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By Candice Watkins For many girls around the world, periods don’t just bring cramps, they bring missed school, stigma, and serious health risks. In low-income countries, there is a massive lack of adequate access to affordable menstrual hygiene products. In desperate situations, some girls reuse pads for days, or even share used pads, putting their…
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By Thobeka Makoaqa Gastric cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers globally, particularly in its advanced stages where treatment options are limited. Chemotherapy with paclitaxel (PTX) is common, but its effectiveness is often short-lived due to resistance that renders cancer cells unresponsive. However, a promising new development may shift this grim reality. Enter CC48 a…
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By Hannah-Simone Lubbe Picture a room filled with people who have breast cancer. The same medication, tamoxifen, a life-saving treatment for hormone-positive breast cancer, has been administered to each of them. Now consider that the medicine may not function at all or may not work as well for some of them, especially the African women…
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By Murunzi Ndivhuwo RESEARCH QUESTION:Can gut microbes really influence how we think, feel, behave, and even trigger neurological or psychiatric disorders? INTRODUCTIONWhat if the poetic metaphor, “Always trust your gut instinct,” has a scientific basis? Recently, researchers discovered the invisible pathway connecting your gut to your brain (Microbiota gut-brain axis). Trillions of microbes in the…
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By Rosalie Brouckaert The student life isn’t all parties and fun; with a heavy schedule it’s also cramming and pulling “all-nighters”. I, too, am guilty of procrastinating and then being left with the only option of studying through the night. However, not getting enough sleep, especially when preparing for a test or an exam, is…
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by Chantelle Shumba “Despite advances in prevention and treatment over the past decades, the overall survival rate of patients withlocalized disease remains below 60%, falling to below 20% if distant metastasis is present. Therefore, alternative therapies such as immunotherapy are currently being explored.” Improving the results of immunotherapy is a crucial research objective because cervical…
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By Sasekani Ntshanga The sex of a baby has long been thought to be determined by chance, like tossing a coin. However, you might have observed that some families or couples tend to have children of only one sex. Researchers at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, challenged the idea that for each pregnancy there is…
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By Chone Makhubela
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By Nosizwe Manyana In this study, the relationship between substance misuse, brain structures and schizophrenia risk are explored. Schizophrenia is a complex mental health condition characterized by structural abnormalities that affects how people think feel, feel and behave. Ventricular enlargement and decreased prefrontal volume are consistent observations in people with schizophrenia. People who later become…
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By Lutendo Sikhwari Imagine going to battle with cancer. The enemy is clear, and the mission is to destroy as many cancer cells as possible. Doctors deploy one of their strongest weapons: chemotherapy. For many patients, this treatment works wonders, shrinking tumours and killing off rebellious cells. But here’s the twist most people never hear,…
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