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High levels of Lipoprotein(a), a silent killer that affects one in five and can’t be treated

Researchers have warned about high levels of Lipoprotein(a), a silent killer disease that impacts one in five people globally and for which there is currently no cure. High levels of Lipoprotein(a), known as Lp(a), a largely genetic form of cholesterol, can lead to heart attacks and strokes and currently because it is genetic, rather than lifestyle based – there is no treatment. With no approved treatment currently on the market, Lp(a) plays a part in millions of deaths every year. High lipoprotein (a) Lipoprotein (a) is a lot like LDL cholesterol (sometimes called ‘bad cholesterol’) but it’s more ‘sticky’. If

US, Russia praise G20 summit declaration as meeting heads to close

NEW DELHI, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Russia and the U.S. both praised a G20 summit declaration that stopped short of directly criticising Moscow for the war in Ukraine as the bloc’s leaders headed into the final day of deliberations on Sunday. The world’s biggest economies adopted a consensus declaration in New Delhi on Saturday that avoided condemning Russia for the war but highlighted the human suffering the conflict had caused and called on all states not to use force to grab territory. “Everything was reflected in a balanced form,” Svetlana Lukash, the Russian G20 sherpa, or government negotiator, was quoted

British PM Sunak, wife Akshata perform ‘puja’ at Akshardham temple

New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI) British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty visited the Akshardham temple here on Sunday and offered prayers. Ahead of the visit of G20 leaders to Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi, Sunak, who was dressed in trousers and a shirt, and his wife, wearing a kurta with palazzo, reached the temple early morning and were accorded a traditional welcome. Sunak was then greeted by swamis, as well as senior leaders from the Akshardham Mandir, who relayed a special message on behalf of Mahant Swami Maharaj, spiritual leader of the Bochasanwasi Akshar

Morocco earthquake kills more than 2,000 people, survivors sleep rough

Hasna, 44, kisses her son Mohamed Jad, 5, inside their damaged house in Moulay Brahim village, in the province of Al Haouz, following a powerful earthquake in Morocco, September 9, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

AMIZMIZ, Morocco, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Moroccan earthquake survivors huddled for a night in the open on the High Atlas Mountains on Saturday, a day after the country’s deadliest quake in more than six decades killed more than 2,000 people and laid waste to villages. Desperate Search for Survivors Neighbours were still searching for survivors buried on the slopes, where houses of mud brick, stone and rough wood were cracked open and mosque minarets toppled by the quake that struck late on Friday. The historic old city of Marrakech also suffered extensive damage. The Interior Ministry said 2,012 people had

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