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Regular physical activity may protect against cognitive decline as we get older, but this protective effect may be diminished for people who are not getting enough sleep, according to a new study by UCL researchers.

Through the use of eHealth application ikHerstel, patients recover from major abdominal operations 30% faster than patients who do not use the app. That is the main conclusion of research led by Amsterdam UMC across eleven Dutch hospitals. The app aims to empower patients to feel more in control of their recovery process. The results were published today in Lancet Digital Health.

New insights explaining why some children have a longer remission than others after having cutting-edge CAR T-cell therapy for leukemia have been revealed by researchers at UCL, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and the Wellcome Sanger Institute.

What’s good for a classroom may be good for an entire school system.

In a new study, Prof. Tsachi Ein-Dor of the Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology at Reichman University, together with Ph.D. student Gal Levin, developed a theory that unifies, for the first time, all the processes impacting the likelihood of developing postpartum depression (PPD), as well as the severity of its symptoms. In the study, the researchers also demonstrated that new pharmacological and psychotherapeutic strategies may help in dealing with PPD.

A new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research by Dr. Martin Májovský and colleagues has revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) language models such as ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer) can generate fraudulent scientific articles that appear remarkably authentic. This discovery raises critical concerns about the integrity of scientific research and the trustworthiness of published papers.

Gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare tumors of the gastrointestinal tract that start in the stomach or small intestine. For GISTs that originate in the stomach (gastric GISTs), surgery is the standard treatment. However, gastric GISTs situated in hard-to-reach locations in the stomach such as the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) or lesser curvature present unique challenges—especially with laparoscopic surgery. In particular, it is difficult to completely remove the tumor while also preserving organ function.

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

ZAMBIA Hockey women’s national team coach Floyd Chomba has set qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games as the team regroups to prepare for the Olympic Qualifiers.

The Paris Olympic qualifiers will be held in Johannesburg from October 29 to November 5, 2023 and Zambia is expected to take on Egypt, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia and the hosts South Africa.

Chomba said the team’s dream is to do better and impress at the qualifiers in South Africa to realise their long awaited dream of competing at the senior Olympic Games.

Chomba said the fact that team and most of the players have been at the youth Olympics give the squad the confidence needed to compete.

Chomba said Zambia will face Zimbabwe in an international friendly match scheduled for later this month to prepare for the Olympics qualifiers.

“It’s very important that we qualify for the Olympic Games. We have a game against Zimbabwe because it will help us rise on the rankings depending on the results and this will show how we will do in August,” Chomba said

“This is a big dream, this is a dream for everyone because we all want to go to the Olympics. We have been at the youth Olympics before and this is a big dream and we want to be there.”

Asked if his team was under pressure going to the Olympic qualifiers as one of the best in the region, Chomba said; “We don’t underrate anyone despite knowing that the advantage is on our side. We have seven teams to compete with some ranked better than us but we are in form.”

He added South Africa Will be the team to beat if Zambia is to achieve its target of qualifying for the Olympic Games.

Earlier, Chomba unveiled a 26-member female squad who will fly Zambia’s flag at the Olympic Qualifiers in South Africa.

Chomba summoned almost all the stars that won Silver at the Africa Hockey Five championship in Egypt and qualified for the 2024 Oman Hockey Five World Cup.

The Golden Girls will have to see off hosts South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda and Ghana for the one direct slot allocated to Africa for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

A new research paper, titled “Transformation of immunosuppressive mtKRAS tumors into immunostimulatory tumors by Nerofe and Doxorubicin,” was published in Oncotarget

Antipsychotic prescription medication for children has declined significantly, according to a Rutgers study that found a 43 percent drop for Medicaid-enrolled children from 45 states.