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Vitamin D fails to prevent type 2 diabetes in large study

(Reuters Health) – If you’re talking vitamin D and expecting it to lower your risk of getting type 2 diabetes when you get older, it’s time to lower your expectations. A new study, the largest of its kind, has found that taking 4000 international units (IU) pe... More »

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D.E. Shaw’s top shareholder activist Koffey leaves hedge fund

(Reuters) – Hedge fund manager Quentin Koffey, who joined D.E. Shaw & Co two years ago from Elliott Management Corp to lead its shareholder activism strategy, has left to join Senator Investment Group LP, the firms told Reuters on Thursday. The move is a setba... More »

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UK pubs group JD Wetherspoon drops social media in protest

(Reuters) – British pubs group JD Wetherspoon closed all its social media accounts on Monday, saying it was taking a stand against an industry accused of misusing personal data and allowing bullying to run rife. Despite a global furor over the harvesting of pe... More »

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China spends $279 bln on R&D in 2017: science minister

FILE PHOTO: Chinese Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang attends the International Forum on Electric Vehicle Pilot Cities and Industrial Development in Beijing, China June 6, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s total spending on rese... More »

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Apple says to add two more R&D centers in China

FILE PHOTO: An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Apple will set up two new research and development centers in Shanghai and Suzhou in Chi... More »