Thanksgiving sides are delicious and can be nutritious—here’s the biochemistry of how to maximize the benefits

While people usually think first about the turkey or the ham during holiday meals, the sides are what help balance your plate. Colorful vegetables like green beans, collard greens, roasted carrots, and mashed sweet potatoes are loaded with important micronutrients. But how you prepare them will help determine whether you get the most nutritional value out of each bite this holiday season.

Why the COVID pandemic hit non-white Americans the hardest

Mortality rose across all demographics during first few years of the pandemic, but COVID-19 hit non-white Americans the hardest. According to the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Center for Health Statistics, the largest increase in mortality in 2020 was among the American Indian and Native Alaskan populations, which saw an increase of 36.7%. The increase in mortality was 29.7% among Black Americans and 29.4% among Asian Americans. For comparison, the increase in mortality among white Americans was less than 20%.

Kitwe City Council moves to unblock drainages in markets

By ROGERS KALERO 

THE Kitwe City Council (KCC) has mobilized resources to unblock the drainage systems at Chisokone, Nakadoli and others markets in the district to ensure that marketeers trade in a clean and healthy environment and also avoid any possible l outbreak of an epidemic,”Council Public Relations Manager Mwaka Nakweti has said.

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Study finds cerebellar nuclei may be more important for associative learning than initially thought

Associative learning was always thought to be regulated by the cortex of the cerebellum, often referred to as the “little brain.” However, new research from a collaboration between the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Erasmus MC, and Champalimaud Center for the Unknown reveals that the nuclei of the cerebellum actually make a surprising contribution to this learning process.