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R150 Million Smart Utilities Partnership Targets Underserved South African Businesses

A strategic partnership between investment firms ALT Capital Partners and New GX Capital has launched a R150-million smart utilities initiative. The project targets small and medium enterprises in historically underserved communities with integrated utilities management solutions combining technology and innovative funding.

Major Investment in Smart Utilities Infrastructure

Investment firms ALT Capital Partners and New GX Capital have reportedly formed a strategic partnership to launch a R150-million smart utilities and infrastructure initiative, according to recent reports. The collaboration, facilitated through ALT Capital Partners’ REimagine Fund 1 and New GX Capital-funded Airnergize Ventures, focuses on early-stage disruptive utilities management businesses with significant scalability potential.

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New Research Reveals Chemotherapy’s Impact on Brain Drainage System, Offering Clues to “Chemo Brain” Relief

Scientists have uncovered how chemotherapy drugs may damage the brain’s waste-clearance system, leading to memory and concentration problems. The research offers new hope for treating “chemo brain” symptoms that affect up to 75% of cancer patients.

Breakthrough in Understanding Chemotherapy’s Cognitive Side Effects

Researchers have identified a potential biological mechanism behind “chemo brain,” the cognitive impairment that affects many cancer patients following treatment, according to a new study published in Communications Biology. The research suggests that common chemotherapy drugs may damage the brain’s lymphatic system, impairing its ability to clear waste and potentially leading to memory problems and difficulty concentrating.