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A 2022 study from Oregon Health & Science University researchers confirmed that chronic use of cannabis may greatly impact male fertility and reproductive outcomes in nonhuman primates—but it was unclear whether the effects are permanent. Now, the OHSU research team has confirmed that discontinuing use of THC can at least partly reverse these effects, according to a new study published online today in Fertility & Sterility.

Embryos in pregnancies that end in miscarriage take longer to develop in the womb than those in pregnancies that result in live births, according to new research published today in Human Reproduction.

In the current edition of The Lancet Neurology, researchers of the Human Brain Project (HBP) present the novel clinical uses of advanced brain modeling methods. Computational brain modeling techniques that integrate the measured data of a patient have been developed by researchers at AMU Marseille as part of the HBP. The models can be used as predictive tools to virtually test clinical hypotheses and strategies.

Public health experts at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus released a new research letter today in JAMA Pediatrics that examines how quickly Colorado’s children and teenagers can access a loaded gun and call attention to the critical importance of reducing access to guns when an adolescent is in crisis.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common among military veterans and has been associated with an increased risk of dementia. Whether this is due to an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease is the focus of a new study in the Journal of Neurotrauma.

A new study published in OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology identified differentially expressed host and viral microRNAs (miRNAs) in six Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) associated tumors. The study reports several drug candidates for repurposing and targeting EBV latent infection: Glyburide, Levodopa, Nateglinide, and Stiripentol, among others.

Most of the time, viruses leave our bodies as quickly as they arrived. After we suffer a week or two of fever, muscle aches, and other indignities, a surge of antibodies sends the miniature invader on its way. Case closed.

A study has confirmed that government policies funding general practitioners (GPs) to provide structured chronic disease management improve long-term survival following stroke and stroke-like symptoms.

By NATION REPORTER

ANTONIO Mwanza says it is shocking that President Hakainde Hichilema has personally confronted Munir Zulu for exposing the alleged corruption against two Cabinet Ministers, Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane and Charles Milupi respectively.

Mr Mwanza, the PF media director says President Hichilema has essentially exonerated his two Ministers by branding Mr Zulu, the whistleblower, a mischievous individual even before the law enforcement agencies could establish the cogency of the allegations.

Both Dr Musokotwane and Mr Milupi have denied ever receiving the US$250, 000 each with Mr Milupi claiming that Mr Zulu had targeted the duo on grounds that both were from the same tribe and Cabinet Ministers in the same government.

“It is not factual that I have been appearing before the ACC. Playing politics like that is not good. It is useless politics. Our country is really…I do not do such kind of politics. If a Minister is summoned before the ACC, everyone will know. It is really unfortunate. What is the connection between me and Dr Musokotwane? Is it because he is Lozi and I am Lozi and people can harass us? This is not how the country should run.

“What is common between me and the Minister (Dr Musokotwane) other than the fact that we are from the same tribe and are in the same government. Is that upsetting him (Mr Zulu) or upsetting some people in the opposition…tough luck. Zambia is for all of us,” Mr Milupi said.

Mr Zulu, the Lumezi Member of Parliament has claimed that Dr Musokotwane, the Finance Minister and his Infrastructure counterpart, Charles Milupi allegedly received US$250, 000 each through bank transfers, money he (Zulu) believes could have been proceeds of crime.

The Lumezi lawmaker has now come under fire, with the head of State instructing Dr Musokotwane to immediately take legal action against Mr Zulu, who has remained resolute and confident about his allegations against the two senior Ministers.

Mr Mwanza however says it was the first time that a head of State could fiercely come down on an MP, who is a citizen for merely informing the nation that some Ministers in the UPND administration were allegedly involved in corruption.

He said the statement by President Hichilema attacking Mr Zulu and calling him names was unfortunate and totally unwarranted.

Mr Mwanza stated that it was unlikely that Mr Zulu was going to receive fair trial that President Hichilema had already laid his verdict and found the Lumezi parliamentarian guilty before trial. 

Mr Mwanza wondered why President Hichilema was getting worked up and agitated by the accusations Mr Zulu had raised against Mr Milupi and Dr Musokotwane.

He said the two Ministers were fully grown up men who were capable of defending themselves and that it was strange President Hichilema was panicking on their behalf.

“The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is under the direct supervision of President Hichilema pursuant to gazette notice Number 1123 of 2021 which the UPND government signed. The ACC is now under State House and directly report to the President. Hence the statement by the President is tantamount to interference of the operations of ACC which by law must totally be independent or autonomous,” Mr Mwanza said.

Mr Mwanza said the actions of President Hichilema would undermine any credible investigation by ACC regarding the serious allegations levelled against Milupi and Musokotwane.

“Let the two defend themselves, they are not kids. Why is President Hichilema protecting them?” he said.

Humans are social animals. We might define ourselves as introverts, but the survival of our species rests on safety in community. Loneliness unleashes excess stress hormones, causing an elevated heart rate, and increased blood pressure and blood sugar levels. Loneliness also reduces the number of antibodies we produce to fight infection and may make us more susceptible to cancer. Even vaccine response has been shown to be less robust in socially isolated individuals.