the current industry standard.

In Europe, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and disability. The project ‘Euro Heart Path’ has now officially been launched in Europe and the project aims to transform cardiovascular care across the continent at a budget of 27-million-euros.

Can AI help decide which brownie recipe tastes best? A new study from the University of Illinois explores how ChatGPT could assist in food sensory evaluation — offering a faster, cost-effective tool for recipe development and product screening in the food industry.

New research reveals that rising temperatures and heavy metal exposure reduce the frequency of bees’ non-flight vibrations, potentially disrupting pollination, communication, and even future biodiversity. Scientists are now exploring how these subtle changes in sound could signal environmental stress.

Researchers have adapted AI to drastically simplify microscopy segmentation. Segment Anything for Microscopy (μSAM) allows scientists to analyze cells and tissues in minutes instead of weeks, unlocking new possibilities in biomedical research.

Scientists from Arc Institute and NVIDIA have developed a new AI model – Evo 2. The model is capable of identifying patterns in gene sequences across disparate organisms that experimental researchers would need years to uncover.

A new study by the University of Bristol has revealed that the new Chinese AI app ‘Deepseek’ which was recently launched in the market poses significant safety risks.