Category: 6. Health

According to the paper, the Turkana, who originated in the Nile Valley region and began their nomadic pastoralist practices between 5000 to 8000 years ago, are said to have migrated to the drier rift valley of northwest Kenya 200 to 250 years…

Scientists have uncovered a microglial switch that transforms these immune cells from plaque-promoting to plaque-protective, offering a new path toward immunomodulatory treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.

Study: Lymphoid gene…

Cancer patients should have the legal right to be treated within two months, even if that means the NHS has to pay for them to be treated privately or abroad, according to international experts.

Writing in the Lancet Oncology, they say cancer…

A Canadian study reveals that while a new Gluten-Free Food Guide can help children with celiac disease eat healthier in the short term, maintaining those improvements requires continuous guidance and nutrition education.

Study: A…

Newswise — Running may help burn calories, but when it comes to preventing diabetes and obesity, pumping iron might have the edge, according to preclinical findings from Virginia Tech scientists at the Fralin…

During the first 10 months of 2025, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reports 995 confirmed Lassa fever cases and 176 deaths.

The Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 18.4% which is higher than the CFR for the same period in 2024…

“One of the reasons that I chose to talk about lifestyle and skin health and disease is that we may be some of the only physicians that a patient may interface with in a year or two years, and a lot of the things that we actually see our…

High blood pressure doesn’t always need pills to improve, sometimes, it responds best to consistent, everyday habits. Cardiologist Dr Evan Levine emphasizes that sustainable control comes from discipline and awareness, not drastic…

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