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Here we go again: COVID-19 hospital admissions have inched upward in the United States since early July in a small-scale echo of the three previous summers.

A new research paper titled “Inhibiting NLRP3 signaling in aging podocytes improves their life- and health-span” has been published in Aging.

…as Red Arrows win four-team tournament

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

ZAMBIAN champions Power Dynamos was stunned 2-0 by Tanzanian giants Simba in an international friendly match played on Sunday evening at a fully packed Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salem.

Goals from Willy Onana and Fabrice Ngoma were enough for the Tanzanian giants to hand Power Dynamos a footballing lesson on a day the Tanzanian outfit was celebrating its Simba Day.

Onana stunned the Kitwe side with a power strike just four minutes after kick off, beating goal keeper Wilard Mwanza who had started in goal following the absence of first choice goal keeper Lawrence Mulenga who is nursing an injury.

The Zambian champions look composed after conceding as they searched for an equaliser but where unlucky with their finishing.

Ngoma sealed the victory for Simba in the 74th minute with a sublime header from a corner.

The annual Simba Day which was graced by President Samia Suluhu Hassan, gave the Zambian champions an insight of what they expect as Zambia’s lone envoy in the CAF Champions League set to resume next month.

Power will now focus on the Carling Black Label Samuel ‘Zoom’ Ndlovu Charity Shield clash against Forest Rangers next weekend at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. 

Meanwhile, Red Arrows won the four-team tournament held in Ndola after holding Ndola giants Zesco United to a 1-1 stalemate in the third match of the tournament at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium.

Chitiya Mususu rescued the Airmen after he cancelled out Lazarus Kambole’s goal to guarantee an unbeaten record for Arrows who defeated Zanaco and Green Eagles in the first two games to finish the tournament with seven points.

Zesco United finished second with five points from two stalemates and one victory over Green Eagles while Zanaco finished on third position with four points collected from one defeat, one stalemate and one victory.

The Wedson Nyirenda-tutored Bankers beat Green Eagles 2-0 in the last game thanks to second half goals from Chawanangwa Kaonga and Jack Ngulube.

Green Eagles were the whipping boys as they concluded the tournament with three defeats. The Choma outfit was stunned 2-0 and 3-1 by Zesco United and Red Arrows in the first two games before the loss to Zanaco.

In a series of three editorials published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the international team of scientists discuss issues facing the wearables field including lack of standardization of devices and data, disconnects between research and industry and the impact of inequality in ownership.

The world of at-home stroke rehabilitation is growing near, incredible news for the 795,000 people in the United States who annually suffer a stroke. A new low cost, portable brain-computer interface that connects the brain of stroke patients to powered exoskeletons for rehabilitation purposes has been validated and tested at the University of Houston.

For patients with Meniere disease (MD), radiological temporal bone features known to be weakly or inconsistently associated with clinical diagnosis of MD are highly prevalent in one of two MD patient groups, according to a study published online June 26 in Scientific Reports.

Miscuffing results in inaccurate blood pressure (BP) measurements, according to a study published online Aug. 7 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

When a middle-aged man arrived at Margate’s HCA Northwest Hospital emergency room with major muscle cramping from his feet to his shoulders. Dr. Craig Kushnir knew right away what was going on.

Time from presentation to treatment is not associated with advanced colorectal disease or worse survival in younger patients, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in JAMA Network Open.

By SHARON ZULU

NASSON Musoni has claimed that the UPND does not have a political ideology upon which ithas anchored the governance of the country, stating that it is dangerous to run the affairs of the nation without a philosophy.