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HOPE MUSONDA A SERIOUS dispute has reportedly erupted at Faith Baptist Secondary School in Chongwe, Lusaka Province, as general staff clash with the administration over allegations of mismanagement and abuse of authority. Staff members have accused the school’s leadership of exploitation, intimidation, and running the institution as a private business venture. The administration has, however, […]

The new International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) definition of epilepsy results in a higher frequency of epilepsy diagnosis and treatment, according to a study published online March 23 in Frontiers in Neurology.

For many of the almost 40 million people in the U.S. who live with diabetes, monitoring blood sugar levels multiple times a day can make the difference between good health and serious heart, kidney, nerve and eye problems.

Were the lockdown policies implemented around the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic racist?

Liver cancer can arise spontaneously from healthy liver tissue. Recently, however, researchers have discovered an increasing correlation between some liver cancers and non-viral chronic liver disease (CLD).

Enteroviruses are a group of viruses that cause everything from the common cold to meningitis, polio, type 1 diabetes, and much more. Over 100 different types have been described by researchers, and millions of people are infected each year.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive cancers and has one of the lowest survival rates—only 10% after five years. One of the factors contributing to its aggressiveness is its tumor microenvironment, known as the stroma, which makes up the majority of the tumor mass and consists of a network of proteins and different non-tumor cells. Among these, fibroblasts play a key role, helping tumor cells to grow and increasing their resistance to drugs.

Colorectal cancer (CRC), a type of cancer that affects the large intestine and rectum, is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The mutational landscape of CRC is well-characterized, revealing key pathogenic genetic abnormalities that drive carcinogenesis (cancer development) and disease progression.

New studies in rats suggest the drug reserpine, approved in 1955 for high blood pressure, might treat the blinding disease retinitis pigmentosa. No therapy exists for this rare inherited disease, which starts affecting vision from childhood. A report on the studies, conducted at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), was published in eLife today.

A Johns Hopkins Medicine-led analysis of medical information gathered on a diverse group of almost 250,000 people over four years has significantly clarified the link between the “exclusive” use of e-cigarettes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as well as high blood pressure in a sub-group of adults 30 to 70 years of age.