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By GRACE CHAILE

FORMER Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) provisional liquidator, Milingo Lungu, has filed an appeal in the Court of Appeal against the Economic and Financial Crimes Court (EFCC) ruling that it has jurisdiction to determine the matter in which the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) has applied for the forfeiture to the State of US$40 million deposited in his accounts.

For older adults, negative wealth shock is associated with accelerated cognitive decline and increased risks for dementia, according to a study published online Dec. 26 in JAMA Network Open.

By CINDY MANTELO

THE National Savings and Credit  Bank (NATSAVE) Chief Executive Officer Malcom Chabala says the banking sector has performed well this year, despite the economic challenges the country is facing.

He said NATSAVE has recorded an annual profit of approximate K55 million.

He said the balance sheet has expanded, with the bank now possessing total assets exceeding K2 billion.

In an interview, Mr. Chabala said with these financial reports, it is an indication that the banking sector is being well managed.

He said the amidst the high inflation and exchange rates rising the banking sector has firm in ensuring that things move in the right direction.

And Mr Chabala said the non-performing loans for NATSAVE stands at one percent, significantly lower than the 10 percent industry standard.

The microbiome offers a motherlode of data about health and disease, and new findings suggest that antibodies to gut microbes can determine how well patients respond to a new monoclonal antibody drug that delays the onset of type 1 diabetes.

A team of researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Yale University School of Medicine has created the first “multiome” atlas of brain cell development in the human cerebral cortex across six broad developmental time points from fetal development into adulthood, shedding new light on their roles during brain development and disease.

A drug screening system that models cancers using lab-grown tissues called organoids has helped uncover a promising target for future pancreatic cancer treatments, according to a new study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Estradiol (E2), a sex steroid hormone, plays an essential role in social behavior, including regulating social anxiety, which is anxiety experienced when unknown individuals are encountered. In males, testosterone secreted by the testes is converted to E2 in the brain, and the E2 binds to two types of estrogen receptors (ERs), ERα and ERβ, to regulate social behavior. However, its neuroendocrine basis has not been understood.

No man is an island, and no neuron is either: complex, intricate connections between and among brain cells are needed for the brain to do its job correctly. Now, researchers from Japan have uncovered a fundamental mechanism that lets neurons know when and how to form these connections.

By LUCY PHIRI

PATRIOTS for Economic Progress (PeP) leader, Sean Tembo has been dragged to court for allegedly insulting President Hakainde Hichilema on his Facebook page.

Pet ownership is associated with slower rates of cognitive decline among older adults living alone, according to a study published online Dec. 26 in JAMA Network Open.