UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) member Mubita Nawa has been charged and arrested for the offence of Giving False Information to Public Officers. Meanwhile, seven others who were also among the list of people wanted by police have been charged with Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm. Mr Nawa and the seven have since been […]
$40 ‘Smart Tampon’ Helps Detect Cervical Cancer Early
The makers are still looking for investors to make the technology available to the public.
Notable inaccuracies found in insurers’ mental health care provider directories in California
As the mental health crisis continues across the nation, many people struggle to find the care they need. Health insurers publish directories of mental health providers to help consumers obtain care; however, inaccurate directories and a shortage of providers within many insurance networks can make finding covered mental health services challenging.
How a new blood-vessel-on-a-chip can help researchers further understand vascular malformations
Our bodies are made up of 60,000 miles of complex pipes that play a vital role in transporting nutrients throughout our bodies, performing waste disposal, and supplying our organs with fresh oxygen and blood.
White House braces for ruling on abortion pill’s fate
The Biden administration is preparing for a worst-case scenario if a conservative federal judge rules in favor of a lawsuit seeking to restrict access to one of the two drugs typically used to induce a medicated abortion.
First-of-its-kind study examines the impact of cannabis use on surgical patients’ post-procedure healthcare needs
As legislation in multiple states eases former restrictions around medical and recreational cannabis in the United States, an increasing proportion of the population reports use of the drug. Between 2016 and 2018, more than 22 percent of Massachusetts residents reported any prior cannabis use for medical or recreational reasons. However, little is known about cannabis use in patients who undergo surgery or interventional procedures, where cannabis use has important additional clinical implications.
Slam dunk contest scoring methods could still be improved, a dunkologist explains
I grew up watching some of the greatest slam dunk artists in the world.
Aggressive end-of-life care often used in seniors with metastatic cancer
Aggressive end-of-life (EOL) care is commonly used among older patients with metastatic cancer and is used more often by those residing in nursing homes (NHs), according to a study published online Feb. 22 in JAMA Network Open.
Protection against allergic asthma: When innate lymphoid cells educate alveolar macrophages
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Liège on group 2 innate lymphoid cells (or ILC2s) shows that the functional reprogramming of these cells following their exposure to viruses allows our body to react differently to exposure to certain respiratory allergens. This study is published in Science Immunology.
Researchers identify molecules that optimize immune presentation of antigens across the human population
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified variants of a chaperone molecule that optimizes the binding and presentation of foreign antigens across the human population, a finding that could open the door to numerous applications where robust presentation to the immune system is important, including cell therapy and immunization. The findings were published today in Science Advances.