Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is the stage of the sleep cycle during which vivid dreaming typically takes place. This crucial sleep phase, characterized by relaxed muscles, rapid eye movements, an elevated heart rate and irregular breathing patterns, has been linked to the consolidation of memories and processing of emotions.
Tackling the real cost of living Â
THE hullabaloo about mealie meal is merely a reflection of the confusion arising of the rising cost of living and the need for government to positively redress the situation.
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LSD use is on the rise, most prevalently among the depressed
Research led by the New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, has looked into non-medical lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) use by people with major depression status and their sociodemographic characteristics.
‘They treat you like an it’: People with intellectual disability on seeing medical professionals
“They don’t treat you like a person. They treat you like an ‘it.'”
Machine learning techniques give scientists faster returns of high-quality organ images
When an algorithm-driven microscopy technique developed in 2021 (and able to run on a fraction of the images earlier techniques required) isn’t fast enough, what do you do?
Significant discovery in breast cancer research: Inhibiting collagen XVIII function weakens cancer cells
Researchers at the University of Oulu have made a discovery in breast cancer research. They demonstrated that the extracellular matrix protein collagen XVIII significantly promotes breast cancer progression and metastasis. Additionally, they showed that inhibiting the function of this collagen improves the efficiency of certain commonly used targeted therapies for breast cancer. These findings are significant as they may lead to the development of more effective and entirely new cancer drugs.
Spermidine found to rejuvenate oocyte quality by improving mitophagy during female reproductive aging
A team of reproductive biologists at Nanjing Agricultural University has found that spermidine, a polyamine metabolite, helps oocytes clear away damaged mitochondria in mice, thereby improving mitophagy during female reproductive aging.
Fighting antimicrobial resistance with new drug combinations
In an extensive investigation, EMBL researchers have tested over 10,000 drug combinations against some of the leading pathogenic bacteria carrying antimicrobial resistance and causing mortality
Menstrual cups could reduce HSV-2 infection risk and improve vaginal health, trial shows
Researchers from LSTM, in collaboration with researchers in Kenya and the U.S., have been investigating options for girls and young women in low-and-middle-income countries to manage menstruation with comfort and dignity and to improve health outcomes.
KBF calls for change of archiac laws to improve business environment
By GIDEON NYENDWA
ZAMBIA has failed to develop because successive governments have failed to change the economic laws that were left by the colonial master, Zambia Must Proper president Kelvin Bwalya has said.
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