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African Bioinformatics Institute looks to revolutionise continent’s research, infrastructure

13 Jun 2025

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Dr Suretha Kannenberg

A dermatologist's perspective on the drought, dehydration and skin conditions

21 Feb 2018

Photo: Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health

Study: Vaccines prevent death and alleviate poverty

19 Feb 2018

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How well is SA's vitamins and supplements market?

Insight Survey 19 Feb 2018

Dr Joseph Raimondo

UCT scientist wins award for work on brain seizures

16 Feb 2018

Professor Glenda Gray, president of the SAMRC

The continent's first genomics centre paves the way for Afrocentric medicine

15 Feb 2018

Huntington’s neurons show multiple nuclei (blue) within the same cell, and other signs of trouble, long before symptoms emerge.

Research shows Huntington's disease originates in embryonic development

13 Feb 2018

Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Listeria: Follow SA's medical sleuths as they chase a killer in a race against time

Joan Dyke 6 Feb 2018

Dr Karin Baatjes

Tailored cancer treatment reduces the risk of osteoporosis

2 Feb 2018

German carmakers under fire for tests on humans, monkeys

German carmakers under fire for tests on humans, monkeys

31 Jan 2018

Dr Klaus von Pressentin

Study: Family physicians and their role in healthcare

Alec Basson 29 Jan 2018

Kimberly-Clark to shed 5,000 jobs as fertility dips

Kimberly-Clark to shed 5,000 jobs as fertility dips

Ammaar Sukhadia 26 Jan 2018

Alexandra Schudel, Head of Financial Lines and Casualty at Chubb Insurance SA

Clinical trial insurance: A vital safety net for trial participants and owners

25 Jan 2018

We found ways to shorten the turnaround time for diagnosing babies with HIV

We found ways to shorten the turnaround time for diagnosing babies with HIV

Jónas Oddur Jónasson 23 Jan 2018

Shaping the future of African healthcare: Finalists for DHCT Accelerator Programme announced

Shaping the future of African healthcare: Finalists for DHCT Accelerator Programme announced

22 Jan 2018

Sharon Sha, clinical associate professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. Photo: Paul Sakuma

Clinical trial on plasma infusion for Alzheimer's shows promise

19 Jan 2018

Researchers identify gene linked with lower asthma risk

Researchers identify gene linked with lower asthma risk

17 Jan 2018

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In defence of the fruit fly

15 Jan 2018

Dr Anneke van der Spoel van Dijk is invested in contributing to the global effort of stopping TB by 2035. Photo: Charl Devenish

Tackling drug-resistant TB through molecular methods

15 Jan 2018

Photo: ReproNet-Africa

Birth control injection could increase HIV risk by 40%

11 Jan 2018

Study: African surgical patients twice as likely to die

Study: African surgical patients twice as likely to die

5 Jan 2018

Mouse study shows how alcohol may cause cancer

Mouse study shows how alcohol may cause cancer

4 Jan 2018

Genetic tool that can doom a species under UN review

Genetic tool that can doom a species under UN review

6 Dec 2017

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Movember Foundation extends global prostate cancer registry to SA

1 Dec 2017

IUDs lower risk of getting cervical cancer

IUDs lower risk of getting cervical cancer

10 Nov 2017

Mitochondrial networks. Photo: Mitolab.eu

Mitochondrial networks manipulation could aid longevity

10 Nov 2017

Professor Musa Mhlanga of the IDM at UCT

UCT awarded grant to map human cells

18 Oct 2017

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Organisations join forces, launches roadmap to combat zoonotic TB

13 Oct 2017

Two experimental Ebola vaccines show promise

Two experimental Ebola vaccines show promise

12 Oct 2017

Switching to e-cigs would delay millions of deaths: study

Switching to e-cigs would delay millions of deaths: study

4 Oct 2017

ARMMs (green) are shown getting inside of recipient cells. Red dots are endosomes. Nuclei are stained blue. Photo: Quan Lu and Qiyu Wang

Cellular ‘message in a bottle' could deliver therapeutic cargo

3 Oct 2017

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