Science

Scientists have found a compound in coffee that may team up with caffeine to fight Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia — two progressive and currently incurable diseases associated with brain degeneration.

Peptic ulcers are sores that develop in the lining of the stomach, lower esophagus, or small intestine. They’re usually formed as a result of inflammation caused by the bacteria H. pylori, as well as from erosion from stomach acids. Peptic ulcers are a fairly common health problem.

Roche Diagnostics has partnered with African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) to prevent and control the next pandemic in Africa.Briefing journalists on the health conference holding in Abuja, Roche Diagnostics Acting....

Air quality has been associated with numerous adverse health outcomes from asthma to pre-term birth. Researchers at University of Utah Health found women living along the Wasatch Front — the most populous region in the state of Utah....

To deepen and strengthen healthcare service delivery in Nigeria, the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) of Pan Atlantic University in partnership with the PharmAccess Foundation has graduated 41 participants of the Health Management Programme (HMP).

The Joint Health Workers Unions (JOHESU) has pushed for the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) bill amendment with the aim to cater for all the Federal Medical Centres in Nigeria and also serve as a reform to the health sector.

Despite growing opposition against introduction of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the country, the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology...

A Nigeria scientist, Ejikeme P. Nwosu, has thrown more light on how he fabricated equipment that converts urine into flammable gases, biomethane and hydrogen-rich gases, with 100 per cent indigenous technological inputs. The Innovation was awarded an Invention Patent Right of Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2014 while the abstract was published in 2005 by…

As part of efforts to reduce rising cases of mental disorders in the country, experts have called for integration of mental health programmes into the school curriculum.

General manager, Diabetes Care Unit, ISN, Ifeyinwa Chioke has called on Nigerians to imbibe the culture of regular check up for early detection of common diseases such as diabetes.

Child Survival and Development Organisation of Nigeria (CSDON), a non-governmental body, recently, led over 1000 Lagosians to ‘walk, run and cycle’ to draw attention to the menace of cancer.

Scientists have made giant strides towards biofuels production and other renewable energy sources.Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have identified two main challenges for renewable biofuel production from cheap sources.