Pregnancy and lactation are normal but stressful physiological phenomena during which many biochemical changes occur, including calcium and phosphate metabolism, which may lead to calcium deficiency in pregnant women. Also the oxidative stress (ODS) associated with pregnancy and lactation induces increased activity of biomarkers of ODS. Since data ... Continue Reading
Nicotiana tabacum is the scientific name of the tobacco plant grown in several countries of the world. It has been used in variables ways such as smoking, snuffing, even chewing. The present study was to investigate the possible effects of aqueous and ethanolic leaf extracts of Nicotiana tabacum on the hippocampus, cerebral and cerebellar cortices ... Continue Reading
Light to moderate alcohol consumption is associated with improved cardiovascular and brain health. As such, some guidelines for health and wellness advocate drinking one or two alcoholic beverages each day. Conversely, it is widelyaccepted that large amounts of alcohol are detrimental to our health. Alcohol affects many organs of the body includin... Continue Reading
The study was a descriptive cross-sectional study involving 400 respondents. Interviewer administered structured questionnaire consisting of four sections was the instrument used to collect data which was analyzed using SPSS version 22 and presented using descriptive and inferential statistics. Chi square tests were used to determine relationship b... Continue Reading
The evaluation of makers for characterized underlined pathologies in diabetes mellitus isuseful in prevention, monitoring and management of the disease. This studyaimed to investigate the effects of clove buds and fermented ginger rhizome supplements onblood glucose, insulin, insulin receptor, leptin levels, Lipid profile, thyroid hormones, thyroid... Continue Reading
Endosulfan is an organochlorine pesticide commonly used to control pests in vegetables, cotton, fruits and other agricultural produce. It is a contact and stomach insecticide toxic to mammals, fish and other aquatic organisms. Several reports have shown that it is a highly neurotoxic agent. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of brain li... Continue Reading
Various anthropometric markers of adiposity such as body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), neck circumference (NC), hip circumference (HC), waist-hip ratio (WHR), waist-height ratio (WHtR) and body adiposity index (BAI) have shown varying degree of correlation with the components of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among different sexes, races a... Continue Reading
Malaria is the world’s most important parasitic disease especially when Plasmodium falciparum is the cause of most of the mortality and morbidity. Malaria has been challenging human health and losing the lives of many people since long period of time. Malaria has been one of the most extensively studied parasitic infectious diseases for millennia... Continue Reading
Currently there are no putative empirical data on the effect of Shishasmoking on sperm DNA integrity and some of the available data on the adverse effects of Shishasmoking on conventional semen characteristics: sperm count, sperm motility, sperm viability and sperm morphology are contradictory. Despite the well-known deleterious reproductive effect... Continue Reading
A growing body of literature, has associated exposure to prenatal testosterone, to the length second to fourth digit ratios (2D:4D) and this have been linked to several biological traits e.g. fertility, birth weight, cognitive abilities and psychopathology etc. This study was aimed at evaluating the 2D:4D and 2D:4D and aggressionamongst artisans, n... Continue Reading
Momordicabalsamina L. (MBL) istaken by mothers to boost the production of milk.There is dearth of scientific literature on its lactogenic effects.This study was designed to evaluate theeffect of aqueous extract of MBL on milk yield, lactogenic hormonesand biomarkers of oxidative stress in lactating female Wistarrats. Twenty five (n = 25) adult lact... Continue Reading
Comparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different organisms. It is closely related to evolutionary biology and phylogeny. This research work is aimed at making comparisms between two animals constantly in use in research primarily as models for various human medical conditions and even for production of an... Continue Reading
Patients’ with end-stage renal disease need to adhere to treatment regimen in four aspects; dialysis, medication, fluid and dietary restrictions. Adherence is thought to improve health related quality of life of these patients. Adherence level to treatment regimen varies and so also is the health related quality of life among haemodialysis patien... Continue Reading
Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) are characterized by a multitude of symptoms which still persist even with the advent of HAART and the goal of human existence is to be happy, free from pain and live a qualitative life. Hence, human beings employ different strategies to ensure the attainment ... Continue Reading
Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia is one of the problems affecting women during pregnancy, labour and pueperium and is among the leading factors that causes maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity in Bauchi state. The study aimed at assessment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia management among nurses and midwives in secondary health care facilities i... Continue Reading