CHIPOLOPOLO stars have wished striker Fashion Sakala the best of luck at his next club following the forward’s departure from Rangers in Scotland. Sakala is expected to announce his next destination after cutting ties with Rangers, a club he joined from KV Oostende in 2021. Yesterday, Sakala announced that he is leaving Rangers and a […]
Inhalation drug may prevent severe pneumonia
Overly active immune cells are often behind lung damage in diseases such as COVID-19. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed an RNA agent for a lung spray that slows the activity of these cells, known as macrophages. A new, sugar-based transport mechanism is especially effective in bringing the therapeutic to its target.
Price increases to blame for rising hospital emergency room costs
Price increases were the largest source of spending per visit in emergency rooms over the past decade in four of five states studied, according to a new report from researchers at Rice University and UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.
Researchers find molecular signal that could help confirm early diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
By the time multiple sclerosis is normally diagnosed—when brain lesions appear on magnetic resonance imaging scans—the patient can have irreversible damage and treatment options can be limited. But in a Stanford Medicine-led study, researchers found a molecular signal that could help confirm diagnosis of multiple sclerosis early and dramatically improve treatment through sensitive, real-time monitoring of patients’ therapeutic response.
When facing difficult life experiences, study shows coping strategies matter
As more research becomes available about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on people’s lives, a new study shows the well-being benefits for older adults who approach challenging experiences positively.
Stop instigating thirsty politics, M’membe warned
INSPECTOR General of Police Graphel Musamba has warned Socialist Party president Fred M’membe to desist from utterances that will destabilize the peace of the country. Mr Musamba says utterances and vices that stand to destabilize the country’s unity and peace will not be condoned. He has further warned those being used a chaperons of destabilization […]
Haabazoka doubts Vedanta Prospects
By NATION REPORTER
THE downgrading of Vedanta Resources from being stable to negative by S&P Global Ratings is a signal that the Anil Agarwal-owned company may not be a good partner to take up the ownership of Konkola Copper Mine (KCM), renowned economist Lubinda Haabazoka has observed.
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Antimicrobial resistance poses threat in all 35 countries in the Americas
A total of 569,000 deaths have been linked to bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in all 35 countries of the WHO Region of the Americas, according to a new peer-reviewed paper published in The Lancet Regional Health—Americas. This analysis on the burden of AMR in the Americas is the most comprehensive yet for the region, providing data for 35 countries, 23 bacterial pathogens, and 88 pathogen-drug combinations.
Lab research finds gluten causes brain inflammation in mice
In what is believed to be a world first discovery, University of Otago researchers have found that wheat gluten causes brain inflammation in mice.
Sleep disturbances are underappreciated in prostate cancer survivorship
We all got the memo that sleep is foundational for good health, right?