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Nigeria's Oligo synthesizer laboratory, the first in West Africa, could be a game changer in tackling emerging and re-emerging diseases in the region if harnessed to its full potential, laboratory scientists have said. Oligo synthesizer is used by scientists to…

Spinocerebellar ataxias are a group of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by the degeneration of Purkinje cells, a major class of neurons in the cerebellum. The resulting cerebellar dysfunction leads patients to experience a loss of motor coordination and control. One subtype…

A new analysis reveals that primary liver cancer was among the top three causes of cancer death in 46 countries in 2020 and the number of people diagnosed with or dying from primary liver cancer per year could rise by…

Welcome to Stylist’s Sleep Diaries, where we’re taking a deep-dive into one of the most important (and elusive) factors in our day-to-day lives: sleep. To help us understand more about it, we’re inviting women to track their bedtime routines over…

It’s easy to feel tired after a meal, but that’s the best time to go on a walk. Why? It’s all to do with stabilising insulin and blood-sugar levels.  While food is essential in providing you with the energy you…

With Fiji “open for happiness” and a COVID test no longer required on arrival, the temptation to take that long awaited tropical holiday may be stronger than ever. Fiji is clearly very keen to see tourists, and their money, return,…

Going on a weight-loss diet when you’re not obese RAISES your risk of diabetes and makes you MORE likely to pile on the pounds later in life, major study warns Harvard University researchers looked at people who lost at least…

Everyone over 55 who has EVER smoked should get a lung scan to check for cancer, national screening body proposes Brits older than 55 who has ever smoked should be offered a lung cancer check Recommendations call for checks to…

With more of us living into old age than at any other time, dementia is increasing steadily worldwide, with major individual, family, societal and economic consequences. Treatment remains largely ineffective and aspects of the underlying pathophysiology are still unclear. But…

Fear-based mental health conditions are common, impacting millions of people worldwide. Previous research has shown that specific regions and pathways in the brain may be responsible for processing fear. A new study from Linköping University in Sweden has revealed a…