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.

In an article recently published in Pnas, Duke researchers point to higher caloric intake as the primary driver of obesity worldwide, suggesting that diet rather than idleness plays the bigger role in the global obesity crisis.

A team at the University of Minnesota has discovered a low-cost material that could make computer memory faster and more energy-efficient. Their breakthrough with Ni₄W — a nickel-tungsten alloy — promises low-power, high-speed data storage for next-gen electronics like smartphones and data centers.

This article highlights an 8-minute analytical method for the quantification of chlorate and perchlorate in milk and infant formula. The method uses an Agilent 1290 Infinity II LC and Ultivo triple quadrupole LC/MS (LC/TQ) with an AJS source. The Ultivo LC/TQ was designed to save laboratory space, while maintaining the performance and robustness required for high-throughput analyses. Chlorate and perchlorate have maximum residue limits (MRLs) of 10 μg/kg in milk and infant formula, as defined by the European Commission. This method achieved accurate quantitation at one tenth the level of the MRL. The method precision was <10 % (%RSD) at the lowest level of quantitation with n = 10.

A new method can produce custom-designed proteins in just 4-6 weeks that can arm the T cells of the body's immune system to attack and kill cancer cells.

Yogurt, a popular snack for its versatility and health benefits, serves as a practical choice for busy individuals. This article explores how precise pH management during production — crucial for probiotic activity, taste, and shelf life — is achieved through careful monitoring.

A newly developed metal-organic framework offers a dual function for removing and detecting PFOA, a persistent PFAS contaminant, from water. The material combines high adsorption capacity with fluorescence-based real-time detection and reusability, providing a promising approach for environmental monitoring and remediation.

Researchers have developed a measure called polygenic risk score that can predict the risk of adult obesity from childhood. This genetic analysis can help to identify children as well as adolescents at higher genetic risk of developing obesity in later life.

A comprehensive new study suggests that walking 7000 steps a day offers nearly the same health benefits as 10,000 steps — significantly lowering the risk of early death and major diseases.

Newly discovered alkaloid compounds from millipede secretions show potential for targeting neuroreceptors linked to pain and neurological disorders. Found in Andrognathus corticarius, the molecules may open new avenues for drug development once they can be synthesized in larger quantities.