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The discovery of eight new genes associated with a disease known as ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine (OPLL) is a key step toward the development of effective treatments for this currently incurable disease.

A University of Massachusetts Amherst team has demonstrated “in theory” that a protein antigen from a childhood vaccine can be delivered into the cells of a malignant tumor to refocus the body’s immune system against the cancer, effectively halting it and preventing its recurrence.

Alberta men with elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels can now take a new blood test to determine their risk for clinically significant prostate cancer and potentially avoid an unnecessary biopsy.

By NATION REPORTER

THE Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has called for the acceleration and finalisation of discussions on restructuring Zambia’s private debt including Eurobonds.

Drug overdose deaths increased sharply among Americans without a college education and nearly doubled over a three-year period among those who don’t have a high school diploma, according to a new RAND Corporation study. The findings further highlight a potential association between the rise in drug overdose deaths and barriers to education access, a social determinant of health.

Cancer cells are chameleons. They completely change their metabolism to grow continuously. University of Basel scientists have discovered that high levels of the amino acid arginine drive metabolic reprogramming to promote tumor growth. This study suggests new avenues to improve liver cancer treatment.

Together with colleagues, veterinarian and neuroscientist Sonja Bröer has researched how regenerative cell therapies can contribute to curing or alleviating epilepsy. The work was carried out at biotechnology start-up Neurona Therapeutics, Inc. in San Francisco, where Bröer led a team in preclinical research, before she moved to Freie Universität Berlin.

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

ZAMBIA has become the sixth African country to get SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service, as the company officially launches its operations in the country.

A team of medical researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. working with a colleague from Spain has found via clinical trial that adding tirzepatide (brand name Mounjaro) to basal insulin therapies can reduce HbA1c levels in people with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes. In their paper published in the journal JAMA, the group describes the parameters of the clinical trial and what they learned from it.

By LUCY PHIRI

A WITNESS has narrated to the Economic and Financial Crimes Court how he was assigned to evaluate two properties belonging to former Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo in a matter he is facing two counts of possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime.