Psychology & Psychiatry

Cognitive benefits of bilingualism overstated: study

The acquisition and active use of two languages has been suggested to train executive functions in the brain, such as focusing attention, suppressing interference from the environment, and switching from one task to another. ...

Medications

Sanofi wins big in battle for nano-drug maker

France's Sanofi announced Monday that it had reached a deal to acquire Belgian biotech firm Ablynx that values the firm at 3.9 billion euros ($4.8 billion), beating out Danish rival Novo Nordisk for the nano-drug maker.

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