Research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association reveals that many U.S. young adults have poor lifestyle factors and cardiometabolic diseases—such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension—with varying rates based on race and ethnicity.
Previous studies have shown a link between catheter ablation and a lower risk of dementia and premature death for patients with atrial fibrillation. This procedure involves a flexible wire that is inserted into a blood vessel in the groin and guided to the heart where it destroys tissue that is causing rapid and irregular heartbeats.
A recent study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research has found that cast immobilization is as effective as surgery for treating older patients with bone fractures near the wrist.
Hearing impairment may cause difficulties in social interactions, but new research indicates that social struggles experienced by deaf individuals are likely not due to brain alterations, but rather due to non-supportive environments.
POLICE have arrested and charged Socialist Party president Fred M’membe 64 of house 7354 Nangwenya road in Lusaka for the offence of Acts intended to cause grievous Bodily harm. Dr Fred M’membe has further been jointly arrested and charged with Daniel Mumba 44 of Chamboli in Kitwe for two counts of Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily […]
THE Ministry of Agriculture has rescinded its earlier decision to restrict the movement of maize grain and mealie meal between districts. Earlier, government temporarily restricted the movement of maize grain and mealie meal between districts. Permanent secretary Green Mbozi said the restriction was aimed at protecting national food security. However, in another letter addressed to […]
How can we best keep our brains fit as we grow older? It’s well known that regular cognitive activity, for example, brain teasers, sudoku, or certain video games in middle and old age, tends to protect against cognitive decline and dementias like Alzheimer’s. But many of us regularly engage in adult education classes, for example, learning a language or a new skill. Is such adult education likewise associated with a lower risk of cognitive decline and dementia?
The final results of a landmark study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases confirm that the benefits of combining the RTS,S/AS01E (RTS,S) malaria vaccine with antimalarial drugs in settings of highly seasonal malaria transmission continue over five years.
In humans, the SLC29A3 gene regulates the function of lysosomes to control waste recycling in cells such as macrophages (that engulf and destroy foreign bodies). This gene encodes for the lysosomal protein that transport nucleosides—degradation products of RNA and DNA—from lysosomes to the cytoplasm. Loss-of-function mutations in the SLC29A3 gene lead to aberrant nucleoside storage, resulting in a spectrum of conditions called SLC29A3 disorders.
A new research paper titled “Cardiovascular events and death after catheter ablation in very old patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation” has been published inAging.