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It has become as familiar a sight in Washington as the cherry blossoms in spring: lobbyists from the nation’s hospitals descending on the Capitol to ask lawmakers to postpone billions in Medicaid funding cuts prescribed by the Affordable Care Act—cuts industry leaders agreed to years ago.

A study led by the University of Eastern Finland suggests that adolescents who engage in active school transport and leisure-time physical activity perform better at secondary school than their inactive peers. Regular leisure-time physical activity, even in moderate doses, was also associated with lower odds of school burnout. The findings were published in the European Journal of Public Health.

Discrepancies in diagnostic biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) may arise from racial disparities, risk factors, or lifestyle differences. Moreover, there has been a lack of systematic and multicenter studies to evaluate baselines of the AD biomarkers in Chinese populations.

In a promising form of immunotherapy known as CAR T-cell (chimeric antigen receptor) therapy, the patient’s T cells are engineered to better recognize and attack antigens on the surface of cancer cells. In treatments currently approved for use in battling lymphoma and leukemia; however, the therapy has a drawback: Amidst the cancer-killing frenzy, many engineered T cells become tainted with the remnants of cancer antigens, which causes them to turn on other T cells.

Researchers have proposed using emulsion microgels for drug delivery to the bladder. This promises to make the treatment of urinary tract infections more effective and less painful. The microgels contain whey protein capable of attaching to the walls of the organ. As a result, the therapeutic effect of the administered medications at the site of inflammation lasts considerably longer. This makes the treatment of bladder infections faster and more comfortable because fewer painful procedures introducing the medical agent into the organ are required. The study has been published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

Mpox, formerly known as “monkeypox,” is a disease resulting from a viral infection. Notably, numerous cases of mpox have been reported among men having sexual intercourse with other men. Since 2022, the disease has primarily spread across Europe and the U.S., leading the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency. Japan has also reported cases of the disease, and its outbreak is attracting considerable attention.

By SANFROSSA MBERI

THE government’s announcement of selling million tonnes of mealie meal to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) sends a very bad message, the Socialist Party (SP) has said.

There’s no doubt that Aussies love a good celebration. We’re all in when it comes to the weekend, and most of us can’t go past a Christmas celebration without a little bit of overindulging. But all this comes at a cost, and it’s taking a massive toll on our waistline.

New research in colorectal cancers directed by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center suggests that expression of transcription factors—proteins that help turn specific genes on or off by binding to nearby DNA—may play a central role in the degree of DNA methylation across the genome, contributing to the development of different subtypes of these cancers. Methylation is a process in which certain chemical groups attach to areas of DNA that guide genes’ on/off switches.

Severe weather conditions are enough to give anyone a headache, but temperature fluctuations are even more problematic for migraine sufferers.