Mental time travel (MTT) refers to the ability to re-experience past events and anticipate possible future events through mental simulation. It plays an important role in our daily lives to facilitate optimal social functioning. Recent findings suggest that individuals with high levels of schizotypy have poor MTT. However, the underlying psychological process and neural mechanism for this MTT problem are not fully understood.
Using data in electronic health records, University of Florida researchers have designed an artificial intelligence system that can predict which patients will develop Alzheimer’s disease up to five years before receiving a diagnosis.
Maintaining a healthy diet is one of the best ways to improve overall wellness and reduce the risk of chronic diseases, including heart disease, according to Texas A&M AgriLife experts.
People affected by multiple sclerosis need to undergo regular MRI brain scans. The images are now being used to visualize the effects of a coronavirus infection.
Up to 10% of newborns are born with ankyloglossia, a condition more commonly known as tongue-tie. The most common symptom for infants is difficulty with breastfeeding or bottle-feeding. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Rebekah Huppert, nurse and lactation consultant at Mayo Clinic, discusses how latching and feeding challenges caused by tongue-tie can be addressed with or without the need for any procedure.
A team of medical researchers at Stanford University, working with a colleague from the Institute of Biomedical Sciences in Taiwan, has discovered a possible way to prevent or treat lung damage associated with long COVID. In their study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group isolated genes associated with inciting an inflammatory overreaction to a COVID-19 infection in the lungs and turned them off in test mice to prevent lung damage.
A MINE accident at the South Ore Body (SOB) at Nkana mine plant has claimed the life of a 24-year-old miner after the carriage he was loading with crushed copper ore disengaged and fell on him while on duty. John Mwela, an employer at Beem General Suppliers met his fate as he was working at […]
THE United Party for National Development (UPND) has commended the signing of the USD$577 million project for the upgrade of the Ndola-Lusaka dual carriageway. UPND Secretary General Batuka Imenda said the project which is being done under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) and will cover around 327 kilometers of road network including 45 kilometers of […]
AFTER beating his 33-year-old colleague to death on account that he found him with his girlfriend, a 38-year-old Kapiri Mposhi has also died after committing suicide by taking a pesticide. Shaft Kasaila, in fear of realising that he beat Bupe Chitambo to death, drank a pesticide. Mr Kasaila was then admitted to the hospital, but […]
GOVERNMENT has flagged off a concession agreement for the upgrade of the long awaited Ndola-Lusaka dual carriage way at US$577 million. The project is expected to take 36 months of works and will cover around 327 kilometers of road network. The road network will be done under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) deal. Speaking this […]