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US-based medical technology firm iCAD is set to partner with two researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden on the development of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based system to detect individual risk of breast cancer development.

Late last year, research by the University of Chicago revealed that air pollution could be reducing global life expectancy rates by an average of 1.8 years per person. These figures would make air pollution the world's deadliest killer.

Retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) and online supermarket Ocado have confirmed talks of a joint venture to develop an online grocery platform in the UK.

Smartphones have overtaken desktop computers to become the main device used for online retail sales, according to data from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine in the US have discovered a blood test that could track stress intensity and help diagnose people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Smith & Nephew has agreed to acquire regenerative medicine products developer Osiris Therapeutics for a total cash consideration of $660m.

New Zealand-based outdoor clothing and equipment retailer Kathmandu Holdings has opened an investigation into a data breach with its online trading websites

A study by a research team in the US has found that artificial intelligence (AI) technology could substantially cut false positives while screening for lung cancer.

Swedish clothing retailer H&M has joined Ellen MacArthur Foundation-led New Plastics Economy initiative as a core partner to address plastic waste and pollution.

Researchers from Ohio State University have identified the specific biomarkers of fibromyalgia, differentiating it from other related diseases.

Supermarket chain Kroger and robotics company Nuro have announced they are to launch an autonomous delivery service for grocery in Houston, Texas, this spring.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Medtronic's Attain Stability Quad MRI SureScan left heart lead. The device is the only active-fixation left heart lead, and is designed for precise lead placement and stability.

Some of the UK's largest landlords have united to demand a larger stake in Sir Philip Green's retail empire, as part of the Arcadia Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).

American supermarket chain Kroger and private investment firm Lindsay Goldberg have partnered to launch PearlRock Partners, a new platform designed to identify, invest in and grow the next generation of leading consumer product brands

Israeli company Zebra Medical Vision has secured 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chest X-ray triage product.

French retailer Casino Group has concluded the sale of its three hypermarkets to the members of cooperative society and hypermarket chain Groupement E. Leclerc for €38m ($42.30m).

Robotic and prosthetic devices may one day be equipped with a sense of touch equivalent to or better than human skin. A research team at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed the Asynchronous Coded Electronic Skin (ACES) system, which can sense touch at 1,000 times the speed of the human nervous system.

US multinational technology company Microsoft has opened its European first flagship store, located on Oxford Circus, London, with a mixed-reality and digital enterprise retail focus.

Walmart China, PwC, Inner Mongolia Kerchin, VeChain and the China Chain-Store & Franchise Association (CCFA) have announced the launch of the Walmart China Blockchain Traceability platform.

Compliance and enforcement actions by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have dramatically declined under the Trump administration, with medical devices seeing the steepest drop, according to a new report.