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Do you struggle to sleep? If so, you’re far from alone. According to the latest NHS data, a record one million Britons are now prescribed insomnia medication each year.And this is despite studies that have linked some types of the pills to…

<!-- -->2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry SharplessNew Delhi: The 'Click Chemistry' that won Morten Meldal, Barry Sharpless, and Carolyn Bertozzi this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry…

Three scientists from the United States and Denmark were jointly awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing a way of "snapping molecules together" that can be used to design better medicines.Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten…

Ztalmy, Quviviq and Pyrukynd. They might sound like exotic holiday destinations, or even the result of poor typing, but they are in fact three of the latest names to be officially approved worldwide for new pharmaceutical drugs (and are…

The dream is Vegas.“Don’t make fun of me,” said Kate Biberdorf, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, “but it would be a live show in Vegas where it’s a science show.”That is not a typical aspiration of someone who teaches…

The owner of Boots the Chemist has abandoned the sale of Britain’s biggest high street pharmacy chain amid torrid conditions in global debt-financing markets.Walgreens Boots Alliance confirmed on Tuesday afternoon a Sky News…

<!-- -->Reliance Industries is learnt to have bid for UK-based chemist chain BootsNew Delhi: Reliance Industries along with US private equity fund Apollo Global Management is learnt to have made a 5 billion…

One of the leading contenders to buy Boots, the high street chemist, in a £6bn deal has abandoned its pursuit in a move that could pave the way for a takeover by Asda.Sky News has learnt that a consortium comprising Bain…

The next generation of mosquito control might target the pests' reproductive genes. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati examined genetic material of three species of mosquito responsible for killing millions of people around the…

The parent company of Boots, Britain's biggest high street chemist, is to explore a sale of the business next year that could value it at well over £5bn.Sky News has learnt that Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is lining up…