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The causes of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are unclear, and the interventions for AD are very limited. However, researchers led by Prof. He Zhuohao from the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with researchers worldwide, have recently proposed a new strategy for the intervention in certain neurodegenerative diseases, including AD, based on a better understanding of disease mechanisms. Their study was published in Science Translational Medicine.

Ph.D. student Bart Geerling from the University of Twente developed an app that helps people with bipolar disorder improve the way they cope with stressful events. The app offers people exercises from positive psychology and contributes to their well-being. On Thursday 14 September, he defends his Ph.D. thesis.

…FAZ appoints Kephas Katongo to lead ZPL  

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

IN a quest to make the domestic football league run independent, the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has finally appointed a committee chaired by Ethics Committee Chairperson Kephas Katongo to manage the Zambian Premier League (ZPL).

If you’ve ever trekked to your local pharmacy to treat a stuffy nose, it’s likely you were disturbed by an FDA panel’s conclusion that a key ingredient in over-the-counter oral cold medications works no better than a placebo.

“I don’t know if you have aging parents, but they often will tell one child one thing and another child another thing—so we all have pieces of the puzzle, but connecting them is really important,” says Kristina Lugo.

In the past decade, products bearing “gluten-free” labels have taken grocery store shelves by storm. But for generations of people who learned about food groups from visuals of pyramids with “breads and cereals” as their base, these products may prompt the question: Are there benefits to eating a gluten-free diet?

It can be a hassle to get to the doctor’s office. And the task can be especially challenging for parents of children with motor disorders such as cerebral palsy, as a clinician must evaluate the child in person on a regular basis, often for an hour at a time. Making it to these frequent evaluations can be expensive, time-consuming, and emotionally taxing.

LSU Health New Orleans research led by Stuart Chalew, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has found that HbA1c, a major metric of diabetes management, is markedly higher in black youth compared to whites at any level of mean blood glucose. The findings are published online in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology.

More than 90% of the active members of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) believe the organization should pursue racial equity work, and many have specific suggestions for a strategic plan.

According to an accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, an artificial intelligence (AI) system developed by Lunit (Seoul, Korea) identified improperly positioned endotracheal tube (ETTs) on chest radiographs obtained after ETT insertion, as well as on chest radiographs obtained from patients in the ICU at two institutions.