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Bangladesh is struggling with a record outbreak of dengue fever, with experts saying a lack of a coordinated response is causing more deaths from the mosquito-transmitted disease.

Several types of cancer are believed to be linked to alterations of macromolecular structures known as nuclear pore complexes (NPCs). These structures are embedded in the nuclear envelope, a membrane barrier that separates the nucleus of a cell from the cytoplasm (the liquid filling the rest of the cell). They consist of proteins called nucleoporins, which regulate the transport of molecules across the nuclear envelope, including enzymes that enable the synthesis of DNA. Whether NPC alterations play a role in glioblastoma, the most common type of cancer originating in the brain, is unclear at the moment.

Magnetic resonance (MR) microscope has previously been used to observe chemically fixed specimens of human embryos during their early developmental stages. This tool has been instrumental in advanced studies of human embryology.

By GRACE CHAILE

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Court (EFCC) has dismissed the matter in which former Secretary to the Treasury, Fredson Yamba, sued the Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC), challenging the freezing of his bank account held at Absa Bank PLC.

Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified how a calcium channel in the nervous system contributes to brain inflammation, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

By SHERRY CHABALA 

EMERALD and Semi- Precious Stones Mining Association of Zambia (ESMAZ) president Victor Kalesha has appealed to president Hakainde Hichilema to market the emerald sector in China by sourcing for investors.

POLICE have arrested 27 people for looting maize belonging to Mumbwa businessman who was murdered by a mob on allegations of ritual killing. Deputy spokesperson Danny Mwale said 27 people have been arrested for looting maize. “After word went out that two businessmen were killed in Mumbwa on September 13, 2023, some members of the […]

THE Lusaka High Court has refused to tender into evidence confession statements verbally recorded from two accused persons appearing in court in connection with gassing incidents of 2020. Lusaka High Court Judge Koreen Mwenda-Zimba ruled that Marlone Banda and Given Phiri, involuntarily made the confessions recorded from them by police who had beaten and coerced […]

During decision-making, the human brain essentially accumulates useful information and weighs options until it has enough evidence to choose. Past studies showed that choice-relevant evidence is accumulated in specific parts of the brain’s outer layer, known as the cortex, yet the neural mechanisms underlying the final ‘selection’ of a decision remain poorly understood.

By NATION REPORTER

THE resignation bug that has infested the Socialist Party (SP) which has seen it suffer resignations and termination of membership has now forced the leadership to disband some of its district executive leadership in Ndola and Mufulira.