By Evans Matthews In the 21st century, humanity faces a paradox. While scientific breakthroughs have extended life expectancy and reduced deaths from infectious diseases, a […]
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Hearing aids didn’t enhance memory tests but risk of dementia fell
By Morgan Nwanguma A long-term research involving older adults with moderate hearing loss found that although hearing aids did not improve performance on standard tests […]
Stripping Infertility of Its Medals (Stories, Struggles, Medical Paths, Strength & Hope – 8)
By Deborah Bamisaye Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) was considered the last time. You have learnt that ICSI bypasses the natural barriers that may prevent sperm […]
Sexually Transmitted Infections in Men: Prevention and Treatment
By Evans Matthews Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain a significant global public health challenge, affecting millions of men each year across continents, cultures, and age […]
Researchers insert a tumour and observe cancer disappear from the body
By Morgan Nwanguma A redesigned cancer immunotherapy has delivered striking early results, triggering widespread tumour destruction in a small clinical trial. The experimental treatment shrank […]
Hearing Loss in Children: Detection and Intervention
By Evans Matthews Hearing is one of the earliest gateways through which a child begins to understand the world. From the soft hum of a […]
Joint Replacements Becoming Old-fashioned – Researchers Unravel Ways to Regrow Cartilage, Halt Arthritis
A team of researchers working at Stanford University have recently discovered a way to regrow ageing cartilage, raising hopes for arthritis treatments that are likely […]
Type 1 Diabetes in Children: Living Beyond Diagnosis
By Evans Matthews When eight year old Amara in Lagos began losing weight rapidly and waking several times each night to urinate, her parents assumed […]
Nutritional Seeds: Another Pathway to Lasting Health – 4
By Deborah Bamisaye It is obviously written all over you – that you no longer ignore those tiny seeds you see in transparent plastics or […]
Pharmaceutical Breakthroughs in Africa: Emerging Research and Local Innovation
By Evans Matthews For decades, Africa has often been portrayed as a passive recipient of medical innovation – dependent on imported drugs, external research funding, […]
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