Cart is empty Research led by Queen Mary University of London’s Wolfson Institute of Population Health has found that hormone levels, measured through blood tests, are an important indicator of whether women will benefit from recently licensed medication for the prevention of breast cancer.
Study finds sleep can improve memory retention but can also imprint false memories
A team of psychologists at the University of York, in the U.K., has found via experimentation that sleeping after studying can consolidate memories. But, as they note in their paper published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, sleep can also sometimes lead to the creation of false memories.
When do brains grow up? Research shows mouse and primate brains mature at same pace
An Argonne study has revealed that short-lived mice and longer-living primates develop brain synapses on the exact same timeline, challenging assumptions about disease and aging. What does this mean for humans—and yesterday’s research?
Sharing of fertiliser denting our image – UPND MP
By Nation Reporter
THE governing UPND Kwacha Member of Parliament Charles Mulenga yesterday lamented in Parliament that sharing of fertiliser by farmers as a result of delayed delivery is denting the image of the new dawn administration.
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Atlas Mara joins crusade against early child marriages
By BUUMBA CHIMBULU
ATLAS Mara has provided 60 bicycles to girls at Chafwa Secondary School in Kasama as a contribution towards a campaign being conducted by the World Vision Zambia targeting girls retrieved from child marriages.
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Why dogs are good for your health
People with dogs know the benefits of pet ownership. The unconditional love, trust and loyalty shown by your canine companions, coupled with their unbridled enthusiasm on your return home each day, is hard to put into words.
New study concludes finding cure for malaria may be even more challenging than thought
Researchers who have studied malaria for decades, hoping to find a cure, long thought they’d identified a type of blood that seemed to defend against the disease.
ZAMMSA recall suspended procurement staff
By NATION REPROETR
THE Zambia Medicines Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) has recalled the procurement staff who were placed on suspension two weeks ago on condition that performance audit investigations will still be continued.
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Could a monthly treatment prevent fentanyl overdoses? Scientists are working on it
Scientists have developed an antibody treatment that shows promise in blocking the potentially deadly effects of fentanyl for nearly a month, raising hopes for a new tool to combat overdoses.
Illegal mine survivor narrates ordeal
…Marvin Mpanje says if the trapped illegal miners had heeded his advice, they would have survived
By NATION REPOERTER
MARVIN Mpanje who is an illegal miner at Senseli mine in Chingola narrated how his colleagues were trapped when they were conducting mining activities.
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