Begomovirus is a major and economically important genus of the Geminiviridae family. It comprises a wide range of viruses that infect a number of dicot plants including the horticulture crops, cereal ... Read More
Depression is a common psychological disorder and a major health issue. Many socioeconomic, environmental and genetic factors contribute to the onset and progression of depression. In recent years, th ... Read More
The thyroid gland produces two hormones: thyroxin (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). The thyroid hormone affects both the kidney morphology and its functions. Kidneys are involved in the metabolism and e ... Read More
Proteases (also known as peptidases or proteinases) are hydrolytic enzymes that cleave proteins into amino acids. They comprise 60% of the total industrial usage of enzymes worldwide and can be obtain ... Read More
Poisonous plants contain many harmful biological components which can be dangerous for living organisms upon contact or due to ingestion. The current study is based on extensive field observations aim ... Read More
Thyroid dysfunction alters the physiological events of pregnancy that may have serious outcomes if left untreated. Hyperthyroidism (a thyroid disease) is related to complications during pregnancy. A c ... Read More
Birds exhibit a wide variety of behaviors including foraging behavior which could vary both inter- and intra-specifically. The current study was aimed to investigate different aspects of the foraging ... Read More
HCV is the main causal agent of blood transmitted hepatitis which can lead to the development of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in infected persons. In patients with HCV related hepatic ... Read More
The efficacy of Capsicum annum fruits and Allium sativum cloves methanolic crude extracts were evaluated on field for the control of Aphis craccivora attacking cowpea plants. Two cowpea genotypes (IAR ... Read More
Hereditary spastic paraplegia is a group of heterogeneous neurological disorders with genetic etiologies. It is characterized by spasticity in lower limbs along with neurological complications. Sequen ... Read More
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a very common problem in developing countries and in extreme situations, it is responsible for vision impairment as well as death. To conduct a comprehensive cross-sectio ... Read More
Phoenix dactylifera L. (Ajwa date) is a natural plant that belongs to the Arecaceae family and consumed as a fruit. It is cultured all over the world especially in desert areas like Arab regions and h ... Read More
Hepatitis-C virus (HCV) is an enveloped RNA virus that currently infects more than 180 million people, worldwide. Interferon therapy was previously used as a standard therapy for HCV. Now it has been ... Read More
Schistosomiasis is among the most prevalent but neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). It is a human disease caused by the parasitic infection of the blood trematode worm belonging to the family Schistos ... Read More
Delayed development of the gross motor function abilities is the main manifestation of cerebral palsy (CP) in all children affected by it. Rebound therapy was introduced to help children with differen ... Read More
Esophageal variceal bleeding is a medical emergency that carries a high mortality rate despite appropriate management. Terlipressin and Octreotide are two common agents used as adjuvant agents in the ... Read More
A rapid biodiversity evaluation of arboreal termite was carried out on the campus of Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil. Three different trees which include Mangifera indica, Azadirachta ... Read More
Lycopene is a carotenoid without provitamin-A activity which functions as an important antioxidant. It is a carotenoid present in human blood and other tissues. The intake of dietary lycopene reduces ... Read More
Seven coronaviruses were identified previously and these were known to infect human beings. The eighth human coronavirus (nCoV-2019) surfaced in Wuhan, China at the end of the year 2019, exhibiting sy ... Read More
Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a heterogenous neurological disorder primarily associated with progressive spasticity. Paraplegin is a mitochondrial protein and mutations in this protein can le ... Read More