Cart is empty For the first time, the British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) has produced a guideline on catatonia. Catatonia is a severe psychiatric disorder that has been associated with a wide range of medical complications. Yet recognition and management remain poor.
Examining the factors in air pollution that can lead to lung cancer
A large international team of researchers has found that most lung cancers that result from exposure to air pollution are not due to induced mutations but are instead the result of inflammation inciting cells that are more likely to develop into cancer.
Could a vitamin deficiency cause ‘double-jointedness’ and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome?
Tulane University researchers have discovered a possible genetic cause for hypermobility (commonly known as double-jointedness) and a range of associated connective tissue disorders such as hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, according to preliminary findings published in the journal Heliyon.
ECZ refutes reports of intending to cancel by-election in Lupososhi
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says allegations by Citizens First president Harry Kalaba that ECZ and UPND are conniving to cancel the Katilye Ward by-election in Lupososhi are unfounded and untrue.
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Investigating the neural interactions characterized by flow experience in Chinese calligraphic handwriting
Chinese calligraphic handwriting (CCH) is an ancient, expressive art of writing Chinese characters that has been deemed as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO.
More US gunshot victims dying before reaching a hospital
A growing percentage of gunshot wound victims in the United States are dying before they reach the hospital, a study by researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle has found.
Electrical stimulation found to revitalize muscle perfusion caused by long COVID
A new study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that the use of a take-home electrical stimulation device improved muscle perfusion, the rate at which oxygen is delivered to muscles, and endurance in patients who were hospitalized due to COVID-19 infection and experienced persistent atrophy, weakness, pain or fatigue in the lower extremities. The paper was published in Physiological Reports.
New method of clustering colorectal cancer patients using DPE sequencing
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a heterogeneous disease that occurs in the colon and the rectum, parts of the gastrointestinal system. CRC is the third leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. The incidence and mortality of CRC is expected to increase significantly in the future, with more than 2.2 million new cases and 1.1 million deaths expected by 2030.
UPND panicking in Lupososhi ward by election – Kalaba
By VITA BANDA
CITIZENS First (CF) president, Harry Kalaba has accused the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) of allegedly sponsoring one of the candidates in the Lupososhi ward by-election to withdraw from the race.
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Gut microbiota, Alzheimer’s and the central nervous system
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, researchers have identified a correlation between Alzheimer’s disease and specific gut microbiota populations. In a paper published in Scientific Reports titled “Genetic correlations between Alzheimer’s disease and gut microbiome genera,” the researchers explain how they narrowed the search down to a half dozen disease-correlated microbes, with one related to the most significant risk.