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The risk for cancer transmission in transplants from deceased donors with primary brain tumors is low and long-term transplant outcomes are favorable, according to a study published online March 22 in JAMA Surgery.

Take a look at any list of risk factors for cognitive decline and you’re bound to find “education” among them. The received wisdom is that the more years you spend in education, the lower your risk of cognitive decline in old age. Our latest research begs to differ.

By VITA BANDA

ZAMBIA’S credit ratings have negatively affected the country’s investor confidence and which has in turn severely affected the exchange rate, leading to the free-fall of the Kwacha, Economist Emmanuel Zulu says.

Mr Zulu says the Debt to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio which was now at 100 percent was also affecting investor confidence, forcing the investors to invest in more stable and predictable economies in other countries.

He said that there was need for the government to continuously engage external creditors for the country to get the much-needed debt relief.

Mr Zulu said Zambia had recorded reduced investment inflows which had contributed to the continuous depreciation of the Kwacha, currently trading at more than K21 against other convertible currencies.

According to Mr Zulu, the reduced investor confidence was reflected in reduced investment in the country, which was impacting the value of the Kwacha against major world currencies.

Patients with invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) have an increased risk for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), with the elevated risk persisting for one year, according to a study published online Feb. 8 in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

There is growing interest in a connective tissue condition called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.

The results of a study published in Advances in Nutrition that compared dietary and nutrition recommendations from dozens of clinical practice guidelines around the world for treating, managing and preventing major chronic diseases should increase clinician confidence on recommending consumption of fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains.

Why children are less likely to become severely ill with COVID compared with adults is not clear. Some have suggested that it might be because children are less likely to have diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, that are known to be linked to more severe COVID. Others have suggested that it could be because of a difference in ACE2 receptors in children—ACE2 receptors being the route through which the virus enters our cells.

Parenting is hard. You give all you’ve got to love your children and make sure they’re safe and thriving. You may not be sleeping well. You haven’t had time to yourself. You miss being with other adults.

In 1976, a woman from Roanoke, Virginia, named Rhoda received a prescription for two drugs: estrogen and progestin. Twelve months later, a local reporter noted Rhoda’s surprisingly soft skin and visible breasts. He wrote that the drugs had made her “so completely female.”

If you hate Mondays, you’re most certainly in good company. After a couple of days off, many of us have difficulty settling back into our routines and work duties. You may even have dread and anxiety that seeps into the weekend in the form of “Sunday scaries”.