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Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown in lab-based experiments that variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can affect the blood-brain barrier and damage brain cells in different ways. This work gives clues as to how the virus could enter the brain, but doesn’t take into account the protection that people have acquired through vaccination.

In a registry-based cohort study of 109 institutions, Mayo Clinic researchers evaluated the use of corticosteroids in hospitalized patients needing oxygen due to severe COVID-19 disease. The study assessed biomarker-concordant corticosteroid use in patients tested for a protein that causes inflammation.

Ever since 19th-century neuroanatomist Santiago Ramón y Cajal discovered the brain’s beautifully complex neurons—what he referred to as “the mysterious butterflies of the soul”—neuroscientists have sought to characterize the hundreds or thousands of varieties of brain cells and reveal how they work together. It’s a lofty goal, but one that would greatly help neuroscientists finally understand the intricate web of the brain’s circuits—and their function.

Endometriosis is not just a condition that affects the pelvis, but a systemic disease that involves the entire body. Now, the largest epidemiological study to date on the psychiatric factors that can accompany endometriosis has demonstrated that depression, anxiety, and eating disorders are not only a result of the chronic pain endometriosis generates, but also have their own underlying genetic mechanisms. The team published its findings in JAMA Network Open.

By NATION REPORTER 

THERE is need for Zambia to hold an economic indaba which will help the country find solution to the various economic challenges, Emmanuel Mwamba has said.

An international collaboration between researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan, the University of Tokyo, and University College London has demonstrated that self-organization of neurons as they learn follows a mathematical theory called the free energy principle.

…says anything can be blamed on the legacy of former President Lungu and the PF because it is apparent that President Hichilema can do no wrong in the eyes of overseas supporters and some foreign representatives in Zambia 

By NATION REPORTER

ZAMBIAN historian and academic Sishuwa Sishuwa has observed that it is ironical that the UPND government has been rated as the best performing while ordinary Zambians are still grappling with hunger, high prices of electricity, fuel, rent and food.

At least 57 people suffered from diarrhea and vomiting after swimming in the sea during the UK leg of the World Triathlon Championship Series, health officials have said.

By NATION REPORTER 

KANKOYO Member of Parliament Heartson Mabeta has demanded for the removal of former Glencore employees from the negotiations for Mopani Copper Mines (MCM). 

…says agriculture is not merely a sector but the heartbeat of the country, implores Zambians to endeavour to cultivate prosperity to create a better future for Zambia.

ZAMBIA’s sixth President Edgar Lungu has called on the farming community to embrace innovation and technology in the agriculture sector to boost productivity and ensure food security for generations to come.