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The synthesis of LSD and psilocybin in the early to mid-20th century sparked not only a new counterculture in the United States but also a new interest in brain science, specifically the role of neurotransmitters. Despite these discoveries, research on psychedelics went dormant for decades due to anti-drug sentiment. A recent renaissance in psychedelic research seeks to understand how these drugs might be leveraged as tools in treating mental illness. While this work has focused largely on mathematical modeling and resting-state neuroimaging, that is now shifting: Cognitive neuroscientists are bringing new rigor to the field, using behavioral and clinical studies to investigate the cognitive effects of psychedelic drugs.

Imagine getting the benefits of gastric bypass surgery without going under the knife—a new class of compounds could do just that. In lab animals, these potential treatments reduce weight dramatically and lower blood glucose. The injectable compounds also avoid the side effects of nausea and vomiting that are common with current weight-loss and diabetes drugs. Now, scientists report that the new treatment not only reduces eating but also boosts calorie burn.

MUNIR Zulu says if President Hakainde Hichilema is serious about the crusade against corruption in his government, he should resist the temptation of defending and protecting his appointees including Cabinet Ministers irrespective of his personal relationship with them.
Mr Zulu, the African Parliamentary Network Against Corruption (APNAC) general secretary has maintained that he has solid evidence against Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane, the Finance Minister and Infrastructure counterpart Charles Milupi that the two Cabinet Ministers had received US$250, 000 from a contractor, money he believes could be proceeds of crime.

Mr Zulu, the Lumezi Member of Parliament has vowed that he is ready to be prosecuted for exposing corruption in President Hichilema ‘sgovernment and has asked Dr Musokotwane and Mr Milupi to expedite the process of taking him to court so that he could have his day.
Speaking from his cell at Longacres Police post on Monday evening, Mr Zulu said it was surprising that the entire State machinery had descended on him for only exposing graft in the new dawn administration.
He explained that after declining to present himself to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for loss of confidence, the police started tracking his phone and that he was finally cornered at Golden Peacock Hotel from where he was picked and bundled at Longacre’s police post.
“President Hichilema has been preaching that there shall be no sacred cows in the fight against corruption and we had given him a benefit of doubt over the mantra. But it would appear that the head of State does not mean what he preaches. By naming some of his ministers involved in corruption, I was only helping him to realise the extent of criminality in his government. I am the whistleblower but it has turned out that I have become a victim of those we suspect of engaging in graft. How do you fight corruption by harassing, intimidating and arresting whistleblowers? That is not how you fight corruption,” Mr Zulu said.
Mr Zulu said the evidence he allegedly has against Dr Musokotwane and Mr Milupi shall be released to Zambians at an appropriate time and that he was ready to be taken to court.
He stated that at no time in his entire life had he ever been malicious and that his exposing of Dr Musokotwane and Mr Milupi was never meant to malign the two ministers nor to destroy their reputations constructed over many years.
He said he was not worried that the State had decided to hunt him down instead of pursuing those who had been accused of engaging in corruption.
Mr Zulu said he is wondering why the State was in panic after revelations that Dr Musokotwane and Mr Milupi were allegedly involved in corruption, stating that if the duo were innocent, they should not have involved the police but should have gone to court.
“I have been detained without being charged. When the police found me at Golden Peacock, they told me they were arresting me based on complaints from Dr Musokotwane and Mr Milupi over criminal libel. But these are the people who threatened to sue me…but they have decided to use the police to harass and intimidate me. It will not work because I know what I have against the two gentlemen,” Mr Zulu said.

A detailed analysis of consumed food showed there is a need to improve diets in long-term care (LTC) homes to make them healthier for residents.

 LUSAKA principal resident magistrate David Simusamba is not happy with the manner he was dismissed from employment and has since gone to the High Court to challenge the move. Mr Simusamba, who was relieved of his duties for alleged over10-day absenteeism from work argues that the summary dismissal, effected December last year, was unfair and […]

Scientists have determined how some skin cancers stop responding to treatment at the end of life.

Adults with atopic dermatitis (AD) have an increased risk for developing melanoma, basal cell carcinoma (BCC), and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), with significantly higher risks seen for moderate-to-severe versus mild AD, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, held from March 17 to 21 in New Orleans.

Being married with children is associated with a greater earnings penalty for female physicians, according to a study published online March 24 in JAMA Health Forum.

A recent study conducted in a large nonprofit network of community health centers assessed the extent to which patients’ social determinants of health influence safety-net primary care clinicians’ decisions at the point of care, and how that information came to the clinician’s attention. Descriptive statistics and generalized estimating equation models were used to assess relationships between clinician, patient and encounter characteristics and clinicians’ reported use of social determinants of health data in clinical decision-making.

Researchers have conducted a cross-sectional study of patient satisfaction among adult participants with chronic low back pain in a national pain research registry using self-reported measures of physician communication, physician empathy, current physician opioid prescribing for low back pain, and outcomes pertaining to pain intensity, physical function, and health-related quality of life. The work is published in The Annals of Family Medicine journal.