Cart is empty A new paper sets out key research done by scientists at the University of Liverpool with partners to show that disease may be more likely to jump from animals to humans in parts of a city hosting high densities of people, livestock and urban-adapted wildlife such as rats. The paper, “Epidemiological connectivity between humans and animals across an urban landscape,” is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
New study discovers how specialized white blood cells operate, could lead to preventive treatments
Researchers have cracked how a particular type of immune cell develops in the body and protects against infection and disease. And the discovery could help in the development of more preventive treatments, according to a new study.
Third Alzheimer’s drug represents ‘opening chapter in new era’
With yet a third new Alzheimer’s drug expected to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the field is beginning to show progress in the fight to slow the disease.
‘We need ka Promotion Mr President;’ Barbra Banda appeals to HH
COPPER Queens skipper Barbra Banda has appealed to President Hakainde Hichilema to consider promoting national team players that are serving in security and defense wings. A number of players in the current national team are serving women in uniform for either, the Zambia Army, Zambia Air Force or the Zambia Police service. President Hichilema addressed […]
Gov’t pledges K1m for Ibenga Girl’s kitchen construction
By LUCY PHIRI
GOVERNMENT has pledged K1 million towards the construction of Ibenga Girls Secondary School Kitchen to promote an excellent learning environment with quality education.
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Research team creates open-source medicine autoinjector—for a tenth of the cost
Sir Frederick Banting was clearly ahead of his time. He is also an inspiration for a new open source self-administering drug delivery device. Long before open source was an option or even a concept, the now-celebrated former Western lecturer refused to patent insulin because he wanted it to be inexpensive and widely available for the betterment of all.
Trading sickness for health: Swapping brain cells points to new Huntington’s therapies
New research appearing in the journal Nature Biotechnology answers important questions about the viability of treatments that seek to replace diseased and aged cells in the central nervous system with healthy ones. Its findings have implications for a number of neurological and psychiatric disorders—including Huntington’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and schizophrenia—that have been linked to glia, a population of cells that support brain health and function.
Study finds how to reduce risk of kids playing with a found gun
In a lab at The Ohio State University masquerading as a playroom, pairs of kids ages 8 to 12 participating in a study found a variety of toys and games to play with—as well as a mysterious file cabinet.
New study shows truncated versions of Tau protein more likely to form sticky filaments in brains of Alzheimer’s patients
Many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, are characterized by tangled proteins called Tau fibrils. In a new study, MIT chemists have gained insight into how these fibrils form and identified a potential target for drugs that could interfere with this formation.
Cancer experts call for cancer care to be centered on patients rather than commercial interests
Commercial, rather than patient interests, often drive cancer care and research and patients deserve better, argue a group of global oncologists and patient advocates in a Comment published in The Lancet Oncology journal. The authors also establish core guidelines for the development of a new patient-centered movement in cancer care—Common Sense Oncology.