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The most effective treatment to care for people with opioid use disorder are opioid agonist therapies (OAT), including medications like methadone or buprenorphine. But interrupting this therapy may result in severe symptoms of withdrawal, relapse to injected opioids, overdose, and death.

The CA1 is a region of the hippocampus known to support the formation, consolidation and retrieval of memories. In recent years, neuroscientists have been trying to better understand how populations of neurons in the CA1 hippocampus encode places and objects.

A new deep learning application provides an automated screening method for left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction. The condition substantially reduces the pumping capacity of the heart and is associated with frequent hospitalizations and a twofold risk of premature death. LV dysfunction is preventable with timely detection and initiation of medications. However, identifying the disease before symptom onset has not been feasible.

Zinc is one of those micronutrients that many people know they need but are otherwise a little vague on the particulars.

…spends US$26m on dubious contracts awarded without following procedures

By NATION REPORTER 

THE Parliamentary Committee on Parastatal Bodies has cited the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) for not following procedure when signing several contracts worth US$26 million.

Researchers at the University of California at San Diego have studied the effects of magic mushrooms as a therapeutic in treating anorexia nervosa. In their paper, “Psilocybin therapy for females with anorexia nervosa: a phase 1, open-label feasibility study,” published in Nature Medicine, the researchers detail the treatment results for an otherwise therapeutic-resistant disorder. A News and Views article has been published in the same journal issue discussing the work done by the team.

By NATION REPORTER

THE Inter-Africa Governance Network (AFRINET) has reiterated its call to government, Vedanta Resources Limited and stakeholders to collaborate in expediting the return to full fledged production at Konkola Copper Mines once the out of court settlement is reached this month end. 

Bandages infused with casein, a protein that occurs naturally in cow’s milk, significantly improved wound healing in rats compared to those in control groups, according to a new study by UCL researchers.

According to a study from the international CHAMPS network published in JAMA Network Open, 82% of child deaths in low-income countries could be prevented. The study, which used the minimally invasive autopsy technique developed by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), found an infectious agent in 87% of cases and identified malnutrition as the most common underlying cause of death.

Imaging techniques such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography and ultrasound have become indispensable in the medical world. Each method not only opens unique insights into people’s insides, but also allows physicians to draw conclusions about defects or functional processes in the human body.