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A new study published in Genes, Brain and Behavior has identified several genetic variants that may be linked with mathematical abilities in children.

New research published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica found that in women with uncomplicated pregnancies, elective induction of labor at any point between 37 and 41 weeks was consistently associated with lower school performance in children at age 12.

Acute low back pain is a common cause of disability. An analysis in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research examined which non-opioid drugs are best for treating this condition.

Bovine meat and milk factors (BMMFs)—initially identified by de Villiers et al. in 2014—represent a class of infectious agents in beef and cow’s milk that have been linked to the development of cancer. New research published in Molecular Oncology suggests that monitoring the presence and rate of expression of a BMMF-encoded replication protein (Rep) in inflammatory sites of the tissues may help identify individuals at risk for developing colorectal cancer subsequently after decades-long latency periods.

Medicines that are based on mRNAs and proteins—particularly vaccines and antibodies—are time-intensive and costly to make. The challenge is in producing the necessary mRNAs and proteins in large enough amounts at low cost.

The bones of the face and skull can be affected due to a wide range of conditions, including cleft palate defects, traumatic injuries, cancer, and bone loss from dentures. Although bone replacements are routinely used to regenerate the missing tissue, they are vulnerable to bacterial infection. In a new study, researchers investigated whether manuka honey, made from tea trees, can be used to resist bacterial infection and promote bone growth.

POLICE in Chambishi have detained a truck driver whose stray bullet hit and injured two women who were in makeshift restaurants selling food when one of the several shots he fired to scare criminals hit and injured the women.
Copperbelt Police Commissioner Peacewell Mweemba said the incident occurred yesterday around 11: 30 hours along the Chambishi Copper Smelter (CCS) road near Puma Filling Station in Chambishi in which an anonymous call was received by Police that women were shot at and injured after a truck driver fired gunshots
Mr Mweemba said the two victims who were rushed to Chambishi Government Clinic, have been identified as Treazer Kamwendo Malichi aged 37 of house number B- 282 Kabanda Area Zambia Compound Chambishi, a business lady, who sustained a gunshot wound on her left knee
The other victim was identified as Getrude Chilumba, aged 27 of the same address, who sustained a gunshot wound below her left shoulder.
Mr Mweemba said there are booths and makeshift restaurants alongside CCS Road near Puma Filling Station and along this road, criminals usually jump onto trucks to steal whatever cargo or goods they find on the trucks, especially when trucks stop or slow down. 
He said on February 20, 2023, at around 12:30 hours, a truck driver namely identified a Trust Sakala aged 56 of house number 108/75 Kanyama West Lusaka, driving a freightliner truck and trailer reg No ALE 4791 and ABZ 9111T belonging to AM Transport Company, was going towards CCS from Kitwe-Chingola road.
“The truck driver stopped along the road to pick up his fellow driver, who was going to CCS. Immediately, a group of criminals jumped onto the trailer and started pulling the tents. He tried to stop them, but the criminals started throwing stones at him. It was at this point that the driver got his pistol and fired several shots towards the group to scare them, forcing the group to run away.
“However, it was discovered that two females who were in one of the makeshift restaurants doing their business of selling food, were caught by stray bullets, and got injured, Ms Treazer Kamwendo Malichi and Ms Getrude Chilumba, aged 27 of the above address (B 282) who sustained a gunshot wound below her left shoulder,” Mr Mweemba said
He said Police rushed to the clinic and found victims being attended to and later referred to Kitwe Teaching Hospital (KTH) where their condition for both was stable. 
“Medical report forms were issued. The truck driver is in police custody for unlawful wounding pending further investigations, while the pistol Luger, serial No C6878 with 13 rounds of ammunition has been confiscated,” he said

With one in 44 children in the United States having autism, early detection and intervention are integral to improving outcomes. Because autism is diagnosed based on behavior, and there are not yet reliable biomarkers to detect the likelihood of autism, there is a need for standardized screening to identify children at high likelihood for autism and to refer them for diagnostic and intervention services at as young an age as possible.

A long-acting antiretroviral treatment (LA-ART) given every four to eight weeks, and delivered with comprehensive support services, suppressed HIV in people who were previously not virologically suppressed. This is according to an ongoing demonstration study of 133 people with HIV in San Francisco, funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study focused on reaching people who have historically had decreased access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), including people experiencing housing insecurity, mental illnesses, and substance use disorders. The study findings indicate that long-acting injectable ART can benefit people who face many treatment barriers and are historically underserved.

In 2019, the World Health Organization formally recommended the drug dolutegravir (DTG) as the preferred antiretroviral therapy (ART) for people living with HIV in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), citing that it is more effective and tolerable, less costly, and less prone to developing drug resistance than the previously recommended first-line treatment efavirenz (EFV).