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2026 | RESEARCH INVENTION JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 75-80
Traditional herbal medicines are widely used to manage metabolic diseases (diabetes, dyslipidaemia, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease) and organ-specific disorders (hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, neurotoxicity, cardiotoxicity). Many phytochemicals demonstrate...
2026 | RESEARCH INVENTION JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 67-74
Asthma is a complex, chronic respiratory disease influenced by both genetic and environmental factors, and it carries significant public health and economic burdens. Emerging spatial omics technologies, including spatial transcriptomics, proteomics, and metab...
2026 | RESEARCH INVENTION JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 55-66
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major global health burden characterized by high morbidity, mortality, and frequent underdiagnosis in early stages. Accurate and interpretable risk prediction models are essential for improving early detection and guiding pre...
2026 | RESEARCH INVENTION JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 44-54
Depression is a complex and multifactorial disorder influenced by both genetic predisposition and gut microbiome composition. Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) capture the aggregate effect of thousands of genetic variants associated with depression, while microbio...
2026 | RESEARCH INVENTION JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 35-43
Preeclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide, and early risk prediction remains a major clinical challenge. This paper examines the integration of metabolomic signatures with family history information to improve...
2026 | RESEARCH INVENTION JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 30-34
Arthritis, particularly osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), is an emerging public health issue in West Africa, with its rising prevalence significantly impacting individuals' quality of life and productivity. Despite the growing burden, arthrit...
2026 | RESEARCH INVENTION JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. :21-29
Malaria and gestational diabetes mellitus represented significant threats to maternal and fetal health in sub-Saharan Africa, where both conditions frequently co-occur due to overlapping epidemiological patterns. Malaria infection during pregnancy increases i...
2026 | RESEARCH INVENTION JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 13-20
Integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) represented the preferred first-line antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection due to superior virological efficacy and tolerability profiles. However, emerging evidence suggested that certain INSTIs, particularly...
2026 | RESEARCH INVENTION JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 111-120
Insecticide-treated bed nets represented a cornerstone intervention in malaria vector control, contributing significantly to reduced transmission across endemic regions. However, widespread pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles mosquito populations threatened to...
2026 | RESEARCH INVENTION JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 8-12
Arthritis is a leading cause of chronic pain, disability, and reduced quality of life globally, with West Africa facing significant challenges in early diagnosis and effective management. Limited healthcare infrastructure, shortage of trained personnel, and l...