Graphic by Azma Mulundika Social media platforms and news organizations in Zambia have been bustling over President Edgar C. Lungu encouraging citizens to use traditional home remedies such as steaming in the fight against COVID-19 since 13 January 2021. Steam inhalation has been a traditional home remedy used to help treat ailments such as colds and flus across the world… More →

Source: Robophilosophy Northwestern University in Qatar hosts a talk about science journalism with prominent German journalist and researcher Lioba Suchenwirth on March 16, 2021. The talk was initiated by Professor Jairo Lugo-Ocando of Northwestern University for his Science and Health and journalism class. The virtual event was initially met with technical difficulties as the guest was unable to join the… More →

Graphic by Azma Mulundika Strange myths surrounding the use of contraceptives in Malawi and Uganda discussed in podcast released by Africa Science Focus on April 7, 2021. According to the research that was discussed in the podcast, though there is a rising demand for contraceptives in sub-Saharan Africa, there’s still a number of factors that prevent women from gaining access… More →

Source: Farmdrop The world’s first ever underground farm aims to feed 10 billion people by the year 2050 according to information that was released by the University of Cambridge on their website on March 29, 2021. The underground farm is located 33 meters below London’s Clapham High Street in an abandoned World War Two air raid shelter. The farm was… More →

Treatments and cures to various diseases and illness do not come up out of nowhere. Research and experimentation have to go into ensuring these treatments work before they are given out as solutions to problems. However, the ethics of these experimentations are often questionable. There is no win-win situation but the ratio of good to bad should never be 1:1… More →

Source: The Scientist  Recent study released January 13, 2021 by the BMJ proves SNP chip testing produce false positives for rare pathogenic variants such as those found in breast cancer. Direct to consumer home base genetic testing kits have been gaining popularity over the years as they encourage more awareness among consumers about genetic diseases. However, these tests kids have… More →

Source: Iberdrola Environmental issues meet economic crisis as Oxford University launches the world’s first ever Conservation Venture Studio called OXGAV in a bid to “Solve the planet’s most pressing economic problems, all of which are conservation issues.” according to news released on Oxford University’s website on February 9, 2021. OXGAV is a collaboration between, University of Oxford, Global Accelerated Ventures and Oxford University… More →

New discoveries in gene editing technology, Crispr, could help doctors and scientists understand and cure diseases as well as human genetic mutations Recent developments in a study conducted by Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier, who were awarded the 2020 Nobel prize in Chemistry, of Crispr Cas9, concluded that it can be used as a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA – the molecule… More →

Graphic by Azma Mulundika A study conducted and released by Muthanna Samara and colleagues on 19th November 2020, has shown that political disputes have damaging effects on the physical and mental health of children in the Middle East. According to the study, which mainly focused on children from Kuwait, many children suffer from varying mental health issues ranging from PTSD,… More →

Source: Edmonds News A recent review of studies conducted by multiple organizations and institutions, released October 13th, 2020, revealed that clown doctors or medical clowns could possibly have a positive effect on children and adults suffering from acute conditions and chronic disorders. A study review led by Luís Carlos Lopes-Júnior showed that most studies conducted about the effectiveness of clowns… More →