Cart is empty A new study of the aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma suggests that two specific cancer cell mutations may work together to help hide tumors from the immune system, offering a possible way to predict whether the tumors would respond to an emerging class of immunotherapy drugs. The research appears in Cell Reports.
3D-printed insoles measure sole pressure directly in the shoe
Researchers at ETH Zurich, Empa and EPFL are developing a 3D-printed insole with integrated sensors that allows the pressure of the sole to be measured in the shoe and thus during any activity. This helps athletes or patients to determine performance and therapy progress.
Altered ‘neuronal avalanches’ in brains of epilepsy patients tied to cognitive performance
New research by the Human Brain Project has found that in the brains of patients with epilepsy, changes in large scale neuronal activations can be detected in the brain’s resting state activity, even when no seizure is ongoing. The non-invasive approach could lead to a new method to aid epilepsy diagnostics.
Three people arrested for allegedly stealing fertilizer valued at over K1 Million
THREE people including a depot warehouse manager have been arrested in connection with the theft of fertilizer at Sea Land Commodity Company Limited. The suspects are alleged to have stolen 947 by 50 kilograms bags of Compound D Fertilizer valued at K1,334,417.00. Police deputy spokesperson Danny Mwale said the theft is suspected to have occurred […]
One-year-old baby drowns, police say
A-ONE-YEAR 11 months’old baby has drowned in a water well in Ng’ombe Township. The sad incident happened yesterday when the mother was bathing outside their house leaving the child sleeping inside. Police deputy spokesperson Danny Mwale said members of the community assisted to retrieve the baby identified as Ngwane Nkhata and was rushed to Ng’ombe […]
ECL is not your enemy, HH told
By NATION REPORTER
FORMER Republican President Edgar Lungu, the Patriotic Front or the opposition are not your enemies, PF deputy Chairperson for Publicity Emmanuel Mwamba has told President Hakainde Hichilema.
Mr Mwamba said just the former president’s presence at a worship service had brought pressure on the head of state and it showed how fragile and lack of control on national governance he felt.
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‘Deaths of despair’ contribute to 17% rise in Minnesota’s death rate during COVID-19 pandemic
According to a new study published by Mayo Clinic researchers, the COVID-19 pandemic was linked to a 17% increase in the death rate in Minnesota during the first year of the pandemic compared to the two previous years.
A common metabolite may help treat autoimmune diseases
Researchers have revealed the modulatory effect of the anti-inflammatory metabolite itaconate on T helper and T regulatory cells, which may lead to new therapeutic approaches to treating some autoimmune diseases.
Get to know the real Mutale Mwanza with her hot new Zambezi Magic reality series, Mutale Mwanza: Unscripted
If you think you know everything there is to know when it comes to Mutale Mwanza, think again. Zambezi Magic will show you the TV host, broadcaster, social media star and headline queen as you’ve never seen her before with the premiere of her new reality show, Mutale Mwanza: Unscripted, coming in April. In the […]
Doctor who exposed China’s 2003 SARS cover-up dies at 91
The doctor who exposed China’s cover-up of the SARS epidemic in 2003 has died aged 91, his family confirmed on Wednesday.