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By converting mechanical energy into electrical energy, an experimental wireless, or leadless, pacemaker housing is able to partially recharge its battery, according to a proof-of-principle study to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2023, held Nov. 11–13, in Philadelphia.

THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Organ Troika Summit has called for proactive interventions aimed at promoting and restoring stability in the region.

A new study finds that shooting survivors may not seek the mental health services they need after experiencing gun violence due to stigma, fear and a lack of trusted resources. The study, led by assistant professor Lauren Magee with the Indiana University O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs in Indianapolis, is featured in the JAMA Network Open.

How much immunity do we need against COVID-19? New international research led by scientists in Ireland and published in Nature Communications, has identified a “threshold of immunity” to SARS-CoV-2.

CAR-T cell therapy is a last hope for many patients with blood, bone marrow or lymph gland cancer when other treatments such as chemotherapy are unsuccessful. A limiting factor of this otherwise very effective and safe therapy is that the cells used in the process quickly reach a state of exhaustion.

A University of Alberta team has developed a new step to improve the process for creating insulin-producing pancreatic cells from a patient’s own stem cells, bringing the prospect of injection-free treatment closer for people with diabetes.

For many people, self-harm can be a difficult behavior to understand. It also comes with a lot of stigma.

If you are a woman around 50, you might have seen advice on social media or from influencers telling you protein requirements increase dramatically in midlife. Such recommendations suggest a 70 kilogram woman needs around 150 grams of protein each day. That’s the equivalent of 25 boiled eggs at 6 grams of protein each.

By ROGERS KALERO 

DANGOTE Cement Industries has embarked on an ambitious programme of supporting food security through buying fertiliser for agricultural cooperatives who will in turn produce maize whose waste would be used as fuel for the company’s production of cement.

The COVID pandemic saw a mass exodus of health-care workers across developed countries, exacerbating an existing health-care staffing crisis.