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Agios Pharma reports mixed results in late-stage study for sickle cell disease drug

(Reuters) -Agios Pharmaceuticals said on Wednesday its sickle cell drug met one of its two main goals in a late-stage study of patients aged 16 and older, but failed to show a statistically significant reduction in pain crises. Shares of the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based drugmaker ...
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Moderna to complete US mRNA manufacturing network with $140 million investment

(Reuters) -Moderna said on Wednesday it would now operate full end-to-end manufacturing for its mRNA medicines in the U.S., marking a major step in strengthening the company's domestic production network. The Cambridge-based company plans to invest more than $140 million to add the final manufacturing ...
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Be Well: Breaking down fiber, the next food fad

U.S. consumers who have had their fill of finding protein added to everything from cereal to ice cream are about to meet the next big food fad: fiber. Americans have been boosting their protein intake for years; even Pop-Tarts and Starbucks are selling protein-enhanced products. ...
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Guterres and Lula to push negotiators at COP30 as deadline looms

BELEM, Brazil (AP) - Two global power players will spend Wednesday pushing negotiators to find compromises at United Nations climate talks in Brazil's Belém, where a self-imposed deadline is rushing up fast. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres roamed the meeting rooms on Tuesday, while Brazilian President ...
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WATCH: $10M campaign finance fine dropped; Digital ID unveiled, Chicagoans speak up

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop reviews actions taken by the Illinois State Board of Elections in regards to a nearly $10 million fine for campaign finance violations with Illinois Senate President ...
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‘Ghost projects’ haunt power grid planners and taxpayers

(The Center Square) - As the country braces for a surge in electricity demand driven by large energy users like data centers, two questions lie at the center of the debate over the grid's future: can it remain reliable and who will pay for ...
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Global rise in ultra-processed foods is major public health threat, experts say

(NEW YORK) -- The global rise of ultra-processed foods in diets worldwide poses a major public health threat, according to experts who published a series of papers in medical journal The Lancet.The authors cite studies that show ultra-processed diets are linked to chronic health ...
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Vietnam’s Gene Solutions seeks $100 million from pre-IPO and 2026 listing

By Phuong Nguyen and Yantoultra Ngui HANOI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Vietnam-founded biotechnology firm Gene Solutions plans to raise $100 million through a pre-IPO round and a potential listing as soon as 2026, capitalising on growing demand for genetic diagnostics and a regional revival in initial public listings, ...
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UltraGreen.ai aims to raise $400 million in Singapore IPO, term sheet shows

By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) -UltraGreen.ai Ltd, a medical imaging and fluorescence-guided surgery company, is aiming to raise about $400 million in a Singapore initial public offering at $1.45 per share, according to a term sheet reviewed by Reuters on Wednesday. The company, which develops fluorescence-guided ...
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Ultra-processed foods are danger to global public health, experts warn

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -Ultra-processed foods are a major public health threat that must be urgently addressed, according to a new series of papers authored by 43 global experts in the Lancet medical journal. The scientists, including the Brazilian professor who coined the term ...
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UK government asks competition watchdog to probe private dentistry

LONDON (Reuters) -The UK government on Tuesday urged the competition watchdog to launch an investigation into private dentistry costs and practices amid concerns that patients may be paying more than they should due to "hidden" charges. Millions across Britain cannot get treatment from the state-run ...
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DOJ probes Berkeley riot; Illinois TPUSA warns hostility isn’t just in California

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Department of Justice launched a civil rights investigation into University of California Berkeley after violent agitators overran a Turning Point USA event, an escalation Illinois TPUSA chapters say doesn't compare to rising hostility on their own campuses. ...
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