Consistent daily patterns of exercise and rest can synchronize the local body clocks associated with joints and spine with the brain clock, potentially helping individuals to maintain skeletal health, improve athletic performance and avoid injury, research by University of Manchester scientists has argued.
Mindfulness meditation can help address the teen mental health crisis, researcher says
In a paper published in Nature Mental Health, Northeastern psychology professor Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli advises policy makers to consider turning to the low-cost, readily available practice of mindfulness meditation to change brain activity associated with mental illness.
CBD as a painkiller: Efficacy not clinically proven
Cannabidiol (CBD) is marketed by some suppliers as a painkiller, e.g., for osteoarthritis of the knee. Animal experiments have shown that the substance, which is extracted from the hemp plant, has an anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effect in arthritis. As pain researchers at MedUni Vienna were now able to show for the first time in humans, CBD is not effective as pain medication, even in high doses.
Zero sum politics
ZAMBIA will never develop for as long as it embraces and practices zero sum politics.
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Studies identify novel underpinnings of genetic ALS
A pair of studies from the laboratory of Evangelos Kiskinis, Ph.D., associate professor in the Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology’s Division of Neuromuscular Disease and of Neuroscience, have uncovered novel cellular mechanisms that are involved in two types of genetic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
Understanding the barriers to taxing alcohol and tobacco in Nepal
Around the world, taxes on tobacco, alcohol and junk food have been used to reduce consumption of those products, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). New research led by an investigator in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development identified reasons these taxes remain low in Nepal, a lower-income nation with high rates of smoking and alcohol consumption.
A one-stop hub for SARS-CoV-2 genome data integration, variant monitoring and risk pre-warning
COVID-19 is the most extensive and consequential epidemic in nearly a century. The number of genomic sequences of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) far exceeds the sum of sequences of other known viruses. The vast number of genome sequences presents unprecedented challenges for rapid integration, analysis, and data mining.
High lung cancer rates in naval veterans linked to asbestos
A University of Adelaide and Oxford University study has discovered asbestos exposure led to a higher incidence of asbestos-related lung cancers in British and Australian naval personnel than in other armed forces.
LS-MFEZ posts $1.4bn growth from 2019
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INVESTMENTS worth US$1.4 billion has been recorded at the Lusaka South Multi-Facility Economic Zone (LS-MFEZ) from 2019 to date, driven by increase in investors in the area.
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In clinical trial, aspirin avoidance leads to better outcomes for patients with left ventricular assist devices
A multi-institution research effort led by Harvard Medical School, Boston, has looked into the safety and efficacy of excluding aspirin from the treatment of patients with advanced heart failure receiving a fully magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device.