Author: Eziokwu Fab-Emerenini MBBS
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Eziokwu Fab-Emerenini MBBS
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. As a firm believer in preventive health (and a doctor who wants to be kept away), Eziokwu is involved in organizing outreaches and creating awareness on public health issues. On the days the apple keeps him away, he spends his time singing offkey songs and writing poetry.
Scientists Discover Emergency Pathway Where Human Cells with Protein Damage Survive
Upon destruction of the protein components of cells by free oxygen radicals, these cellular proteins can be marked or more accurately, “tagged” for expulsion from the cell. In spite …
Incidences of Flash Floods in West African Coastal Cities Increasing at an Alarming Rate Due to Deforestation
Deforestation, as we all know, is the depletion of forest areas. This has been a growing concern chiefly due to its negative impact on the climate. Bush fires, storms, …New Evidence Reveals That Genome Exchange between Viruses and Host Cells Is Key to Evolution
We understand that viral particles evolve and evade the immune defenses via genes they inherit from their parents that have interacted with the human host. On the other hand, …Macolacin a New Antibiotic That Can Kill Colistin-Resistant Bacteria a Welcome New Weapon for the Fight against Multidrug-Resistant Superbugs
As microorganisms mutate and procreate, each mutation makes them more resistant to drugs that once killed them. A time will eventually come when we cannot keep up with the …The Behavior of Neutrophils Can Be Used to Forecast Cardiovascular Injury, Say Scientists
According to the Center for Disease Control , 659,000 people die yearly from heart-related diseases in the US alone. To put it differently, every 1 in 4 deaths is …