Alzheimer’s disease results from a dysfunctional stacking of protein molecules that form long fibers inside brain cells. Similar stacking occurs in sickle-cell anemia and mad cow disease.

A new design could let robots collapse themselves for transport or stretch around obstacles.

Heads of revenue of BRICS nations have signed a pact to identify areas of cooperation in tax matters among members of the group, and hailed India's indirect tax reform GST, finance ministry said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is pushing for greater cooperation, including military ties, between Russia and China saying it “would bring balance to the world”. Putin’s remarks came as Russian and Chinese naval warships held joint exercises in the Baltic Sea for the first time

Based on the capital reduction approved at the Annual General Meeting on April 13, 2017 and following the required waiting period, 46,595,000 shares of ABB Ltd repurchased under a share buyback program were cancelled earlier this month.