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Noel Nabiswa

New study shows Omega-3 supplement could slow your biological age by four months

With the overwhelming flood of supplements promoted, it can feel like maintaining health into old age requires an ever-growing medicine cabinet.

New study shows Omega-3 supplement could slow your biological age by four months

Rising abortion among women blamed on reliance on fertility tracking Apps

Rising abortion among women blamed on reliance on fertility tracking Apps

Families of four men abducted in Mlolongo still searching for kin

Families of four men abducted in Mlolongo still searching for kin

Restoring dignity: How doctors are fighting Lymphatic Filariasis head-on

Restoring dignity: How doctors are fighting Lymphatic Filariasis head-on

Standard Group forges stronger ties with China

The Standard Group is expanding its partnerships push opening cooperation avenues with the Chinese mission in Kenya to aid its media service to the country.

Standard Group forges stronger ties with China

Gut microbes drive brain evolution, new research reveals

A new study has shed light on why our brains evolved to be so large. The answer lies in the microbes present in our guts.

By 2 months ago

Gut microbes drive brain evolution, new research reveals

PS Omollo : We regret police action on femicide protesters

Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo has expressed concern over chaos during the peaceful anti-femicide protests in Nairobi on Tuesday.

By 2 months ago

PS Omollo : We regret police action on femicide protesters

Church donations are biblical, Bishop says as he faults ACK, Catholic churches

Bishop Hudson Ndeda said that when people give offerings to churches they give to God, therefore no one should criticize or judge them.

By 2 months ago

Church donations are biblical, Bishop says as he faults ACK, Catholic churches

Atlas of cells transforms understanding of human body

Scientists report that the ambitious plan to map all 37 trillion cells in the human body is transforming understanding of how our bodies work.

By 2 months ago

Atlas of cells transforms understanding of human body

Radioactive beam delivers targeted precision to tumours

Particle beams can provide a blast of destructive energy directly to tumours assuming the beam is in the right place.

By 3 months ago

Radioactive beam delivers targeted precision to tumours

New technique to study Coronaviruses raises safety risks

Scientists claim that pathogens that cause Coronaviruses are difficult to grow in the labs, making it difficult to study them to come up with countermeasures.

By 3 months ago

New technique to study Coronaviruses raises safety risks

The struggles of doing business next to learning institutions

When students go on the rampage, traders bear the wrath. They are the first victims to incur losses as their businesses are usually vandalised.

By 3 months ago

The struggles of doing business next to learning institutions

Genetics ghosts suggest Covid's market origins

A team of scientists says it is “beyond reasonable doubt” the Covid pandemic started with infected animals sold at a market, rather than a laboratory leak.

By 3 months ago

Genetics ghosts suggest Covid's market origins

Kalonzo salutes Gen Z's for ensuring sanity in leadership

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has celebrated Gen Z youths as the year's heroes and heroines in Kenya.

By 4 months ago

Kalonzo salutes Gen Z's for ensuring sanity in leadership

Contraceptives do not cause cancers or infertility, says doctor

According to a consultant in reproductive medicine and surgery from Oxford University, contraceptives do not cause infertility or cancer. Neither do they affect a woman`s sexual desire.

By 4 months ago

Contraceptives do not cause cancers or infertility, says doctor

They said I won't make it past 18, says sickle cell anaemia survivor

According to CDC, sickle cell is a genetic condition present at birth, inherited when a child receives two genes—one from each parent—that code for abnormal hemoglobin.

By 4 months ago

They said I won't make it past 18, says sickle cell anaemia survivor

Yvonne Akinyi: How I found voice and vigour after breast cancer diagnosis

That humanity only gets more adaptive by being resilient has never been epitomized by cancer survivors whose grit and will to overcome their life-threatening affliction is nothing but an inspiration.

By 4 months ago

Yvonne Akinyi: How I found voice and vigour after breast cancer diagnosis

Union officials issue strike notice over medical plan

KMPDU Secretary-General Davji Atellah said it was not democratic to transition Kenyans from NHIF, despite numerous concerns and questions that citizens raised.

By 4 months ago

Union officials issue strike notice over medical plan

Universities urged to give women leadership roles

According to Purity Ngina, National Gender and Equality Commission chief executive women hold 37 per cent of positions in government and other organisations.

By 4 months ago

Universities urged to give women leadership roles

Study reveals how pregnancy rewires a woman's brain for at least two years

A new study has shown that just like the body, a pregnant woman's brain also undergoes major changes with some happening suddenly, while others over time.

By 4 months ago

Study reveals how pregnancy rewires a woman's brain for at least two years

Mandera County bags the 2024 World Green City Award

Long perceived as a desert and conflict-ridden, Mandera County beat the United Kingdom’s Liverpool and Australia’s Melbourne in a competition that ended on September 24.

By 4 months ago

Mandera County bags the 2024 World Green City Award

Japanese firm, UNICEF partner to boost sanitation and hygiene

Japanese construction conglomerate, LIXIL Corporation, and UNICEF, have announced the extension of a partnership on water and sanitation hygiene until 2027

By 4 months ago

Japanese firm, UNICEF partner to boost sanitation and hygiene

Want to work in Germany? Here is how to apply for the positions

Diaspora Affairs PS Roseline Njogu says new deal matches talent to labour market needs. It aims to provide opportunities for both skilled and semi-skilled Kenyan workers abroad.

By 5 months ago

Want to work in Germany? Here is how to apply for the positions

Kenya signs marine training deal with Maersk

Under the new partnership, Maersk will provide seatime training for ten Kenyan cadets annually over a 12-month period.

By 5 months ago

Kenya signs marine training deal with Maersk

Land permits major challenge to Nairobi's sanitation projects

Land permits remain one of the biggest challenges hindering the implementation of sanitation projects in Nairobi’s informal settlements.

By 5 months ago

Land permits major challenge to Nairobi's sanitation projects

State starts public participation for new IDs

The government is rolling out a plan to educate Kenyans on the new generation national identity cards.

By 5 months ago

State starts public participation for new IDs

Aviation workers suspend strike to study Adani deal

Aviation Workers Union has suspended the strike that was scheduled to kick off from Monday.

By 5 months ago

Aviation workers suspend strike to study Adani deal

Standard Group forges stronger ties with China

The Standard Group is expanding its partnerships push opening cooperation avenues with the Chinese mission in Kenya to aid its media service to the country.

Standard Group forges stronger ties with China

Gut microbes drive brain evolution, new research reveals

A new study has shed light on why our brains evolved to be so large. The answer lies in the microbes present in our guts.

By 2 months ago

Gut microbes drive brain evolution, new research reveals

PS Omollo : We regret police action on femicide protesters

Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo has expressed concern over chaos during the peaceful anti-femicide protests in Nairobi on Tuesday.

By 2 months ago

PS Omollo : We regret police action on femicide protesters

Church donations are biblical, Bishop says as he faults ACK, Catholic churches

Bishop Hudson Ndeda said that when people give offerings to churches they give to God, therefore no one should criticize or judge them.

By 2 months ago

Church donations are biblical, Bishop says as he faults ACK, Catholic churches

Atlas of cells transforms understanding of human body

Scientists report that the ambitious plan to map all 37 trillion cells in the human body is transforming understanding of how our bodies work.

By 2 months ago

Atlas of cells transforms understanding of human body

Radioactive beam delivers targeted precision to tumours

Particle beams can provide a blast of destructive energy directly to tumours assuming the beam is in the right place.

By 3 months ago

Radioactive beam delivers targeted precision to tumours

New technique to study Coronaviruses raises safety risks

Scientists claim that pathogens that cause Coronaviruses are difficult to grow in the labs, making it difficult to study them to come up with countermeasures.

By 3 months ago

New technique to study Coronaviruses raises safety risks

The struggles of doing business next to learning institutions

When students go on the rampage, traders bear the wrath. They are the first victims to incur losses as their businesses are usually vandalised.

By 3 months ago

The struggles of doing business next to learning institutions

Genetics ghosts suggest Covid's market origins

A team of scientists says it is “beyond reasonable doubt” the Covid pandemic started with infected animals sold at a market, rather than a laboratory leak.

By 3 months ago

Genetics ghosts suggest Covid's market origins

Kalonzo salutes Gen Z's for ensuring sanity in leadership

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has celebrated Gen Z youths as the year's heroes and heroines in Kenya.

By 4 months ago

Kalonzo salutes Gen Z's for ensuring sanity in leadership

Contraceptives do not cause cancers or infertility, says doctor

According to a consultant in reproductive medicine and surgery from Oxford University, contraceptives do not cause infertility or cancer. Neither do they affect a woman`s sexual desire.

By 4 months ago

Contraceptives do not cause cancers or infertility, says doctor

They said I won't make it past 18, says sickle cell anaemia survivor

According to CDC, sickle cell is a genetic condition present at birth, inherited when a child receives two genes—one from each parent—that code for abnormal hemoglobin.

By 4 months ago

They said I won't make it past 18, says sickle cell anaemia survivor

Yvonne Akinyi: How I found voice and vigour after breast cancer diagnosis

That humanity only gets more adaptive by being resilient has never been epitomized by cancer survivors whose grit and will to overcome their life-threatening affliction is nothing but an inspiration.

By 4 months ago

Yvonne Akinyi: How I found voice and vigour after breast cancer diagnosis

Union officials issue strike notice over medical plan

KMPDU Secretary-General Davji Atellah said it was not democratic to transition Kenyans from NHIF, despite numerous concerns and questions that citizens raised.

By 4 months ago

Union officials issue strike notice over medical plan

Universities urged to give women leadership roles

According to Purity Ngina, National Gender and Equality Commission chief executive women hold 37 per cent of positions in government and other organisations.

By 4 months ago

Universities urged to give women leadership roles

Study reveals how pregnancy rewires a woman's brain for at least two years

A new study has shown that just like the body, a pregnant woman's brain also undergoes major changes with some happening suddenly, while others over time.

By 4 months ago

Study reveals how pregnancy rewires a woman's brain for at least two years

Mandera County bags the 2024 World Green City Award

Long perceived as a desert and conflict-ridden, Mandera County beat the United Kingdom’s Liverpool and Australia’s Melbourne in a competition that ended on September 24.

By 4 months ago

Mandera County bags the 2024 World Green City Award

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