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Pick Up the Pace! Slow Walkers Almost Four Times More Likely to Die From COVID-19

Global UpfrontMar 16, 2021March 16, 20210

Slow walkers are almost four times more likely to die from COVID-19, and have over twice the risk of contracting a severe version of the virus,

Why children are prime targets of armed groups in northern Nigeria

Global UpfrontMar 16, 2021March 16, 20210

By Hakeem Onapajo, The Conversation, March 16, 2021 Due to growing insecurity, Nigeria is gradually becoming one of the most dangerous places to live. The

Planetary Scientists Discover There May Be Many Planets With Water-Rich Atmospheres

Global UpfrontMar 15, 20210

By UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MARCH 15, 2021 A study suggests that exoplanets close to their stars may actually retain a thick atmosphere full of water. University of

Whose mental health suffered the most during COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria

Global UpfrontMar 15, 2021March 15, 20210

The unmarried, unemployed, less educated and those from the Northern parts of the country most susceptible to psychological challenges associated with COVID-19 lockdown Some Nigerians

New Discovery Explains Blood Pressure-Lowering Properties of Green and Black Tea

Global UpfrontMar 13, 2021March 13, 20210

By University of California – Irvine March 10, 2021 News You Can Use Study results may lead to new anti-hypertensive medications. A new study from

Accurate Aging of Wild Animals Thanks to Discovery of First Epigenetic Clock for Bats

Global UpfrontMar 12, 2021March 12, 20210

By UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MARCH 12, 2021 UMD-led research identifies age-related changes to DNA and reveals longevity-related differences between bat species. A new study led by University of Maryland

Two teenagers placed in UK foster care after weight loss plan fails

Global UpfrontMar 11, 2021March 11, 20210

Family court judge says parents failed to help severely overweight children and did not understand worry of West Sussex social services By Nadeem Badshah, (The

When Nigeria Won Her First World Cup In 1977 By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

Global UpfrontMar 11, 2021March 11, 20210

Not many Nigerians know that the country won a world cup in football back in 1977. Most Nigerians would regale you with stories of 1985

Confusion reigns about Nigeria’s distribution plan for its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines

Global UpfrontMar 11, 2021March 11, 20210

Nigeria at sixes and sevens on COVID-19 vaccine rollout By Solomon Bakarey, The Conversation AFRICA Nigeria has started to vaccinate people after receiving its first

COVID-19 Evolving to Escape Current Vaccines, Treatments, “May Be Condemned to Chasing After the Evolving SARS-CoV-2 Continually”

Global UpfrontMar 9, 2021March 9, 20210

By COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVING MEDICAL CENTER MARCH 8, 2021 A new study of the U.K. and South Africa variants of SARS-CoV-2 predicts that current vaccines and certain monoclonal antibodies