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Makerere Researchers Develop New Soybean Variety Approved for Release

Makerere Researchers Develop New Soybean Variety Approved for Release

Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) has announced that the National Variety Release Committee has officially approved a new soybean variety developed by the university’s Centre for Soybean Improvement and Development.The newly approved variety, n

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Digital pioneer Julius Kitone leaves legacy of AI-driven climate advocacy

Digital pioneer Julius Kitone leaves legacy of AI-driven climate advocacy

Julius Kitone, Innovator and Developer of JuliKitAi/ECOEYE AI Climate Intelligence Platform died in car crashKAMPALA — The Ugandan media fraternity is in mourning following the death of Julius Kitone, a veteran journalist and climate change advocate, who died Friday in a road accident al

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What is PSA & how is it connected to testosterone and prostate cancer?

What is PSA & how is it connected to testosterone and prostate cancer?

PSA and Testosterone: Are They Linked?Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a term you’ll probably become familiar with once you start getting screened regularly for prostate cancer (usually sometime after you turn 40, depending on your risk factors).PSA is a protein produced by your

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Achieving lasting remission for HIV.

Achieving lasting remission for HIV.

Around the world, some 40 million people are living with HIV. And though progress in treatment means the infection isn’t the death sentence it once was, researchers have never been able to bring about a cure. Instead, HIV-positive people must take a cocktail of antiretroviral drugs for the rest

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Adam Back shuts down Quantum FUD that could ‘likely crash Bitcoin’s market’

Adam Back shuts down Quantum FUD that could ‘likely crash Bitcoin’s market’

Some holders have migrated to a relatively secure address format called Segwit.Bitcoin quantumQuantum computing has made some progress, but not to the extent that it could pose a threat to the Bitcoin network and related wallets.According to Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream and

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Aids at 44: will HIV-negative people take anti-HIV jabs?

Aids at 44: will HIV-negative people take anti-HIV jabs?

Twenty-five years ago, South Africans battled for ARVs to keep people alive. Now the focus has shifted to medicines that can prevent HIV altogether. Health Beat looks how the story has evolvedSouth Africa has successfully registered twice-a-year anti-HIV jab, lenacapavir.This World

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Think you can be friends with your ex? Science says you might want to rethink that

Think you can be friends with your ex? Science says you might want to rethink that

The emotional logistics of staying friends post-breakup can get messy.Let’s be honest: the “we can still be friends” line after a breakup is as suspicious as it is optimistic.Some people genuinely mean it; they want peace, closure, and the occasional catch-up coffee. Others? T

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Investigating the impact of starting HIV drugs within days of infection.

Investigating the impact of starting HIV drugs within days of infection.

Despite effective HIV medication, the immune system of people with HIV remains disrupted in the long term. Researchers at Amsterdam UMC investigated whether this dysregulation can be prevented by starting HIV medication immediately after infection – i.e., within a few days.They saw that

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The five sleep types and what they mean for your health

The five sleep types and what they mean for your health

Researchers behind a new study have identified five sleep profiles and suggested that how our brains are wired could be as important as lifestyle factors in deciding how much rest we get. Whether you suffer from daytime fatigue or pre-dawn disturbances, these new sleep profiles might help

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Anti-aging' cooking trick goes viral after experts reveal compelling health benefits

Anti-aging' cooking trick goes viral after experts reveal compelling health benefits

A growing body of research suggests that how you cook your food — not just what you eat — may influence health and longevity.The same high-heat methods that give steak its smoky crust, roast chicken its crispy skin, french fries their golden coating and pastries their browned edges als

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