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South African healthcare earns global recognition

Source: Supplied. Bada Pharasi, chief executive officer of the Innovative Pharmaceutical Association of South Africa (Ipasa).

Research and innovation key to safeguarding SA’s health resiliency

27 Jun 2024

How environmental toxins and pollution affect our health, by Medshield

How environmental toxins and pollution affect our health, by Medshield

25 Jun 2024

Metabolic molecule drives growth of aggressive brain cancer

5 Jul 2013

Development of hands and feet may help unlock evolution's toolkit

Bill Hathaway 3 Jul 2013

Nicotinic alpha7 receptors (indicated by red arrowheads) are next to a synapse between two brain cells in the prefrontal cortex. Stimulation of the nicotinic alpha7 receptors allows the cells to communicate and thus generate higher cognition. (Image from Dr. C. Paspalas, Yale University)

Yale team finds nicotinic receptor essential for cognition - and mental health

2 Jul 2013

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Brain-penetrating particle attacks deadly tumors

1 Jul 2013

Gene discoveries may aid fight against wheat disease

1 Jul 2013

Image courtesy of renjith krishnan /

Fast-acting virus targets melanoma in mice

Bill Hathaway 14 Jun 2013

Indoor tanning drives increase in skin cancer - study, Part 2

Indoor tanning drives increase in skin cancer - study, Part 2

14 Jun 2013

Image courtesy of Stuart Miles /

Yale researchers unravel genetics of dyslexia and language impairment

Karen N. Peart 13 Jun 2013

Image: Yale University

Indoor tanning drives increase in skin cancer - study, Part 1

12 Jun 2013

Rooibos supports liver function - study

10 Jun 2013

Scratching the surface: why skin allergies make us itch

Helen Dodson 5 Jun 2013

Combined immunotherapy shows promising results against advanced melanoma

4 Jun 2013

No link seen for hyperactivity meds, drug abuse

30 May 2013

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Gene clues for testicular cancer, heart defect

15 May 2013

BHF comments on doctors' confidence survey

6 May 2013

Abnormal placental folds signal autism risk at birth. (Original illustration by Patrick Lynch, Yale University)

Autism risk spotted at birth in abnormal placentas

26 Apr 2013

H7N9 'one of most lethal' influenza viruses: experts

25 Apr 2013

New agent might control breast-cancer growth and spread

24 Apr 2013

Allergies have emotional, psychological downside

23 Apr 2013

H7N9 vaccine may take months: US agency

12 Apr 2013

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Arrhythmia drug may increase cancer risk: study

12 Apr 2013

Superbugs may invade SA hospitals

Superbugs may invade SA hospitals

8 Apr 2013

Eat fish and live longer says study

8 Apr 2013

Lactate may protect diabetics against complications of hypoglycemia

4 Apr 2013

Is your desk a bacterial minefield?

2 Apr 2013

Image for illustration only, courtesy of Karen Shaw /

Shining red mice help Czechs fight bowel cancer, skin disease

20 Mar 2013

If you're content, we're content

If you're content, we're content

Bizcommunity.com 18 Mar 2013

Could common blood pressure drug slow Alzheimer's progression?

Could common blood pressure drug slow Alzheimer's progression?

5 Mar 2013

Allergy research training grant for UCT

5 Mar 2013

Yale study reveals origins of body fat

Bill Hathaway 26 Feb 2013

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Metabolic molecule drives growth of aggressive brain cancer

5 Jul 2013

Development of hands and feet may help unlock evolution's toolkit

Bill Hathaway 3 Jul 2013

Nicotinic alpha7 receptors (indicated by red arrowheads) are next to a synapse between two brain cells in the prefrontal cortex. Stimulation of the nicotinic alpha7 receptors allows the cells to communicate and thus generate higher cognition. (Image from Dr. C. Paspalas, Yale University)

Yale team finds nicotinic receptor essential for cognition - and mental health

2 Jul 2013

Image courtesy of dream designs /

Brain-penetrating particle attacks deadly tumors

1 Jul 2013

Gene discoveries may aid fight against wheat disease

1 Jul 2013

Image courtesy of renjith krishnan /

Fast-acting virus targets melanoma in mice

Bill Hathaway 14 Jun 2013

Indoor tanning drives increase in skin cancer - study, Part 2

Indoor tanning drives increase in skin cancer - study, Part 2

14 Jun 2013

Image courtesy of Stuart Miles /

Yale researchers unravel genetics of dyslexia and language impairment

Karen N. Peart 13 Jun 2013

Image: Yale University

Indoor tanning drives increase in skin cancer - study, Part 1

12 Jun 2013

Rooibos supports liver function - study

10 Jun 2013

Scratching the surface: why skin allergies make us itch

Helen Dodson 5 Jun 2013

Combined immunotherapy shows promising results against advanced melanoma

4 Jun 2013

No link seen for hyperactivity meds, drug abuse

30 May 2013

Image courtesy of

Gene clues for testicular cancer, heart defect

15 May 2013

BHF comments on doctors' confidence survey

6 May 2013

Abnormal placental folds signal autism risk at birth. (Original illustration by Patrick Lynch, Yale University)

Autism risk spotted at birth in abnormal placentas

26 Apr 2013

H7N9 'one of most lethal' influenza viruses: experts

25 Apr 2013

New agent might control breast-cancer growth and spread

24 Apr 2013

Allergies have emotional, psychological downside

23 Apr 2013

H7N9 vaccine may take months: US agency

12 Apr 2013

Image courtesy of

Arrhythmia drug may increase cancer risk: study

12 Apr 2013

Superbugs may invade SA hospitals

Superbugs may invade SA hospitals

8 Apr 2013

Eat fish and live longer says study

8 Apr 2013

Lactate may protect diabetics against complications of hypoglycemia

4 Apr 2013

Is your desk a bacterial minefield?

2 Apr 2013

Image for illustration only, courtesy of Karen Shaw /

Shining red mice help Czechs fight bowel cancer, skin disease

20 Mar 2013

If you're content, we're content

If you're content, we're content

Bizcommunity.com 18 Mar 2013

Could common blood pressure drug slow Alzheimer's progression?

Could common blood pressure drug slow Alzheimer's progression?

5 Mar 2013

Allergy research training grant for UCT

5 Mar 2013

Yale study reveals origins of body fat

Bill Hathaway 26 Feb 2013

Life's tiniest architects pinpointed by Yale researchers

Life's tiniest architects pinpointed by Yale researchers

Bill Hathaway 21 Feb 2013

Expanding lipid droplets in cell, and enzymes which trigger expansion in red.

Not all fat is packaged the same way, Yale researchers find

15 Feb 2013

Scientists find calcium is the initial trigger in our immune response to healing

Scientists find calcium is the initial trigger in our immune response to healing

15 Feb 2013

Genes and obesity: Fast food is not only culprit in expanding waistlines - DNA is also to blame

1 Feb 2013

Presidential award 'might be premature'

15 Jan 2013

How the common fruit fly is helping scientists to study alcohol-related disorders

How the common fruit fly is helping scientists to study alcohol-related disorders

2 Jan 2013

Yale team identifies successful combination drug therapies for melanoma mutations

Yale team identifies successful combination drug therapies for melanoma mutations

Helen Dodson 18 Dec 2012

Morphing DNA hydrogel flows like liquid but remembers its original shape

12 Dec 2012

Adjuvant bevacizumab did not improve survival rate - triple-negative breast cancer study

11 Dec 2012

It's genetic: Some smokers have biological resistance to anti-tobacco policies

It's genetic: Some smokers have biological resistance to anti-tobacco policies

Michael Greenwood 7 Dec 2012

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