A study of frozen blood samples has turned up a trove of proteins that may predict several forms of dementia more than 10 years before the disease is diagnosed, researchers from the U.K. and China reported on Monday. The study, published in the journal Nature Aging, is part of ongoing research from multiple teams to identify patients at risk for …

Pneumonia claimed six more lives of children during the past 24 hours in Punjab department on Tuesday. According to the Punjab Health Department, a total of 475 new cases of pneumonia were reported during the last 24 hours including 175 in Lahore, only. The health authorities said six children lost their lives during the last 24 hours in Punjab, taking …

DOHA: China’s wunderkind Pan Zhanle clinched the men’s 100 metres freestyle world record on Sunday to ignite the opening day of the World Championships in Doha where Kim Woo-min claimed a surprise 400 freestyle title for South Korea. Having flirted with the world record at his home Asian Games in Hangzhou last year, 19-year-old Pan clocked 46.80 seconds in a …

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s swashbuckling cricket all-rounder and former national coach 77-year-old Mike Procter was seriously ill in intensive care on Monday, according to a news report citing his family. A friend of the family, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed to AFP that Procter was “in a very serious condition” after the report on leading news site News24. News24, citing a statement from …

HAMILTON: New Zealand could hardly not be confident of sealing their first series triumph over South Africa in 72 years of trying when they take to the field at Hamilton’s Seddon Park for the second Test on Tuesday. The Black Caps romped to a 281-run victory in the first test at Mount Maunganui last week and all the factors that …

PARIS: The Champions League narrative is so often about Manchester City and Real Madrid. The past two champions of Europe were the only teams to sweep through the group stage with six wins. They also are first in action on Tuesday when the most prized competition in club football resumes in the round of 16. City are away to a …

The trophy for the ninth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) was unveiled at the Polo Ground of Race Course Park in Lahore on Tuesday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said. A press release issued by the board said the ceremony was attended by PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, franchise owners, HBL representatives and star cricketers.     It said …

KARACHI: Workers’ remittances increased 26.2 per cent year on year in January but the overall inflows were down by 3pc in the first 7 months of 2023-24. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data on Monday showed that the country received $2.397 billion in remittances in January against $1.9bn in the same month of 2023. Month-on-month the inflows edged up …

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a meltdown on Monday as post-election political instability triggered an across-the-board panic selling, which dragged the benchmark KSE 100-share index below 61,000 hitting an intraday low at 60,647.68. Arif Habib Ltd Head of Research Tahir Abbas told Dawn that the political landscape ambiguity along with lack of clarity on the circular debt resolution plan dented …