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2026 School of Pharmacy

Oxidative Stress as a Converging Mechanism in Malaria and Metabolic Disorders: From Molecular Crosstalk to Therapeutic Intervention

Bwanbale Geoffrey David

2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PHARMACY (NIJPP) | Pp. 45-50

Oxidative stress represents a pivotal biochemical imbalance that underlies the pathophysiology of diverse diseases, ranging from infectious conditions such as malaria to chronic metabolic disorders including diabetes mellitus, obesity, and cardiovascular dise...

2026 College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Organizational Drivers and Protective Factors of Teacher Wellbeing and Burnout

Lubega Midlage

2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (NIJCRHSS) | Pp. 21-28

Teacher wellbeing and burnout have emerged as critical concerns within contemporary education systems, with significant implications for teacher retention, instructional quality, and student outcomes. This paper examines the organizational drivers that contri...

2026 College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Online Radicalization Pathways: Social Network Dynamics and Interventions

Asuman Banywana

2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT ISSUES IN ARTS AND MANAGEMENT (NIJCIAM) | Pp. 1-9

Online radicalization is a complex, multi-stage process in which individuals adopt extremist ideologies through digital channels, often reinforced by social network dynamics and algorithmically curated content. Unlike offline radicalization, online pathways a...

2026 School of Pharmacy

Nutritional Interventions in Diabesity: From Caloric Restriction to Precision Diets

Bwanbale Geoffrey David

2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PHARMACY (NIJPP) | Pp. 36-44

Obesity with type 2 diabetes (“diabesity”) arises when chronic caloric excess, low diet quality, and circadian misalignment overwhelm metabolic flexibility. Nutrition is therefore both cause and cure. Evidence across mechanistic studies and randomized trials...

2026 Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry

Neurotoxicity Associated with Systemic Inflammatory Disorders: Insights from Malaria, Diabetes, and Arthritis Models

Nassimbwa Kabanda D.

2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PHARMACY (NIJPP) | Pp. 117-122

Systemic inflammatory disorders such as malaria, diabetes, and arthritis have long been recognized for their multiorgan effects, yet their impact on the central nervous system (CNS) remains an expanding area of research. Chronic inflammation and oxidative str...

2026 Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry

Neuro-Adipose Signaling Pathways: How Brain–Adipose Communication Breakdowns Lead to Diabesity

Nassimbwa Kabanda D.

2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PHARMACY (NIJPP) | Pp. 107-116

Adipose tissue and the brain are linked by dense neuroendocrine circuits that continuously coordinate appetite, energy expenditure, thermogenesis and glucose–lipid handling. This bidirectional “brain–fat axis” uses sympathetic and sensory nerves, together wit...

2026 Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry

Nanotherapeutics Targeting Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

Nalongo Bina K.

2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES (NIJRMS) | Pp. 118-123

Mitochondrial dysfunction is a critical feature of both obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D), contributing to metabolic abnormalities such as insulin resistance, oxidative stress, and impaired energy metabolism. The mitochondria, being central to cellular energy...

2026 Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry

Nanotheranostics in Obesity: Dual-Function Platforms for Simultaneous Imaging and Treatment of Metabolic Disorders

Nalongo Bina K.

2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES (NIJRMS) | Pp. 109-1117

Obesity and its associated metabolic disorders arise from complex, tissue-specific disturbances in adipose biology, liver and vascular function, pancreatic islet health and systemic inflammation. Conventional diagnostics and pharmacotherapy treat these facets...

2026 School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Nanotheranostics in Obesity and Diabetes: Dual Role in Early Detection and Precision Therapy

Katu Amina H.

2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES (NIJRMS) | Pp. 102-108

Obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) arise from complex, tissue-specific pathologies spanning adipose inflammation, ectopic lipid deposition, hepatic insulin resistance, and microvascular dysfunction. Conventional diagnostics detect late-stage complications and...

2026 School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Nanotechnology-Enabled Personalized Medicine: Integrating Genetic, Epigenetic, and Metabolic Insights in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

Ngugi Mwaura J.

2026 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES (NIJRMS) | Pp. 59-66

Obesity and type 2 diabetes are heterogeneous, network-level disorders arising from the interplay of genetic variation, epigenetic remodeling, environmental exposures, and metabolic rewiring across adipose tissue, liver, skeletal muscle, gut, and pancreatic i...