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Lab study discovers cancer drug’s unexpected potential to extend lifespan and combat aging

eriinfo.com3 months ago05 mins

Scientists have discovered a surprising metabolic mechanism that interacts with a key aging pathway, potentially influencing growth, longevity, and lifespan through both advanced therapeutics and natural metabolites in ways still being explored. PHOTO/Stock. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] Researchers at Queen Mary University of London’s School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences have found that the new TOR inhibitor…

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Africa: World Marks Cervical Cancer Elimination Day As Countries Accelerate Action

eriinfo.com4 months ago09 mins

Today marks the first World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day – mandated by the World Health Assembly – a historic milestone in global efforts to end a preventable cancer. This day of action builds on powerful momentum, with countries and partners uniting to launch ambitious vaccination campaigns, expand screening and treatment services, and accelerate progress toward…

Africa: Cervical Cancer Vaccines Save Over 1 Million Lives in Lower-Income Countries

eriinfo.com4 months ago09 mins

Major push by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and lower-income countries to extend access to the HPV vaccine has reached its target ahead of schedule – helping protect an estimated [1] 86 million girls in the world’s highest-risk countries from cervical cancer, and preventing an estimated 1.4 million future deaths By the end of 2025, the…

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Africa: Cervical Cancer Vaccine Push Has Saved 1.4 Million Lives – Gavi

eriinfo.com4 months ago03 mins

A three-year campaign to bring vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) to low-income countries has prevented 1.4 million cervical cancer deaths, the vaccine alliance Gavi said Monday. “An estimated 86 million girls are now protected against the leading cause of cervical cancer, thanks to a concerted three-year effort by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and lower-income countries,”…

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Africa: Cancer Drug Quality in Africa Is a Worry – What We Found in a 4-Country Study

eriinfo.com5 months ago010 mins

The number of people receiving treatment for cancer has risen dramatically in the last decade in many African countries. For example, 10 years ago in Ethiopia and Kenya, cancer care was available to only a few thousand patients per year in a few hospitals. Today, over 75,000 people receive cancer treatment each year in each…

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Africa: Covid-19 mRNA Vaccines Could Unlock the Next Revolution in Cancer Treatment – New Research

eriinfo.com5 months ago08 mins

The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark the immune system to fight cancer. This is the surprising takeaway of a new study that we and our colleagues published in the journal Nature. While developing mRNA vaccines for patients with brain tumors in 2016, our team, led…

D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B and soul star, dies at 51 after pancreatic cancer diagnosis

eriinfo.com5 months ago02 mins

R&B and soul singer D’Angelo died on Tuesday, leaving behind a “legacy of extraordinarily moving music” following a “prolonged and courageous battle with cancer,” his family said. The influential music star, born Michael D’Angelo Archer, was 51. “The shining star of our family has dimmed his light for us in this life,” according to a…

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Africa: Hope in Cancer Fight – Namibian Men Stand to Benefit

eriinfo.com6 months ago05 mins

African men are nearly twice as likely to die from prostate cancer as men of European or Asian descent. This grim reality was highlighted by world-renowned geneticist Prof. Vanessa Hayes during the inaugural Cancer Genomics Conference at the Hilton Hotel last week. Hayes, who holds research affiliations with the University of Sydney, the University of…

Africa: Breast Cancer – New Study Finds Genetic Risk in African Women

eriinfo.com6 months ago010 mins

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, it is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women. Risk factors for developing breast cancer include being female, increasing age, being overweight, alcohol consumption and genetic factors. Read more: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the world. 5 reads…

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Africa: Bollywood au Service d’une Île Maurice SANs Cancer

eriinfo.com7 months ago07 mins

La 11e édition du SBI Ltd Miss-Mr-Mrs India Worldwide Mauritius 2025 a été lancée en grande pompe, le samedi 9 août, au Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre (SVICC), dans le cadre de la 24e édition du Mauritius Shopping Festival. Cet événement annuel, organisé en collaboration avec la Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), s’inscrit sous le thème…