A research Ethics Working Group has presented a draft framework for doing research during medical emergencies in Africa. The group gathered recently at the headquarters of African Center for Disease Control, ACDC, in Addis Ababa, at a special African Union Membership Consultative session. It was the culmination of a two-year long task to formulate an […]
By Rameez MAHESAR Some days ago, I discovered by chance an Urdu article of Waseem Khattak entitled “Asaatza kay tahqeeqi maqalay taleem ko tabah kar rahy hen”, which in English means “research papers of the teachers are destroying education”. Before going deep into what he has focused on in his article, it is indispensable to […]
9. The Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, says leaders from 40 countries have pledged to support research and development for vaccine, diagnostics and therapeutics with 7.4 billion euros. Ghebreyesus disclosed this at a news conference on Monday in Geneva, explaining that the fund would be used to carry out activities for […]
National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) says it is working to ensure that Nigeria’s pharmaceutical sector drives socio-economic development in the country. The Director General (DG) of NIPRD, Dr Obi Adigwe, made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. He said “we want to ensure […]
A new study has found that nutmeg may protect against liver damage. The research, published in the Journal of Proteome Research, suggests that antioxidants in nutmeg may prevent inflammation of the liver as well as keep its healthy by regulating the organs’ fat levels. The spice reduced inflammation in the liver when tested on mice. […]
The first modern Briton had ‘dark to black’ skin, groundbreaking research has revealed. Britain’s oldest complete skeleton, known as Cheddar Man, was unearthed more than a century ago in Gough’s Cave in Somerset. But an unprecedented examination of his DNA, along with a facial reconstruction of the fossil, shows that the young man would have […]
The Lagos Business School has commenced the process of building an International Management Research Centre to be named after the late Nigerian technocrat and administrator, Mr. Gamaliel Onosode. To mark the occasion, a sod-turning ceremony was held at the centre’s construction premises at the Lagos Business School recently in Lagos. LBS received a generous donation […]
The Edo State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) to improve workers’ capacity to deliver quality service. The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, who signed for the state government at Government House in Benin City, said the training would equip Edo civil […]
A veterinary doctor, Dr Mutiu Oladele-Bukola, has advised the Federal and State Governments to provide loans and land to livestock farmers to boost food production. Oladele-Bukola of the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, made the call on Wednesday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. According to […]
A Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics, Covenant University, Ota, Prof Isaiah Olurinola, has advised the Federal Government to provide an enabling environment for the informal sector to thrive. Olurinola, gave the advice while delivering the institutions’ 10th Inaugural Lecture with the theme: “Repositioning the Informal Economy for Employment Creation and Entrepreneurial Development in […]
We have all been in that position where our laptop battery starts to malfunction; that moment when a 10-hour battery life device depreciates to serving you for one hour or less. Insight from the Research and Development Unit of Yudala, Nigeria’s fastest growing composite e-commerce outfit, shows that while laptop batteries often depreciate with constant […]
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has described CONTEC Global Agro Limited, an agriculture solution provider, as Nigeria’s best kept secret to solving its food security challenge. The Senator, who made this disclosure on Thursday after an on the spot tour of the company research facilities spoke unequivocally about […]
The Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO), Dr Gloria Elemo, has lamented lack of academic recognition for the research works carried out by FIIRO researchers and inadequate incentives. Consequently, many researchers have had to abandon the institute for lucrative appointments in international agencies, other countries, and universities. Dr. Elemo, made this […]
Researchers at the Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, CA, and Columbia University Medical Center in New York, NY, have published the findings of a new study that show a link between socioeconomic factors and children’s brain development. “While in no way implying that a child’s socioeconomic circumstances lead to immutable changes in […]
I am an undergraduate of a Nigerian university (names withheld) and my university is not one of those that collaborate on biomedical research. Can TIMESEARCH shed more light on the issue? What does the initiators of this research, actually, want and what do they intend to gain from it? Opeyemi Olaoluwa, P.O. Box 4419, Modakeke, […]
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