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  • Primate mothers display different bereavement response to humans

    Primate mothers display different bereavement response to humans

    Macaque mothers experience a short period of physical restlessness after the death of an infant, but do not show typical human signs of grief, such as lethargy and appetite loss, finds a new study by UCL anthropologists.

    Published in Biology Letters, the researchers found that bereaved macaque mothers spent less time resting (sleep, restful posture, relaxing) than the non-bereaved females in the first two weeks after their infants’ deaths.

    Researchers believe this physical restlessness could…

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    News Source: www.sciencedaily.com

  • Sudan paramilitary declares rival government two years into civil war | Sudan war News

    Sudan paramilitary declares rival government two years into civil war | Sudan war News

    Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces declares rival authority in areas under its control, as the United States expresses alarm over its alleged targeting of civilians in Darfur.

    Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has announced the formation of a rival government, two years since the country descended into a brutal war that has left tens of thousands dead and triggered what the United Nations calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

    The RSF, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo —…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Gut microbes release cancer-fighting bile acids that block hormone signals

    Gut microbes release cancer-fighting bile acids that block hormone signals

    Bacteria naturally present in the human intestine (known as the gut microbiota) can transform cholesterol-derived bile acids into powerful metabolites that strengthen anti-cancer immunity by blocking androgen signaling, according to a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The study was published on April 15 in Cell.

    “I was very surprised by our findings. As far as I know, no one has previously discovered molecules like these bile acids that can interact with the…

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  • Gene-based blood test for melanoma may catch early signs of cancer’s return

    Gene-based blood test for melanoma may catch early signs of cancer’s return

    Monitoring blood levels of DNA fragments shed by dying tumor cells may accurately predict skin cancer recurrence, a new study shows.

    Led by researchers at NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center, the study showed that approximately 80% of stage III melanoma patients who had detectable levels of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) before they started treatment to suppress their tumors went on to experience recurrence.

    The researchers also found that the disease returned more than four…

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  • Common genetic variants linked to drug-resistant epilepsy

    Common genetic variants linked to drug-resistant epilepsy

    Certain common genetic changes might make some people with focal epilepsy less responsive to seizure medications, finds a new global study led by researchers at UCL and UTHealth Houston.

    Focal epilepsy is a condition where seizures start in one part of the brain. It is the most common type of epilepsy.

    Antiseizure medication is usually prescribed for people with the condition. However, for one in three people with epilepsy (around 20 million individuals worldwide), current antiseizure…

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  • Barcelona and PSG reach Champions League semifinals; Dortmund and Villa out | Football News

    Barcelona and PSG reach Champions League semifinals; Dortmund and Villa out | Football News

    Barcelona and Paris-Saint Germain have booked their places in the semifinals of the Champions League but were heavily tested by Borussia Dortmund and Aston Villa, respectively, in the quarterfinal second legs.

    Barca went through with a 5-3 aggregate win, despite losing 3-1 at Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, with Serhou Guirassy hitting a hat-trick.

    Holding a 4-0 lead after a dominant performance in Catalonia, the visitors were made to sweat as Dortmund, and Guirassy nearly pulled off a…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Hamas ‘lost contact’ with group holding Gaza captive after Israeli attack | Gaza News

    Hamas ‘lost contact’ with group holding Gaza captive after Israeli attack | Gaza News

    The armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas says it has lost contact with a group holding Israeli-US captive Edan Alexander in the Gaza Strip after “direct Israeli bombardment” targeted the area where he was being held.

    “It seems that the occupation army is deliberately trying to kill him and hence relieve themselves from the pressure caused by the dual-citizen prisoners in order to continue its genocide against our people,” Abu Obeida, spokesman for the Qassam Brigades, said on…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Israel May Have Killed Edan Alexander – Abu Obeida

    Israel May Have Killed Edan Alexander – Abu Obeida

    Abu Obeida, the military spokesman of Al-Qassam Brigades. (Photo: via Al-Qassam military media)

    By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

    He further explained that their assessment indicates that “the occupation army is deliberately trying to get rid of the pressure of the dual-nationality prisoners’ file.

    Abu Obeida, the spokesperson for the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced on Tuesday that contact has been lost with the group holding Israeli soldier Edan Alexander,…

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    News Source: www.palestinechronicle.com

  • Sudan paramilitary chief declares rival government two years into war

    Sudan paramilitary chief declares rival government two years into war

    Sudan’s paramilitary declared on Tuesday the establishment of government rivalling the army-backed administration, two years into a war that has triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

    The war that erupted on April 15, 2023 has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced 13 million, with no sign of peace on the horizon.

    The fighting has pitted the regular army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, headed by his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Paramilitaries declare rival government as Sudan war enters third year

    Paramilitaries declare rival government as Sudan war enters third year

    Two years into a war that has left tens of thousands dead, Sudan’s paramilitary force on announced its own government to rival the army-backed administration it is battling.

    The United Nations has said that the conflict that erupted on April 15, 2023 is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with 13 million people displaced — including more than 3.5 million to other countries — and no sign of peace on the horizon.

    The Rapid Support Forces, headed by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, the former deputy to…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com