Mining stakeholders urged to support gov’t’s progressive mining reforms

By RODGERS MWIMBA

THE Advocates for National Development and Democracy (ANDD) has called on stakeholders in the mining sector to support government progressive mining reforms in the mining industry.

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Report reveals extent of discrimination faced by patients with energy limiting conditions

A new report by researchers at the University of Liverpool, Liverpool Hope University and Disabled People’s Organization Chronic Illness Inclusion reveals the extent of discrimination faced by women, trans men, non-binary and gender nonconforming people with Energy Limiting Conditions (ELCs) and calls for widespread improvements to the health care and support they receive.

Alzheimer’s disease is partly genetic—studying the genes that delay decline in some may lead to treatments for all

Diseases that run in families usually have genetic causes. Some are genetic mutations that directly cause the disease if inherited. Others are risk genes that affect the body in a way that increases the chance someone will develop the disease. In Alzheimer’s disease, genetic mutations in any of three specific genes can cause the disease, and other risk genes either increase or decrease the risk of developing Alzheimer’s.