Private equity firm Odyssey is reportedly in advanced negotiations to acquire Honeywell’s face mask unit, a potential deal valued at around $1.5 billion. This acquisition marks a strategic move by Odyssey to capitalize on the surging demand for personal protective equipment (PPE), driven by the global pandemic. The deal would be a significant milestone in the PPE industry, as face ...

Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical company known for its popular weight-loss drug Wegovy, is scaling up its operations in India to meet rising global demand. The company plans to double its senior leadership team in India and increase its total workforce by 16%, bringing its headcount to 5,000 by next year. This move underscores India’s growing importance in the global ...

Bengaluru, Oct 8 – Dozee, a leading Indian health-tech company, has introduced a breakthrough service for non-resident Indians (NRIs) to monitor their parents’ health remotely in real-time. The new offering, Dozee Shravan, is an AI-powered Remote Parent Monitoring (RPM) solution, designed to alleviate the concerns of NRIs who struggle to manage their elderly parents’ health from abroad. This innovative service ...

A groundbreaking study led by the University of South California (USC) has unveiled a concerning link between high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as ‘forever chemicals’, and sleep disruptions. This research, published in the journal Environmental Advances, has shed light on the potential health risks associated with these pervasive chemicals. PFAS are a group of man-made ...

A new Australian study has revealed that regular snoring may lead to higher blood pressure. Researchers from Flinders University in South Australia found that people who snore often are more likely to suffer from elevated blood pressure and uncontrolled hypertension. The study monitored 12,287 participants over six months, using home-based sleep tracking technology. It showed that 15% of the participants ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cobenfy (xanomeline and trospium chloride), for the treatment of schizophrenia, a chronic mental health disorder. Developed by Karuna Therapeutics and now owned by Bristol Myers Squibb, Cobenfy works by targeting cholinergic receptors unlike traditional antipsychotic medications that target dopamine receptors. This marks a significant departure from the conventional approach to schizophrenia treatment, according ...

An Indian-origin scientist has found that reducing the risk of dementia in Alzheimer’s is possible by keeping diabetes under control. Narendra Kumar, an associate professor at Texas A&M University in the US, spearheaded a study featured in the ‘American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’ journal, uncovering a robust connection between diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. “Implementing preventative or mitigative measures ...

A study by Rockefeller University scientists has nailed down reasons why older male fruit flies are more likely to pass mutations onto their offspring, with implications for a similar impact in humans with inherited diseases. Since male reproductive system acts as the pivotal point for new genes, new mutations are inherited from fathers than from mothers, said the study though ...

Stressed university students might want to add walnuts to their daily diet in the weeks leading up to their next exam. A new  clinical trial of undergraduate students during their university studies has shown positive effects of walnut consumption on self-reported measures of mental health and biomarkers of general health. The University of South Australia study, published in the journal Nutrients, also suggests that walnuts ...

Womans’ propensity to deposit more fat in places like their hips, buttocks and the backs of their arms, so-called subcutaneous fat, is protective against brain inflammation, which can result in problems like dementia and stroke, at least until menopause, scientists report. Males of essentially any age have a greater propensity to deposit fat around the major organs in their abdominal ...