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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One in five Ugandans aged 60 and above suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, a new study by researchers at Makerere University’s Department of Psychiatry has revealed. Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative condition that causes the brain to shrink and brain cells to die, slowly destroying memory …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new study done by the Makerere University School of Public Health has found that the majority of adult Ugandans lack fertility awareness, which affects the family planning choices they make. Releasing findings of the study, Dr Simon Peter Kibira who led the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors under the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) have said there is so far no scientific study done in Uganda or abroad that has found a definitive gene responsible for homosexuality. This comes amidst concerns raised regarding whether gay or queer sexual expression occurs naturally as …

It’s effective at preventing pregnancy, preclinical study finds Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | An experimental contraceptive drug was effective at temporarily disabling sperm in male mice, according to a study published Feb.13 by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, bringing science one step closer to developing a …

Studies show expanding cities and vulnerable buildings increase risk Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 20,000 people were killed following an earthquake in Turkey and Syria on Feb.06, according to multiple reports. That death toll places it closer to the February 04, 1976 quake in Los Amates, Guatemala, which killed …

The experimental shot activates rare immune cells, a study found Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | An experimental vaccine designed to prevent HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) has produced promising results in a preliminary study involving a small group of volunteers. The vaccine candidate showed success in stimulating production of rare immune cells …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bioethicists have expressed concern that volunteers in scientific studies are not thoroughly informed about the risk involved in some research and the fact that their samples will be used for future studies. Prof. Erisa Mwaka, a bioethicist based at Makerere University told journalists at a …

Helsinki, Finland | Xinhua | Face masks can help prevent transmission of respiratory infections, a new study published this week shows. The study carried out by the University of Helsinki in cooperation with Stanford University, the University of Missouri, and Swansea University, systematically reviewed all the studies on the issue conducted between …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As experts and politicians meet in Egypt for the Climate Change Conference (COP 27), a new study finds that many Ugandans are ignorant on what climate change is all about. Twaweza’s Sauti za Wanainchi survey on citizens’ experiences and views on climate change finds that …

  Koboko, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s host and refugee households are having the same recovery proportions as the East African nation emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, preliminary findings from a recent study show. However, refugees in Koboko District recovered more than the host though still with lower Resilience …