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When you are under stress, your brain may release its own cannabinoid molecules to calm you down, activating the same brain receptors as THC derived from cannabis plants.

A major study published in JAMA led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet suggests that a possible cause of spontaneous brain hemorrhage could be transmitted via blood transfusion. At the same time, it is very unlikely that anyone should suffer a brain hemorrhage after receiving donated blood.

Researchers led by Prof. Li Hanjie from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have unveiled the dynamics of human macrophage specification across 19 different tissues from early embryonic stages.

A leukemia test can help identify patients who are strong candidates for lifelong treatment free remission (TFR)—meaning they are effectively cured of the disease.

A study of nearly 500,000 people has shown that smoking shortens the end fragments of chromosomes in the white blood cells of our immune systems. The length of these end fragments, called telomeres, is an indicator of how quickly we age and our cells’ ability to repair and regenerate.

For the first time, researchers have shown it is possible to repair damaged lung tissue in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using the patients’ own lung cells.

Nearly a third of female surgeons in Britain have been sexually assaulted by a colleague in the past five years, according to a study published Tuesday and described as a “MeToo moment” for surgery.

The targeted use of ultrasound technology can bring about significant changes in brain function that could pave the way towards treatment of conditions such as depression, addiction, or anxiety, a new study suggests.

A study by researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has revealed crucial insights into the role of the histone methyltransferase NSD2 and its epigenetic target PKCα in causing t(4;14) translocated multiple myeloma (MM), a high-risk subtype of blood cancer, to be more aggressive and resistant to treatment.

…for defaming Socialist Party leader, Fred M’membe

By LUCY PHIRI 

INSPECTOR General (IG) of Police Graphael Musamba yesterday appeared before the Lusaka Magistrate Court in a matter where Socialist Party (SP) president, Fred M’membe lodged a complaint of defamation against him.