by Wasiah Olundegun Hypercholesterolemia is a major risk factor for liver damage, primarily due to the accumulation of excess lipids, which leads to oxidative stress and inflammation. This condition disrupts normal liver function, as indicated by elevated liver function indices such as Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) and AlkalineContinue Reading

By Sanaa Uddin and Meagan Thomas. Introduction Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a common cause of respiratory tract infections in children, adults, elderly, and immunocompromised patients. In 2016, it was reclassified from the Paramyxovirdae family to the Pneumoviridae family. This virus is comprised of genetic groups A and B that areContinue Reading

Introduction Candida auris is an emerging pathogen that causes nosocomial infections and is regarded as a major global health concern. With the exception of Antarctica, it has been isolated in 35 nations since its first discovery in 2009 as a unique species of Candida. High death rates are linked toContinue Reading

by Wasiah Olundegun Medicinal plants are traditionally used in folk medicine as natural healing remedies with therapeutic effects such as prevention of organ damage (brain, kidney, liver), inflammation disorders or reducing the risk of cancer. They are priceless sources of bioactive compounds, and despite the contemporary progresses in pharmaceutical andContinue Reading

by Michael E. Gyasi; Ogugua N. Okonkwo; Koushik Tripathy Introduction Onchocerciasis, also known as the African river blindness, is the second most important cause of infectious blindness worldwide after trachoma. It is caused by the filarial nematode, Onchocerca volvulus, and transmitted by repeated bites of the vector, female black flyContinue Reading

Historically, communicable diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, malaria, poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, influenza and, more recently, the coronavirus disease 2019, have been at the center of global health concerns and initiatives, as they are transmitted from one person to another with a variety of ways, easily spread across national borders, andContinue Reading

by Nicola Reavley, George C Patton, Susan M Sawyer, Elissa Kennedy, and Peter Azzopardi A series of systematic reviews was conducted to assess current knowledge on the effectiveness of prevention interventions outside formal health care settings across nine areas of health targeting adolescents directly. They included both specific health outcomesContinue Reading

All diseases have a genetic component. However, the extent to which genes contribute to disease varies and much remains to be learned. Advances in understanding the genetic mechanisms behind these diseases enable the development of early diagnostic tests, new treatments, or interventions to prevent disease onset or minimize disease severity.Continue Reading