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A lifetime of activity can gradually erode the cartilage that cushions our joints. Someday, we might simply inject a gel to repair it, University of Connecticut researchers report in the Oct. 6 issue of Nature Communications.

A growing number of children and adolescents in England are seeking access to mental health services. But the demand for these services is far outstripping capacity—and in some areas of England, children are waiting more than a year for support. It’s clear new strategies are needed to address this growing need.

3D printed cell models are currently in the spotlight of medical research, thanks to the fact that 3D printing is starting to become a key element in the manufacture of native tissue replicas. Although significant progress has been made, there remain aspects requiring attention in order to obtain more realistic models that faithfully represent the in vivo environment. Much work remains to be done to produce effective materials that are printable, stable, have enhanced mechanical properties, and which are responsive to the desired stimuli, and that way enter the new era of 4D printing.

Germany’s BioNTech and US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Thursday announced “positive” results from initial trials of their combined mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 and influenza.

WE are surprised that the Registrar of Society has accepted papers submitted by Mr Miles Sampa purporting to be the list of new office bearers of the Patriotic Front.

A team led by researchers from the Université Sorbonne Paris Nord and Université Paris Cité, France, has summarized where we are in our understanding of the adverse health effects related to ultra-processed food with some suggestions of how to move forward with this information.

…as they allegedly run amok and assault officers manning Kalengwa Mines 

By NATION REPORTER

MOXICO directors have defied court orders that restrained them from illegally occupying a piece of land lawfully owned by Kalengwa Mineral Processing Limited.

Health workers continued to report poor mental health and burnout in 2022, according to a ‘Vital Signs’ report published in the Oct. 24 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Practitioners burning sacred herbs for patients seeking addiction treatment. Tribal sweat lodges where Native Americans can meditate and purify their bodies. Gardens where rehab residents can grow their own medicinal plants.

October is National Health Literacy Month. Health literacy refers to the ability of people to find, understand, and use information and services to make informed health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others.