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For the 314,000 people diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year, hope often comes in the form of platinum-based drugs such as cisplatin.

The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned of “concerning trends” for COVID-19 ahead of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, calling for increased vaccinations and surveillance.

A Japanese research team led by the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute has identified for the first time progenitor cells that specifically transform into the contractile cells of the left ventricle during heart development. Identifying one of the diverse progenitor cells involved in the formation of the heart will guide future studies and enable a better understanding of congenital heart diseases.

Climate change is one of several drivers of recurrent outbreaks and geographical range expansion of infectious diseases in Europe.

Researchers with the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and four other institutions have developed a molecular test to identify the presence of brain tumors by measuring abnormal genetic material shed by tumors and circulating in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). A description of the work was published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine.

IT is most likely that at the way things are moving in supplying and providing goods and services to the government, companies will soon realise that it is pointless to bid for any procurement tender with the state.

A formulation for intravenous nutrition that includes four lipid sources, including fish oil, reduced hospitalizations and urinary tract infections among pediatric patients at Duke Children’s Hospital.

To study the effects of childhood environments on adult health and well-being, researchers examined epigenetic profiles of children using algorithms developed in adults. They find that children growing up in more socioeconomically disadvantaged environments exhibited epigenetic profiles that, in previous studies of adults, were associated with worse health. The results are published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, along with an accompanying editorial by other researchers discussing the study results.

EASTERN Province Minister Peter Phiri is concerned about the deteriorated rural road infrastructure in Malambo Constituency.

Researchers at St George’s, University of London have discovered a technique that can kill skin cancer cells while minimizing damage to healthy cells. The findings are published in the journal Biology Open.