DNA nanotechnology has become one of the great hopes of molecular manufacturing in which large-scale objects could potentially be assembled from the most basic building blocks, atom-by-atom. Research is slowly revealing that many of the ...
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Hershey Netherlands, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hershey, has signed an agreement to acquire 80% stake in Shanghai Golden Monkey Food JSC (SGM) for an undisclosed amount. Financial terms of the transaction were undisclosed. With ...
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General Mills reported results for the second quarter of fiscal 2014. The 13-week period ending Nov. 24, 2013 did not include Thanksgiving, while last year's second-quarter results included the holiday. Fiscal 2014 Second Quarter ...
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SPX Corporation announced that it has been awarded a contract valued in excess of $50M from Synutra France International, a subsidiary of Synutra International Inc., one of the leading infant nutrition companies producing and supplying in ...
SPX, a US-based multi-industry manufacturing firm, has received a contract worth over $50m from Synutra France International, a subsidiary of Synutra International, to build a new powdered infant formula processing plant in Brittany, ...
Obesity increases the risk of developing kidney disease, a new study suggests. Moreover, declines in kidney function can be detected long before people develop other obesity-related diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, the ...
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Up till now, the connection most people would make between nanomaterials and Alzheimer’s has always been as a potential treatment for the devastating disease. But now, instead of a nanomaterial treating the disease, researchers at the ...
Stelis Biopharma and Pieris, a next generation therapeutic protein R&D firm, have started a long-term collaboration for clinical development and commercialization of multiple novel Anticalin-based protein therapeutics worldwide, primarily ...
Genzyme, a Sanofi company, has obtained an approval from Health Canada for its Lemtrada (alemtuzumab) for the treatment of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Health Canada has approved Lemtrada for the management of adult ...
Ventana Medical Systems (Ventana), a member of the Roche Group, has announced that its Ventana HER2/neu (4B5) rabbit monoclonal primary antibody assay is now a companion diagnostic for detecting HER2 protein expression for patients who, in ...
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U.S. and European researchers say they may be able to explain the biological mechanism resulting in the therapeutic effects of meditation. Study author Richard J. Davidson, founder of the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the ...
The New Zealand Government has released a report on the first stage of the Government inquiry into the Fonterra Whey Protein Concentrate (WPC) incident and has said the Government accepts in principle all 29 recommendations. Background to ...
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Controlling dietary acid intake by increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables could help improve kidney health, according to three new studies from the US and Japan. The studies were presented at the ASN Kidney Week 2013 held at the ...
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Chinese consumers can expect higher dairy prices in December because of a shrinking supply of raw milk from the country's fragmented milk farms. Most domestic dairy companies put up prices last week, ranging from five to 20 percent. This ...
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Take a culinary journey through Italy this holiday season with the new snack classic, authentic Pasta Chips, an idea born out of the hills of Tuscany and made from real pasta. Whether straight from the bag, dipped, or topped & served, ...
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