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Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust have characterized a specialized type of immune cell, which plays a key role in protecting and repairing the cells in the healthy human gut.

Researchers from the University of Tokyo reveal how the presynaptic Ube3a E3 ligase, a causal factor in Angelman syndrome, eliminates neural chatter. The study helps find a better drug target for the Angelman syndrome treatment.

New research has shown that boosting the “warm glow” feeling that people experience after giving blood significantly increases repeat blood donations, which are essential for the effective running of any health service.

Working consistently in an occupation with medium or high occupational physical activity was linked to an increased risk of cognitive impairment, according to a new study by the Norwegian National Centre of Ageing and Health and Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and the Butler Columbia Aging Center.

By VITA BANDA

TANZANIA’s High Commissioner to Zambia Lieutenant General Matthew Mkingule has reaffirmed Tanzania’s commitment to maintaining close business relations with Zambia.

A new study published in Science Advances has investigated one of the still poorly understood aspects of cancer, therapy-induced senescence in tumor cells. The study, the result of collaboration between researchers from Politecnico di Milano, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, the National Cancer Institute in Milan, and the National Research Council, expands our understanding of cancer biology and paves the way for future therapeutic advancements.

In a study published in Microbiology Spectrum, the researchers at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) suggest that the intervention of probiotics is a potentially feasible strategy for preventing colon cancer.

Many Australians likely read the coverage of the live roundworm found in the brain of a New South Wales woman with morbid curiosity. If you missed it, a wriggling, eight-centimeter-long parasitic roundworm was removed from the head of a 64-year-old woman complaining of headaches, depression and forgetfulness.

A collaboration between SAHMRI, UniSA and Flinders University researchers has shown the classic Mediterranean diet with added dairy has the potential to change the composition of gut bacteria for the better, triggering a variety of health benefits.

EU-backed scientists are making progress in efforts to give people with impaired motor functions more independence.