Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke about a time when, as he put it, "A worm ... got into my brain and ate a ...

Neural tube defects (NTDs) rank as the second most prevalent congenital malformation in humans, impacting the central nervous ...

Many of these diseases are what scientists and policymakers have been calling neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) since Peter Hotez and colleagues coined the term 20 years ago. NTDs are a ...

Fund has announced an investment of Y1.64bn ($10.8m) in four new projects aimed at developing drugs to treat malaria and ...

The Federal Ministry of Health on Friday in Abuja advised on the need for regular hand washing to eliminate some of the ...

Tens of millions of people have female genital schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease that few physicians have even ...

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of communicable diseases and tropical infections that affect the poorer populations of the world, specifically in regions such as South ...

Low levels of B vitamins can increase the risk of stroke, cancer, and depression and as they are not stored in the body, we ...

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Maternal hyperthermia during the first trimester seems to contribute to an increased risk for neural tube defects (NTDs). Animal studies in the 1980s suggested that fever might lead to NTDs ...

The country recorded 59,600 snakebite cases between 2015 and 2020, the first time such data has been put together.