Cart is empty During the COVID-19 pandemic, fear of missing out (FOMO) on social activities may have negatively affected the mental health of adults at high risk of serious disease, according to a new study from Rice University and Baylor University.
Think being a NASCAR driver isn’t as physically demanding as other sports? Think again
Imagine an NBA game played outdoors. In August. In Phoenix. Tip-off is at noon. There are no timeouts. There is no halftime. There are no substitutions. And players must wear snowsuits, gloves, and ski masks.
Networks of neurons can predict the timing stimulus
After stimulus, networks of neurons are capable of predicting the timing of the next stimulus, according to a study published in the journal PNAS Nexus.
Matambo Welcomes Debt Restructuring Deal
By NATION REPORTER
Copperbelt minister Elisha Matambo says the debt restructuring agreement that Zambia has secured will see a lot of infrastructure development projects in the health and education sectors completed.
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Plastics used for baby food packaging found to release large numbers of microparticles when microwaved
A team of food scientists, engineers and environmental specialists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has found that high numbers of microplastic particles are released by plastic baby pouches when heated in a microwave oven. The study is reported in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.
Study finds mice make better distance runners on time-restricted diet
A study led by the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Center for Circadian Metabolism and Cardiovascular Disease, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, China, looked into how meal timing regulates exercise capacity in mice and the relationship to their circadian clock.
Dairy Gold donates to Nortmead Basic, Secondary School
By VITA BANDA
DAIRY Gold Limited, a subsidiary of Trade Kings Group, has donated 100 cases of milk worth K10, 000 to new Northmead Basic and Northmead Secondary Schools in Lusaka.
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Some Dutch people seeking euthanasia cite autism or intellectual disabilities, researchers say
Several people with autism and intellectual disabilities have been legally euthanized in the Netherlands in recent years because they said they could not lead normal lives, researchers have found.
Restructured debt to earn Zambia US$5.8BN in savings – Musokotwane
By BUUMBA CHIMBULU
GOVERNMENT is set to generate US$5.8 billion in debt service savings following the postponement of payments through extended maturities as a result of the deal struck with official bilateral creditors.
In the absence of debt restructuring, Zambia would have to pay US$6.3 billion in debt servicing official creditors in the next 10 years.
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Cyprus battles disease-carrying mosquitoes by breeding them with irradiated, sterilized ones
Cyprus is battling an influx of disease-carrying mosquitoes by bringing in hundreds of thousands of the insects after being sterilized through radiation.