by Talya Kebonte Can you imagine a world where you aren’t able to pick up on the emotions of people around you? What would it be like if you couldn’t sense the sombre mood of a vigil and burst out into belly laughs while everyone around you was mourning? What if every piece of clothing…

by Sibongiseni Msipa Cancer is a creepy and mysterious thing. While we tried to understand it, to get better at killing it, we discovered a biological paradox that remains unsolved to this day: large animals are immune to cancer. Which does not make any sense – the bigger a being, the more cancer it must…

by Asande Vilane Note: this blog is based on a 2018 review by Tiberi et al titled ‘New drugs and perspectives for anti-tuberculosis regimens’. It is third on the reference list and is thus indicated by the [3] in text referencing. Information that has been taken from other sources to provide further background information has…

by Alice Piller Precision medicine is a hot topic amongst the scientific community seeing numerous researchers and practitioners swarm to the field to be at the forefront of this revolutionary concept. Precision medicine is going to change the way we treat diseases by enabling better prevention strategies, hastier diagnoses, quicker recovery, high survival rates, and…

by Awakhiwe Makalima The success of the human race has largely been owed to our continued efforts in creating ways of getting things done quicker and with more ease. From the healthcare industry, to transportation, to energy… numerous innovations have come about all ultimately making it possible to break barriers as we progress towards a…

Psychedelic-assisted Therapy: Emerging treatment in Mental Health Disorders by Sanelisiwe Fourteen  “Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny.” It’s not new that kids novels are centred around fantasies and mysteries, however they always seem to convey a valuable…

by Chiara Foret What do starfish, chestnut trees, and Wolverine have in common? Stumped? While humans’ regenerative capacity is largely limited to liver and skin cells, they all have the capability to re-grow entire functional limbs. This regenerative potential is one that is highly sought after, as worldwide more than 57 million people live with…

by Zahraa Ahmed The term “healthy vaginas” has a certain cringe factor for obvious reasons: it suggests that some women might have “unhealthy vaginas”! This is an example of medical colloquialism at its most harmful. “Healthy vaginas” actually refer to the bacteria present in the female genital tract (FGT), where some species are beneficial as…

by Mari Clark Well, dear readers, this article is bound to confuse or possibly terrify some of you – an effortless feat in this era of COVID-19. It all begins with a group of scientists from the University of Glasgow and the Imperial College of London deciding to test a hypothesis that involves ‘fighting fire…

by Siphamandla Ngwenya Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is progressive and lethal interstitial lung disease that causes scarring (fibrosis) of the lungs, leading to stiffness in the lungs and difficulty in breathing. IPF is rare and sporadic with a mortality rate that has been increasing in recent years and as the term idiopathic suggests the disease…