UDUS research team claims breakthrough in brain cancer A team of researchers at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) say they may have discovered ingredients from a locally available plant with the potential to cure brain cancer. The group, led by Dr Amina Yusuf Jega of the Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, revealed that their findings showed strong efficacy during laboratory tests in the United States. Dr Jega explained that the plant extract was first screened abroad, where it proved effective against glioblastoma multiforme, a highly aggressive form of brain cancer. The success...