A new study has revealed that drinking alcohol and smoking daily can fasten the ageing process of the human brain.
The study was carried out by researchers at the University of Southern California on 17,308 human brain scans from...
After sexual intercourse, some women may want to flush out sperm from their bodies for various reasons such as preventing pregnancy or reducing the risk of infections. While there are several methods available such as using contraception or taking...
Malaria is one of the leading killers in Africa with an estimated 200 million cases, and 94% of global deaths.
With over 200 million sick people and 405,000 deaths in 2023, malaria remains the most deadly parasite and mostly affects...
A Kenyan woman has come up with an innovative solution to enable Kenyan women pee while standing, consequently preventing them from sitting on infected public toilet bowls.
Njeri Muthaka sells peeing cups that help women urinate while standing, consequently preventing...
The most stressed out city in Africa is in fact Johannesburg, this is according to Savvy Sleeper, a sleep research site that conducts studies to determine the world’s cities with the highest and lowest levels of workplace burnout.
A total...
Doctors in India’s Tamil Nadu has removed more than half kg of human hair and an empty shampoo packets from the stomach of a girl.
The 13-year-old girl had complained of stomach pain for the last few months after which,...
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the majority of diseases in low-income countries are caused by poverty. These diseases are known as “diseases of poverty.”
Diseases of poverty affect more than 1 billion people worldwide and are completely preventable....
South Africa has the best health care in Africa, according to research from independent survey centre Numbeo.
The website boasts "the biggest database of user contributed data about cities," according to Adamovic's LinkedIn page.
The local data is combined in a...
The Lassa virus gets transmitted to humans when they come in contact with the urine or droppings of an infected rat. This can happen by touching soiled objects or consuming contaminated food.
The Kano State government has confirmed the outbreak...
"We have prosthetics made of white skin. You rarely find people with black skin prosthetics, so I want the blacks. I want Africa to have a feel, to be closer to have this need solved within Africa."
John Amanam is...
