Early results from a pivotal trial of an HIV prevention injection announced by University of the Witwatersrand researchers have been hailed as being a "game-changer" to turn "the ... Read more »
Africa is likely to be the continent hit hardest by climate change. The region is vulnerable to droughts, heat, and floods and many countries have a ... Read more »
One of the most extensive genomic studies ever done in African populations has uncovered three million new genetic variants, revealing new insights into the diversity and history ... Read more »
Wits University has resumed vaccinating participants in the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trial after it was given the go-ahead by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority ... Read more »
According to vaccinologist, Professor Shabir Madhi, Africa is way down on the pecking order to receive the Covid-19 vaccine once it is developed. Delivering a keynote address ... Read more »
A study performed in Cameroon by a University of Cape Town professor may offer hope of treatment for people with sickle cell anaemia (SCA), a disease which affects hundreds of ... Read more »
Innovators from across the continent have taken unique steps in their approach to creating personal protection equipment (PPEs) to reduce exposure to the novel coronavirus. These ... Read more »
Music has been part and parcel of humanity for a long time. Not every sound is musical, but sound has meaning and sometimes the meaning of sound is specific to its ... Read more »
Researchers from Ethiopia and the UK have verified the potential of a portable laboratory that fits into a suitcase and tests water samples to identify waterborne hazards in a ... Read more »
A study by Robin and Bryan Maritz researching the feeding habits of snakes has been published, of which the authors attributed much of their data collection to a Facebook group ... Read more »
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