Mcdonald Calderon

In Nigeria, two maternal and neonatal health Networks of Care (NOC) focus on extending the reach and quality of routine and emergency maternal and neonatal health services tailored to the different contexts. This paper uses the four domains of the NOC framework-Agreements and Enabling Environment, Operational Standards, Quality, Efficiency and…[Read more]

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections commonly lead to respiratory failure and potentially fatal systemic inflammation and organ failure. Nebulized DAS181, a host-directed biologics with sialidase activity, is an investigational drug with antiviral activities on parainfluenza and influenza under phase 3 and phase 2…[Read more]

Rutin is a polyphenol with excellent therapeutic potential and good safety profile, but the poor bioavailability restricts its application as a functional ingredient. However, this limitation may be mitigated by encapsulation. In this study, promising prospects of starch nanoparticles (SNPs) produced via ultra-sonication for rutin encapsulation…[Read more]