Cart is empty The treadmill exercise test with electrocardiogram (ECG), also known as an exercise stress test, is one of the most familiar tests in medicine.
Insomnia drug helps prevent oxycodone relapse, study shows
A good night’s sleep has many proven health benefits, and a new Scripps Research study suggests one more: preventing opioid relapse.
Amish found to be under-vaccinated for COVID-19 but not unvaccinated
This summer, viral misinformation claimed that the Amish did not vaccinate against COVID-19 and, as a result, had a death rate 90 times lower than the rest of the United States. Now, a Penn State study is the first to provide geographically broad and population-wide evidence that while the Amish-populated counties across the nation tend to have lower vaccination rates than other populations, they are not entirely unvaccinated.
Study uncovers new mechanism by which sleep protects brain function
Not only does a lack of sleep make you feel awful, research has shown it impairs the brain. What’s more, sleep loss over long periods can even increase risk for Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases. Researchers want to understand how sleep deprivation causes this harm. In a new study in the Journal of Proteome Research, a team working with mice has identified a protective protein whose level declines with sleep deprivation, leading to neuronal death.
ZRA advocates for broadening tax base
By VITA BANDA
THERE is need for the country to broaden its tax base, Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Commissioner General Dingani Banda says.
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After treatment with semaglutide, newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes patients found to need little or no insulin
Treating newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes patients with semaglutide (trade names Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus) may drastically reduce or even eliminate their need for injected insulin.
Wearable technology shows promise in early detection of COVID-19 among athletes
In a study conducted by Florida State University, wearable technology has emerged as a potential game-changer in the early detection of COVID-19 among NCAA Division I female student-athletes.
ZSCD says Gov’t should establish specific taxation
By MILLENNIUM REPORTER
ZAMBIA Council for Social Development (ZSCD) has proposed that Government should consider coming up with specific taxation for non- profitable organisations.
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From fatal allergies to heart attacks and cholera—the devastating health effects of global warming in Africa
The winds that whip the towns of the Eastern Cape in South Africa have the power to generate energy. But on a dry, hot day, those winds can gather up embers and dump them into tinder dry savannah and forest, destroying crops, fodder and homes, and taking lives.
Gut bacteria can aggravate stomach cancers, study finds
Bacteria lurking in human digestive system can assist growth of stomach tumors, say researchers from the University of Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates.