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In a preclinical breakthrough that could transform cell therapies for incurable diseases, researchers at Sinai Health and the University of Toronto have developed a technology that may one day eliminate the need for immunosuppressive drugs in transplant patients.

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have designed and developed a novel diagnostic device to detect traumatic brain injury (TBI) by shining a safe laser into the eye.

For some people, extreme stressors like psychiatric disorders or childhood neglect and abuse can lead to a range of health problems later in life, including depression, anxiety and cardiovascular disease. A new study led by researchers in the Penn State Center for Healthy Aging identified genetic indicators that can predict another health problem, the decline of cognitive abilities, among people who have been affected by these extreme stressors.

Each year, tuberculosis (TB) kills more people than any other infectious disease, falling out of the top spot only temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scientists from around the world have issued an urgent call to action for governments to incorporate sleep health into public health policies, with research indicating it’s as important as nutrition and physical activity.

Croatia was struggling to contain a whooping cough epidemic that health officials said Wednesday was due in part to a drop in inoculation rates linked to the growth of the anti-vaccine movement.

WITH the tacit approval of the system, Miles Sampa remains the president of the Patriotic Front, the country’s biggest opposition party.

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

ZAMBIA’S football icon Kalusha Bwalya has arrived ahead of this Saturday’s legendary exhibition match involving the African Legends and the Chipolopolo Legends.

The match slated for Heroes Stadium in Lusaka promises a lot of intriguing moments for both the local and international legends who amazed football fans with their unique style of play during their heydays.

While the local legends squad will consist of the stars who won the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, the African legendary squad will consist of the Nigerian trio of Jay Jay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu and Daniel Amokachi. 

Others are the Ghanaian trio of Asamoah Gyan, Gwadwo Asamoah and Stephen Appiah and the Cameroonian duo of Stephen Mbia and Patrick Mboma.

Zambians will also get a chance to watch former Arsenal and Real Madrid striker Emmanuel Adebayo and Senegalese legend El Hadji Diouf during the much anticipated clash of the legends. 

Zimbabwean legend Peter Ndlovu who played for English Premier League outfit Newcastle United, former Kaizer Chiefs legend Sipiwe Tshabalala who scored the first goal at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and Mark Fish, the South African legend who was part of the historic Bafana Bafana squad that won the AFCON in 1996 made the cut for the 19-member squad to face the Zambian legends.

This is the second time the Zambian legends will be playing an exhibition match this year after hosting and beating the Ronaldinho led Barcelona Legends 3-0 lay May.

Full Africa Legends squad:

Legends Squad – Asamoah Gyan, Daniel Amokachi, El Hadji Diouf , Emmanuel Adebayo, Jay Jay Okocha, Kalusha Bwalya, Karim Haggui, Kwadwo Asamoah, Lukas Radebe, Mark Fish, Nwankwo Kanu, Patrick Mboma, Peter Ndlovu, Robert Kidiaba Siaka Tiene, Siphiwe Tshabalala, Stephen Mbia and Stephen Appiah.

When teens feel a sense of belonging and being cared for, they are more likely to show compassion for others, according to a study led by Blake Colaianne, assistant research professor at Penn State’s Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center.

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a method for assessing the number and structure of aggregated blood platelets (or thrombocytes) that can potentially help quantify the risk of a severe COVID-19 infection. As a result, they have identified a predictive biomarker for the seriousness of a COVID-19 infection.