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How does your brain make decisions? Researchers develop a novel model
To better understand decision-making, researchers can create computational models—groups of equations that aim to predict what decisions people would make when faced with a set of choices. For example, a model might estimate how people would respond when given the choice between receiving a guaranteed amount of money or a chance to win a greater amount of money.
Suspend State House officials implicated in Jay Jay – Linda Banks
BARNABAS ZULU ACADEMIC and political commentator Ms. Linda Banks has demanded the immediate suspension of senior State House officials, Clayson Hamasaka and Levy Ngoma, following grave allegations linking them to the abduction and torture of former Petauke Central Member of Parliament, Emmanuel Jay Banda. Ms. Banks has condemned the silence and inaction from the Presidency […]
Gov’t to settle TAZARA workers’ salary arrears this week
BARNABAS ZULU GOVERNMENT has pledged to pay the remaining K43 million in salary arrears owed to workers of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) before the end of this week. Communications and Transport Minister Frank Tayali, made the announcement following a meeting with TAZARA management yesterday. “We are committed to clearing the outstanding amount this week,” […]
FDA announces plan to phase out some animal testing
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it is shifting away from animal testing in the development of monoclonal antibody therapies and other drugs, favoring more effective, human-relevant methods.
Another brain tumor case reported amid Massachusetts nurse cluster
Another Newton-Wellesley Hospital staffer who worked in the maternity wing has reportedly been diagnosed with a brain tumor.
This bill aims to help firefighters with cancer: Getting it passed is just the beginning
As firefighters battled the catastrophic blazes in Los Angeles County in January, California’s U.S. senators, Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, signed onto legislation with a simple aim: provide federal assistance to first responders diagnosed with service-related cancer.
New CONSORT reporting guidelines released
An updated set of guidelines to improve transparency and clarity in the reporting of randomized controlled trials have been published. The CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) 2025 statement provides a minimum set of essential items that should be included when reporting the results of randomized trials.
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation shows promise in Alzheimer’s treatment
Santa Lucia Foundation IRCCS-led research is reporting that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) targeting the precuneus may slow the progression of cognitive decline, impairments in daily functioning, and behavioral symptoms in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Patients who received 52 weeks of rTMS showed slower deterioration across clinical outcomes compared to those who received sham stimulation.
Miscommunication between health workers puts patients at risk regularly, a new study says
Poor communications between health care workers contributed to 25% of hospital incidents that put patients’ safety at risk, researchers report in the Annals of Internal Medicine.