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Unravelling how immune genes work

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Genetics may be the key to new epilepsy therapies

Genetics may be the key to new epilepsy therapies

10 Dec 2018

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UFS researcher one step closer to treating HIV/Aids

7 Dec 2018

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R&D is the pipeline for science jobs in Africa

5 Dec 2018

Minister of Health of Burkina Faso, Professor Nicolas Meda and Minister of Health of Rwanda, Dr Diane Gashumba

Addressing neglected tropical diseases

4 Dec 2018

He Jiankui, a Chinese researcher, speaks during the Human Genome Editing Conference in Hong Kong, Nov. 28, 2018. He made his first public comments about his claim of making the world’s first gene-edited babies.
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How a scientist says he made a gene-edited baby - and what health worries may ensue

George Seidel 3 Dec 2018

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Surgery, not antibiotics, should remain first-line treatment for appendicitis

23 Nov 2018

MediFin announces its Top Loyalty Partners for 2018

MediFin announces its Top Loyalty Partners for 2018

Medifin Financial Services 21 Nov 2018

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Spinal implant breakthroughs are helping people with paraplegia walk again

19 Nov 2018

Using the eye to "see" diseases of the brain

Using the eye to "see" diseases of the brain

16 Nov 2018

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How scavengers can help forensic scientists identify human corpses

Victoria Gibbon 15 Nov 2018

Study: Indentifying those who die at sea

Study: Indentifying those who die at sea

12 Nov 2018

Zambezi Valley may soon be too hot for tsetse flies

Zambezi Valley may soon be too hot for tsetse flies

Wiida Fourie-Basson 5 Nov 2018

SU study will look at synthetic blood products

SU study will look at synthetic blood products

1 Nov 2018

Study: More black South Africans are donating blood

Study: More black South Africans are donating blood

31 Oct 2018

First-for-Africa platform will advance gene research

First-for-Africa platform will advance gene research

Nicci Botha 31 Oct 2018

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Alzheimer's disease: mounting evidence that herpes virus is a cause

Ruth Itzhaki 29 Oct 2018

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Bizcommunity.com 24 Oct 2018

Study: Escalating civil cases against private hospitals due to nursing malpractice

Study: Escalating civil cases against private hospitals due to nursing malpractice

24 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

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How innovation can help end the Aids epidemic by 2030

Glenda Gray 23 Oct 2018

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What's needed to do a better job of pre-empting disease outbreaks

William B Karesh 22 Oct 2018

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Hundreds of patients with undiagnosed diseases find answers

18 Oct 2018

Dr Justus Apffelstaedt

Genetic profiling improves breast cancer prognosis and treatment

Justus Apffelstaedt 18 Oct 2018

Listeriosis risk lingers in rural, informal trade

Listeriosis risk lingers in rural, informal trade

17 Oct 2018

Elizabeth Oduwele

Getting to the bottom of vaccine hesitancy

Michelle Rotchford-Galloway 17 Oct 2018

Increasing cholesterol medication adherence with financial incentives may be cost-effective

Increasing cholesterol medication adherence with financial incentives may be cost-effective

16 Oct 2018

The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

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Are probiotics boosting SA's digestive health industry growth?

Insight Survey 15 Oct 2018

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