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Junk food may impair our deep sleep
In a new study, researchers at Uppsala University have investigated how junk food affects sleep. Healthy participants consumed an unhealthier as well as a healthier diet in a randomised order. After the unhealthier diet, the quality of the participants’ deep sleep had deteriorated, compared with tho...
Eat right, live longer: could a moderate protein diet be the coveted elixir of youth?
As the proverb “You are what you eat” goes, the type of food we consume influences our health and longevity all through our lives. In fact, there is a direct association between age-related nutritional requirements and metabolic health. Optimal nutrition according to age can help maintain metabolic ...
Merck Increases Global Commitment to Biosafety Testing With € 35 Million Investment in Scotland
Merck invests € 35 million in biosafety testing at its Glasgow and Stirling sites, Scotland. Biosafety testing is a critical step in the drug development and manufacturing process that ensures drugs are safe, efficacious, and meet regulatory requirements. The expansion will create nearly 500 new job...
Microbes powered by electricity
In microbial electrosynthesis, microorganisms use CO2 and electricity to produce alcohol, for example. How this process works biologically, however, has only been speculated about until now. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) have no...
Shrimp from Finding Nemo could help keep your white bread white
The Pacific Cleaner Shrimp may hold the secret to keeping white bread white. Inorganic nanoparticles such as titanium dioxide and zinc oxide are widely used as whitening agents in foods, cosmetics, and paints. However, due to health concerns, there is currently an intensive search to find organic, b...
Lonza to Acquire Synaffix
Lonza announced it has acquired Synaffix B.V., a biotechnology company focused on commercializing its clinical-stage technology platform for the development of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). Synaffix revenues and margins will be recognized within the Lonza business from the date of acquisition. Wh...
Winners of the “Renewable Material of the Year 2023” Innovation Award
465 participants from 32 countries attended the Renewable Materials Conference in Siegburg (near Cologne, Germany). The winners of the innovation award are bio-based and biodegradable elastic materials from KUORI (CH), carbon-light yeast oil COLIPI (DE) and the plastic-free natural polymer traceless...
Biological specimens imaged with X-rays without damage
A pollen grain showing the nanofoam within or a diatom with the individual geometric structures inside clearly visible: Using high-energy X-rays from the PETRA III synchrotron light source at DESY, a team led by CFEL scientists Saša Bajt and Henry Chapman has managed to image these structures withou...
Weed killers of the future could soon be based on failed antibiotics
A molecule which was initially developed to treat tuberculosis but failed to progress out of the lab as an antibiotic is now showing promise as a powerful foe for weeds that invade our gardens and cost farmers billions of dollars each year. While the failed antibiotic wasn’t fit for its original pur...
POWTECH 2023: Visitors from all around the world look forward to a wide-ranging programme
From 26 to 28 September 2023, numerous international experts in mechanical processing, bulk solids and conveying technology will once again gather at POWTECH. Around 600 exhibitors will showcase the latest solutions for processing solids and liquids. The extensive supporting programme with new offer...