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In the United States, almost 74% of adults age 20 and older have overweight or obesity, and of that number almost 42% have obesity.

Using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict the probability of missed appointments in a busy clinic—followed up with personal outreach to at-risk patients—improved “show rates” for patients, especially those who were Black, according to a new study led by researchers at Case Western Reserve University and MetroHealth Medical Center.

Cancer is a disease of ripples—from symptoms that precede a diagnosis to treatment, side effects, and goals for long-term survival. It can impact every facet of life, for the person who receives the diagnosis as well as the person who is their caregiver.

By NATION REPORTER

BREBNER Changala says President Hakainde Hichilema should start by firing Cabinet Ministers and Permanent Secretaries who have defied his directive and government policy against buying the luxurious Toyota VXs motor vehicles before putting the said vehicles on the market for sale.

Mr Changala, the civil rights activist is challenging President Hichilema to tell Zambians the disciplinary action he has taken against all those who were involved in the procurement of the VXs motor vehicles without his knowledge.

Epilepsy affects approximately 1-in-26 people and the most common form, known as temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), often cannot be adequately treated with anti-seizure medications. Patients with this form of epilepsy may require neurosurgery to provide relief from seizures. The condition’s origins and progression are not well understood, and it has been unclear if genetic mutations may contribute to TLE.

These days you see signs for delta-8 THC, delta-10 THC and CBD, or cannabidiol, everywhere—at gas stations, convenience stores, vape shops and online. Many people are rightly wondering which of these compounds are legal, whether it is safe to consume them and which of their supposed medicinal benefits hold up to scientific scrutiny.

A new artificial intelligence system called a semantic decoder can translate a person’s brain activity—while listening to a story or silently imagining telling a story—into a continuous stream of text. The system developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin might help people who are mentally conscious yet unable to physically speak, such as those debilitated by strokes, to communicate intelligibly again.

A new study on herpes infections of the eye from University of Illinois Chicago researchers helps shed light on the question of viral reinfections by identifying a key protein involved in viral reinfections that could be targeted by antiviral drugs.

By NATION REPORTER

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has reiterated his commitment to reuniting Zambia and take equitable development to all citizens across the country without any form of segregation or discrimination.

President Hichilema says his new dawn administration strongly believed in equity, equality and inclusiveness and shall endeavour to develop all the Provinces through various process including the Constituency Development Fund.

The head of State who was on a tour of the Copperbelt, Central and Northern provinces to thank Zambians for voting for the UPND in the 2021 general elections and for choosing the governing party in the last local government by-elections said it was his job and commitment to ensure that Zambia was reunited.

President Hichilema has expressed gratitude to Zambians for overwhelmingly voting for the UPND in the 2021 general elections and pledged that he was not going to let the electorate down by taking development to every corner of the country.

President Hichilema said during his visit to the three provinces, he met local business leaders with whom he interacted on how best they could be empowered by removing local rigidities which were slowing down their businesses.

The President stated that the local business leaders informed him about the concerns about how government institutions such as Zambia Environment Management Agency (ZEMA) and Water Resources Management Authority (WARMA) were expected to support artisan mining.

“As the new dawn government, we believe in equity, equality, and inclusiveness and will therefore be committed to developing all ten provinces of Zambia equally through various processes including the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).”

“Our job is to reunite our people and bring equitable development to all our fellow citizens.

During our visit we met local business leaders with whom we exchanged ideas on how we can help empower them by removing local rigidities that slow down their businesses. Top on their concerns was how government institutions such as ZEMA and WARMA are expected to support artisanal mining,” President Hichilema said.

President Hichilema stated that he also had the privilege of meeting with several traditional leaders from various chiefdoms of the Central Province where matters of mutual interest affecting communities such as social and infrastructure development were discussed.

He said he also discussed with the traditional leaders matters concerning health, education and farming, stating that chiefs were not in competition with government but partners as both served the same citizenry.

The President said he was exceedingly grateful for the hospitality he received in Serenje in Central Province as much as he was in Chililabombwe on the Copperbelt and Lupososhi in the Northern Procince. 

A new study led by Cláudia C. Faria, researcher in the lab of João Taborda Barata at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (iMM, Lisbon) and neurosurgeon at the Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte (CHULN-Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon), identified a protein present in brain metastases that could be a potential therapeutic target to limit disease progression.