TheDigger Intelligence Unit A new experimental drug may help in the fight against fatty liver disease, which is quickly becoming a major global health problem. For 52-year-old Maria Gomez, diagnosed …
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A single shot of a new self-amplifying RNA (saRNA) treatment has repaired heart tissue in mice and pigs after a heart attack, raising hopes for a future breakthrough in human …
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RESEARCH & DISCOVERY | Cancer Deaths Are Falling Globally — And Here Is What Nigeria Must Learn
A landmark UK study offers both celebration and a challenge to the rest of the world — including Nigeria. TheDigger Intelligence Unit The UK Breakthrough: A Historic Low The numbers …
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RESEARCH & DISCOVERY| Study Finds Phone Use on the Toilet May Cause Painful Medical Condition
Taking your phone to the toilet might seem harmless, but it could actually increase your risk of haemorrhoids. TheDigger Intelligence Unit Using your phone while sitting on the toilet might …
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Investigative Report: The Race to Detect Parkinson’s before It’s Too Late
by Toye Faleyeby Toye FaleyeFor decades, Parkinson’s disease has been one of medicine’s most difficult challenges. By the time symptoms like tremors and stiffness show up, as much as 80 percent of the brain …
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RESEARCH & DISCOVERY| When Normal Isn’t Normal: New Tool Could Spot Kidney Disease Earlier
TheDigger Intelligence Unit A routine kidney test may appear normal, yet mask early signs of future disease, warn researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet. They say subtle changes in kidney function …
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New findings challenge long-standing assumptions about how brain cancer begins. TheDigger Intelligence Unit Scientists in South Korea have discovered that one of the most common malignant brain tumours in young …
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RESEARCH & DISCOVERY| Study Finds Micro‑Doses of THC May Ease Long‑Term Side Effects of HIV Therapy
Low‑dose THC shown to ease inflammation, protect liver, and boost gut‑brain health without intoxication TheDigger Intelligence Unit A new study suggests that very small amounts of THC might help reduce …
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When scientists launched bacteria‑infecting viruses to the International Space Station, they discovered that space changes the rules of infection. In microgravity, viruses still attacked their bacterial hosts, but both organisms …
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Abuja — The Nigerian Natural Medicines Development Agency (NNMDA) and the Nigerian Institute for Onchocerciasis, Trypanosomiasis and Research (NITR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to locally produce medicines …
