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In order for immune cells to do their job, they need to know against whom they should direct their attack. Research teams at the University of Würzburg have identified new details in this process.

Checkpoint inhibitors that activate the immune system to target cancer cells for destruction have revolutionized the treatment landscape for patients with advanced melanoma, leading to more options and improved patient survival. Despite the approval of several immune checkpoint inhibitor regimens for melanoma, scientists do not completely understand their anticancer effects.

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

GOVERNMENT says it will reward the Zambia national netball team for making the country proud and winning Zambia’s maiden Africa Netball Cup after edging Namibia 57-55 in the final played on Wednesday in Botswana.

Ministry of Sports, Youth and Arts Permanent Secretary Kangwa Chileshe said Government was delighted to see the netball team make history by bringing home gold after impressing at the tournament.

Kangwa noted that apart from rewarding the netball team, Government through the National Sports Council will host the netball team to a dinner date to celebrate their achievement. 

“Netball you have now put yourself in a special class and a special category. I think and I’m very convinced that through my minister honourable Elvis Nkandu, that our players, our technical team shall be rewarded and rewarded accordingly for this great achievement,” Kangwa said.

“Our president has declared that there are no minor sports, there are major sports in Zambia so we appreciate the netball team and we shall reward them for this great gesture and honour that they have brought to our country,” he added

Kangwa said the netball team’s success in Botswana has placed the team in a class which will make it easy for them to receive funding.

Meanwhile, Netball Zambia president Martha Sichone hailed the government and sponsors such as Atlasmara and Vedanta for giving the team the support which enabled them to succeed in Botswana.

Sichone also hailed the Netball Zambia executive and the technical bench led by 26-year-old Lazarus Tembo for working tirelessly to bring the Netball Africa Cup to Zambia.

Annual mammograms are recommended indefinitely for breast cancer survivors in many countries, including the U.S., but a large British study finds that less frequent screening is just as good.

   ….as Small-Scale Farmers Development Agency rubbishes claims that all districts have received farming inputs for the 2023/2024 farming season

By NATION REPORTER 

THE Small-Scale Farmers Development Agency (SAFADA) has rubbished claims by Government that all farmers across the country have received farming inputs for the 2023/2024 farming season.

Data from Australian researchers could partly explain why a trial of a new drug for diabetes, was recently halted because it was found to be so effective. Importantly, the data also reveals how anti-obesity drugs like Ozempic, actually work, which to date has been a mystery.

Many people from racial and ethnic minority groups brace themselves for insults and judgments before medical appointments, according to a new survey of patients that reaffirms the prevalence of racial discrimination in the U.S. health system.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Mayo Clinic recommend a yearly flu vaccination for everyone six months and older, with rare exceptions. Vaccination is your best defense against flu. If you haven’t gotten your flu shot yet, now’s the time.

Regular urine color varies but usually ranges from clear to pale yellow. The exact hue depends on how much water you drink. Fluids dilute the yellow pigments in urine. So the more you drink, the clearer your urine looks. When you drink less, the yellow color becomes stronger.

By NATION REPORTER

ECONOMIST Noel Kabwita says Zambia is likely to default payment of the Eurobond which will be due next year due to current delays to conclude the debt restructuring process.