Cart is empty A deafened adult cannot recover the ability to hear, because the sensory hearing cells of the inner ear don’t regenerate after damage. In two new studies, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences (PNAS), USC stem cell scientists explain why this is the case and how we might be able to change it.
Gov’t to transform Chunga Landfill
By NATION REPORTER
CENTRE for Environment Justice (CEJ) has commended Government for allocating K33 million for the comprehensive rehabilitation of the Chunga Landfill in Lusaka, a critical solid waste disposal site, and the procurement of much-needed equipment.
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Experts: Chronic pain patients who take opioids need better care and coverage
The pendulum of opioid prescribing for pain has swung sharply in the last decade, as the epidemic of opioid overuse, addiction and overdose led policymakers and health care providers to ratchet back on the prescriptions patients receive.
Amid shortages, maker says restrictions on Wegovy will continue into 2024
As demand for the wildly popular weight-loss drug Wegovy continues to climb, drug maker Novo Nordisk said Thursday that it will continue restrictions on starter doses of the medication into 2024. The new plan extends by months existing restrictions and means patients who are not already taking the medication will have to wait to start.
Integrated mental health care in pediatric primary care linked to improvements in school functioning, study finds
New research led by Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Public Health found that children who received integrated mental health care showed improvements in both mental health and school performance.
Drinking, often heavy, is common among cancer survivors
Many Americans diagnosed with cancer continue to drink alcohol regularly—sometimes heavily and sometimes during treatment, a new study shows.
Peripheral surrogates of tumor burden to guide therapeutic strategies for HPV-associated malignancies
A new review paper was published in Oncotarget entitled, “Peripheral surrogates of tumor burden to guide chemotherapeutic and immunotherapeutic strategies for HPV-associated malignancies.”
Study: People with severe alcohol use disorder have impaired ability to learn from others’ painful experiences
People with alcohol use disorder (AUD) are less able to learn from others’ negative experiences, potentially rendering them more vulnerable to maintaining their dangerous drinking or relapsing, according to the first study of its type. The study explored social cognition, processes that enable us to understand and interact with others, and specifically social learning, our ability to learn by observing others’ experiences.
Brain imaging may predict motivation for behavior change in alcohol use disorder
Brain imaging of neuron activity in certain areas of the brain may predict whether an individual is likely to successfully respond to interventions to reduce their drinking.
ZCLU applauds HH’s successes in two years
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THE Zambian Civil Liberties Union (ZCLU) has applauded President Hakainde Hichilema and his administration for gradually reforming and removing laws that provides for defamation of the President and imposition of the death penalty in two years of being in government.
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