Health

Climate change, a term once confined to scientific journals, now dominates headlines and sparks global conversations and protests. It is not just a future threat; its effects are already being felt around the world—from intensifying heatwaves in Lagos to record rainfall and consequent floods in Congo. Climate experts have said that what we eat, and…

Exposure to even small amounts of toxic metals found in drinking water and food may cause eggs in women’s ovaries to deplete faster, a study has warned.

Two decades ago, David Baker at the University of Washington in Seattle, United States, and his colleagues achieved a landmark feat: they used computational tools to design an entirely new protein from scratch.

A medical Doctor, Gbenga Adebusoye, says delay in changing children’s soiled diapers and napkins increases their risk of getting Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). Adebusoye, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Jos, explained that bacteria and other infection causing microbes might enter the urinary tract when…

A team of scientists from Thailand has developed a curcumin-containing oro-nasal film spray, which shows potential antiviral activity and mucosal immunity-boosting activity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2

Indian and Nigerian researchers have endorsed the use of local plant, Spondias mombin, for the treatment of cancers. They found that Spondias mombin exhibits the ability to regulate various molecular pathways involved in cancer development and progression. They said by modulating these molecular pathways, Spondias mombin has the potential to exert anti- cancer effects. Commonly…

In the Pursuit of Success, over the last two decades, I have inspired different people to embrace strategic approaches to their businesses, careers, and personal lives.

A single dose of the typhoid conjugate vaccine, Typbar TCV®, provides lasting efficacy in preventing typhoid fever in children ages 9 months to 12 years old,

Orbis Health Solutions is working on a cancer vaccine. Dr. Thomas Wagner, founder of the biotech company Orbis Health Solutions and cancer researcher,

The President, Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS), Dr Adamu Umar, has called on the Federal Government to incorporate comprehensive cancer services into National Health Insurance benefit packages to ensure Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

Afrobeats, with its diverse rhythms, melodies, and cultural richness, has long been recognized as a powerful force that goes beyond mere entertainment. 

With nearly 10 million deaths and nearly 20 million new cases in 2022, cancer remains one of the world's biggest killers, according to a report on Thursday by the World Health Organization.