SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE JAMA April 14, 2015 The Culture of Organs, a book published in 1938 by Nobel Laureate Alexis Carrel and well-known aviator Charles Lindbergh, described how organs could be kept “alive” in culture for months, with the intent to reuse them. Decades later, regenerative medicine, a field of science that […]
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follow us on twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Men’s Fitness 1 Eat six small meals a day. Stoking your body with food every three to four hours can rev your metabolism to the max. 2 Run 10 100-yard sprints and burn up to 500 calories. 3 Wait 20 minutes before going for seconds. 4 Throw on a hoodie before
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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Drones are a controversial topic when it comes to national security. However cargo drones, with their potential applications for last mile delivery in remote areas and humanitarian emergency situations, are tipped to be an exciting area of innovation for Africa. But who is behind the push for cargo drones in
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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork As the evolution of mobile banking continues to disrupt the financial services sector, the founder and executive chairman of privately held telecoms conglomerate Econet Wireless Group sounded the death knell for traditional transaction banking. “The transactional side of banking is gone,” Strive Masiyiwa tells This Is Africa on the side
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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork According to a report via cp-africa.com, Airtel Nigeria has inked an agreement with device manufacturing firm, RLG. The deal will see RLG produce handsets for potential Airtel subscribers. The regional director of RLG in West and Central Africa, Tosin Ilesanmi, stated that the company will begin to produce handsets, tablets,
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follow us on twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork SFGATE With vivid burgundy seeds and a distinctive sweet flavor, the pomegranate is a nutrient-dense fruit that is fun to eat and steeped in history. Its medieval French name originates from the Latin roots for “apple” and “seedy,” according to the University of California. It was first
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follow us on twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork JAMA February 24, 2015 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a first-of-its-kind weight loss treatment device that electronically suppresses hunger signals traveling between the stomach and the brain. The Maestro Rechargeable System, which is manufactured by EnteroMedics of St Paul, Minnesota, consists of an electrical pulse generator,
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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Ghana’s mobile phone sector is booming. The country’s regulator NCA reported that the country’s mobile phone operators signed up some 400,000 subscribers during February, a sign that the sector is prime for a new round of promotions. The regulator said that the total number of customers has now reached 31.03
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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork MTN Business today unveiled the first truly Pan African Internet of Things (IoT) platform, providing African enterprises with greater control and advanced management features for their connected devices and sim cards. The launch also sees the introduction of a global Machine-to-Machine (M2M) sim card, which gives customers the same rate
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Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork New York City’s melting pot has been boiling over in the larger metropolitan area. Long Island, the lower Hudson Valley and northern New Jersey, home to thousands of recently arrived unaccompanied minors and older immigrants, have nearly as many people eligible for legal services as does the city. But outside
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