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2026 | IAA Journal of Biological Sciences | Pp. 40-44
The HIV/AIDS epidemic remains a major public health challenge in East Africa, with countries such as Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and Ethiopia disproportionately affected. Global health partnerships, particularly the World Health Organization (WH...
2026 | IAA Journal of Biological Sciences | Pp. 36-39
The HIV/AIDS epidemic has posed significant public health, social, and economic challenges in East Africa over the past three decades. International organizations—including UNAIDS, PEPFAR, the Global Fund, and the World Bank—have played a central role in shap...
2026 | IAA Journal of Biological Sciences | Pp. 22-28
Malaria remained a devastating parasitic disease, with Anopheles mosquitoes serving as obligate vectors for Plasmodium transmission, accounting for approximately 249 million cases and 608,000 deaths globally in 2022. Traditional vector control strategies face...
2026 | IAA Journal of Biological Sciences | Pp. 29-35
Malaria remained a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in tropical regions, with Anopheles mosquitoes serving as the primary vectors. Traditional vector control methods faced challenges including insecticide resistance and operational limitations. Gene d...
2026 | IAA Journal of Biological Sciences | Pp. 12-21
Malaria remained a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with Anopheles gambiae serving as the primary vector in sub-Saharan Africa where 95% of malaria deaths occur. Traditional vector control methods face increasing challenges from insecticide...
2026 | IAA Journal of Biological Sciences | Pp. 8-11
Cancer genomics has transformed cancer diagnosis, treatment, and precision medicine globally, yet East Africa remains underrepresented in these advancements. This review examines the current landscape of cancer genomics research and capacity in East African c...
2026 | IAA Journal of Biological Sciences | Pp. 1-7
Malaria remained a global health crisis, with increasing resistance to conventional antimalarials including chloroquine and artemisinin derivatives, threatening disease control efforts. Ferroquine, a ferrocene-containing derivative of chloroquine, represents...
2026 | IAA Journal of Scientific Research | Pp. 141-147
Adipose tissue is now recognized as a complex immuno-endocrine organ that communicates with distant metabolic tissues through hormones, lipids and, increasingly appreciated, extracellular vesicles (EVs). In obesity, expanding adipose depots become inflamed, h...
2026 | IAA Journal of Scientific Research | Pp. 135-140
Obesity-induced type 2 diabetes (T2D) emerges from sustained nutrient surplus, low-grade inflammation, and interorgan crosstalk that locks adipose tissue, liver, skeletal muscle, and pancreatic islets into insulin-resistant states. Exosomes - 30–150 nm extrac...
2026 | IAA Journal of Scientific Research | Pp. 129-134
Obesity-driven type 2 diabetes is increasingly understood as a disease of dysregulated inter-organ communication rather than isolated defects in single tissues. Exosomes and related extracellular vesicles (EVs) are key mediators of this crosstalk, transportin...