By David Olaseinde for www.msn.com THE-LONG debated phenomenon of ‘baby brain’ may actually be a significant structural overhaul, not just a lapse in memory, a study finds. According to a landmark study published in Nature Communications, a mother’s brain undergoes a profound ‘rewiring’ process during pregnancy to...
By Joke Kujenya SIMPLE DAILY lifestyles such as eating healthier meals, staying physically active, sleeping properly and checking blood pressure regularly can help reduce the risk of stroke, The Stroke Foundation (TSF) has said. JKNewsMedia.com reports that TSF explained that stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is blocked or when a blo...
By Joke Kujenya A SERIOUS mental health condition known as Schizophrenia and affecting around 23 million people worldwide continues to be widely misunderstood, with many living with it facing stigma, discrimination and limited access to proper care. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the World Health Organisation (WHO) said the condition causes psy...
By Joke Kujenya A NEW study has shown that sleep may hold deeper clues about brain health than previously understood, as researchers report a sleep derived brain health score that can predict future cognitive performance and long-term neurological health using overnight brain activity patterns. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the approach, resea...
By Joke Kujenya ESCALATING CONCERNS over anti rights and anti-gender backlash have prompted gender equality and global health advocates to urge health ministers attending the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA) to protect progress made on #HealthForAll and advance gender equality. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the 79th World Health Assembly of th...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent INCREASES CASES of hypertension, stroke, heart disease and kidney failure linked to excessive salt consumption have prompted the Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED), Centre for Communication and Social Impact (CCSI) and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPP...
By David Nield AUTOAIMMUNE DISEASES, where the body’s own immune system mistakenly goes on the attack, are much more common in women – and a new study analyzing more than 1.25 million blood cells goes a long way to explaining why. The analysis, led by a team from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in […]
By Brianna Abbott A BLOOD pressure drug has the potential to combat one of the most common, difficult-to-treat bacterial infections, according to a new study. A team of researchers, led by scientists at the Houston Methodist Research Institute in Texas, has shown that the drug Candesartan cilexetil could help stop a kind of antibiotic-resistan...
By Joke Kujenya CONCERN OVER a hantavirus outbreak linked to the expedition cruise vessel MV Hondius has spread across social media following the deaths of three passengers and several reported illnesses during a voyage across the Atlantic. JKNewsMedia.com reports the World Health Organization (WHO) saying that the outbreak most likely did no...
By Joke Kujenya UNIVERSAL HEPATITIS burden drew renewed concern as the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that Nigeria and nine other countries accounted for 58 percent of Hepatitis B related cases in 2024. JKNewsMedia.com reports thar the finding was contained in the 2026 Global Hepatitis Report (GHR)published on Tuesday, which also st...
