Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide, and vision loss, due to the loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), cannot currently be reversed with any treatment. Some studies have looked at replacing RGCs through cell transplants, but this process is still in the research and development stage and fraught with limitations that highlight a need for a more precise manner of effectively repopulating these cells in the retina. Now, a multidisciplinary team led by researchers at the Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass Eye and Ear has identified a promising new strategy for glaucoma cell replacement therapy.
Lung cancer cells’ ‘memories’ suggest new strategy for improving treatment
A new understanding of lung cancer cells’ “memories” suggests a new strategy for improving treatment, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) researchers have found.
Milingo Lungu asks Concourt not to reverse ruling that stayed criminal proceedings
By GRACE CHAILE
FORMER KCM Provisional Liquidator, Milingo Lungu, has urged the Constitutional Court to dismiss the Attorney General’s application to reverse the ruling of a single judge which stayed all criminal proceedings in the subordinate court, pending hearing of his petition.
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Two new studies point to the promise of gene therapy for high cholesterol
Two new gene-editing treatments that target dangerously high levels of cholesterol in people with a genetic predisposition to the condition were found safe and effective in new, groundbreaking research.
Listen good to counsel by Catholic Church, Sensio Banda advises HH
By NATION REPORTER
IT is important for President Hakainde Hichilema to provide a comprehensive response to address the concerns raised by the Roman Catholic Bishops in a pastoral letter, acknowledging its importance, former Kasenengwa Member of Parliament Sensio Banda has said.
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Medicines, medical supplies to be engraved with GRZ – Masebo
…as she claims procurement of drugs from Egypt was not through ZPPA because was a government to government deal
By NATION REPORTER
MEDICINES and medical supplies procured by Government will in future be engraved with an inscription of either “GRZ” or “MoH” as one way of curbing and preventing pilferage.
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Another group of UPND zealots sue State
By GRACE CHAILE
FOUR UPND cadres have dragged the Attorney General to the High Court, demanding K3 million compensation for alleged false imprisonment and malicious prosecution in 2016.
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Miles threatens hired delegates
…William Kamanga, one of the delegates says Sampa has warns them of physical hiding for exposing schemes to parcel the PF to the UPND through an illegal convention
By NATION REPORTER
HIRED delegates to the expelled Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa’s illegal convention have complained of being threatened with physical reprisals for exposing Mr Sampa’s schemes of attempting to parcel the Patriotic Front (PF) to the governing UPND.
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UPND has failed to destroy PF – Mundubile
By NATION REPORTER
IT is not easy to destroy the Patriotic Front (PF) and the UPND has spent its first two years in government scheming to exterminate the former ruling party at the expense of delivering their flamboyant promises that have since become irritating rhetoric to Zambians, Brian Mundubile has said.
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Dr Chilufya calls out Masebo
…for politicising, trivialising the procurement of defective drugs which ZAMRA has ordered ZAMMSA to recall from all the 42, 000 health centres
By NATION REPORTER
FORMER Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya yesterday called out his predecessor, Sylvia Masebo after she attempted to politicise the procurement of defective drugs which ZAMMSA has been ordered to recall from all the 42, 000 health centres.
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