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Tapping into the lab economy: Africa’s big opportunities in medical research and diagnostics

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How SA discovered anti-cancer compounds in its deep ocean

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SA-Germany Genomic Surveillance Project enters new phase

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First-line treatment for epileptic seizures ineffective - new study

11 Oct 2019

The lack diagnostic laboratory systems exacerbates antibiotic resistance in Africa. Shutterstock

Antibiotic resistance: why tests are key to arresting the trend

Cédric Yansouni, Matthew P Cheng 4 Oct 2019

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Researchers have evidence of another method that bacteria use to avoid antibiotics. Sirirat/Shutterstock

Researchers have directly proven that bacteria can change shape inside humans to avoid antibiotics

Katarzyna Mickiewicz 1 Oct 2019

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A health worker spreading disinfectant at a health checkpoint in Goma, DRC. Patricia Martinez/EPA-EFE

Ebola survivors can pass on the virus: we're trying to understand what role sex plays

Andrew L Webb, Brayden G Schindell, Jason Kindrachuk & Jia B Kangbai 27 Sep 2019

Drinking during pregnancy is harmful and can lead to foetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Shutterstock

Why alcohol remains a big threat to unborn babies in South Africa

Babatope O Adebiyi, Anna-Marie Beytell, Ferdinand C Mukumbang & Lizahn G Cloete 25 Sep 2019

Professor Glenda Gray, president of the South African Medical Research Council. Photo: South African Medical Research Council

Hope for HIV vaccine being tested in South Africa

Elsabé Brits 23 Sep 2019

A woman and baby on a bicycle taxi in Salima, Malawi. Some Malawian men are becoming more involved in childcare. EPA-EFE

Malawi study highlights the importance of men in childcare and nutrition

19 Sep 2019

The oral polio vaccine is most commonly used in the developing world, despite one big problem.
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A newly designed vaccine may help stamp out remaining polio cases worldwide

Patricia L Foster 18 Sep 2019

Concussion can cause serious damage if it’s not properly diagnosed and treated. Dziurek/Shutterstock/Editorial use only

Eye-tracking can help diagnose concussion, but it's under-utilised

Nadja Snegireva 6 Sep 2019

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Leigh Andrews 20 Aug 2019

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Antimalarials less effective in malnourished children

16 Aug 2019

Eucomis autumnalis is more than just a plant - it could play a role in biomedical engineering. Gurcharan Singh/Shutterstock

Lab studies suggest medicinal plants can help repair human bone and tissue

Franca Nneka Alaribe & Keolebogile Shirley Motaung 13 Aug 2019

A health worker prepares to administer Ebola vaccination in the north-western Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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The Uganda vaccine trial: how African researchers are tackling Ebola

Yap Boum 8 Aug 2019

The drug is set to improve HIV treatment. shutterstock

ARV breakthrough: trial in South Africa confirms effectiveness of new drug

Michelle Moorhouse & Willem Daniel Francois Venter 6 Aug 2019

Dr Joseph Sempa of Sacema presenting at the 2019 Clinic on Meaningful Modelling of Epidemiological Data. AIMS-South Africa

Africa needs specialist capacity to tackle the spread of infectious diseases

Juliet Pulliam & Jonathan Dushoff 29 Jul 2019

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Health professionals exposed to high risk of violence and aggression

16 Jul 2019

Leishmaniasis is caused by a parasite that is carried by a female sandfly. CDC/ Frank Collins

Leishmaniasis needs more attention: it causes skin lesions, and can kill

Ramona Hurdayal & Raphael Taiwo Aruleba 15 Jul 2019

Electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, the cause of TB. Photo: NIAID via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

South African researchers develop quicker way to detect drug resistance

Elsabé Brits 11 Jul 2019

Countries can be better prepared and respond faster to disease outbreaks if public health data is shared more freely. Shutterstock

Sharing data can help prevent public health emergencies in Africa

Moses John Bockarie 8 Jul 2019

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3 Jul 2019

Euan Ashley and his collaborators were able to compare tissue from healthy hearts with that of failing hearts, and have discovered how genes network as the heart fails. Photo:
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Gene networks reveal transition from healthy to failing heart

Hanae Armitage 3 Jul 2019

To protect us all, babies travelling overseas may need the measles shot at 6 months instead of 12

To protect us all, babies travelling overseas may need the measles shot at 6 months instead of 12

Nicholas Wood, Alexis Pillsbury and Jean Li-Kim-Moy 28 Jun 2019

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R18m donation for African-centric medicine research

28 Jun 2019

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Top risks in SA laboratories

26 Jun 2019

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Alzheimer's disease not linked to type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure - new study

Elisabet Englund & Keivan Javanshiri 26 Jun 2019

Christina Curtis and her colleagues found that colon cancer tumours could potentially spread to other parts of the body much earlier than previously known.
Paul Sakuma

Most metastatic colorectal cancers have spread before diagnosis

25 Jun 2019

There’s a lack of research that deals specifically with conditions in African countries. Shutterstock

Africa needs to up its research game to fight non-communicable diseases

Andre Pascal Kengne, Elvis Banboye Kidzeru & Muki Shey 19 Jun 2019

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