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The song “Be Healthy” from the 2000 album by hip-hop duo dead prez, “Let’s Get Free,” is a rare rap anthem dedicated to diet, exercise and temperance:

UniSA researchers have identified three new biomarkers for prostate cancer to help identify and differentiate potentially aggressive cases of the disease, which kills more than 300,000 men each year.

Whether enjoyed on its own or mixed into a latte, Americano or even a martini, espresso provides an ultra-concentrated jolt of caffeine to coffee lovers. But it might do more than just wake you up. Research now published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry shows that, in preliminary in vitro laboratory tests, espresso compounds can inhibit tau protein aggregation—a process that is believed to be involved in the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

ChatGPT can outperform first- and second-year medical students in answering challenging clinical care exam questions, a new study by Stanford researchers has revealed. The findings highlight the accelerating impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on medical education and clinical practice and suggest the need for a new approach to teaching tomorrow’s doctors.

By NATION REPORTER 

CHAMA South Member of Parliament Davison Mung’andu has said he is not a traitor and is not dining with the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) and scheming against the party that sponsored him to become an MP.

The incidences of teen suicidality including self-harm, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts increased nationally between 2016 and 2021; were at seasonal high peaks in April and October; and were at their lowest when schools were shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research at UTHealth Houston.

In the next 20 years, there will be a substantial global rise in multimorbidities, with consequences for patients, caregivers, health care systems and society. Addressing this challenge requires a shift in the prevailing clinical, educational, and scientific thinking and organization.

Central and systemic inflammation is increasingly recognized by the international scientific community as a common denominator for neurological and psychiatric disorders. This characteristic is shared by conditions such as the metabolic syndrome that induces insulin resistance, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease or psychiatric disorders such as depression or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Yet, the reasons why a neuroinflammatory process leads to specific psychiatric or neurological symptoms remain unknown.

A 52-year-old South African man has been deported for assaulting a female immigration officer. Steven Steyn, a polygraph examiner is believed to have kicked the immigration officer after it had been realised that he overstayed while on a business visit to Kagem Mining Limited. Immigration Public Relations officer Namati Nshinka said Steyn has since appeared […]

Record-breaking heatwaves across the Northern Hemisphere have again sparked concerns about the danger such blistering temperatures pose to people’s health, particularly children and the elderly.