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Continue reading →: Grateful for 2021
by Zea Leon When reflecting on the year 2021, I feel a sense of accomplishment and gratitude. I am grateful for the space I find myself in today and realize that I am exactly where I want to be at this stage in life. Sometimes I find myself dreaming too…
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Continue reading →: A year like no other year!
by Jabulisile Mthethwa This year has been full of doubts and tears for me. I honestly still feel like I did not make the right study choice. I’d be lying if I can say I am enjoying my honors year. It comes as a surprise if a day goes without…
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Continue reading →: Alice’s “trip” to Wonderland.
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…
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Continue reading →: Change is necessary for growth
by Zahraa Ahmed 2022. A year with a lot of change, but change is necessary to grow, to experience, to learn and to mature. I have lived at home my entire life with little to no freedom or independence, so moving to a new city to complete my Honours degree…
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Continue reading →: A Frog Leap into the Future: Is Human Limb Regeneration Possible?
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…
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Continue reading →: Probiotics ensure “healthy vaginas” or so they say
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…
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Continue reading →: HEAL.
by Palesa Tjale For the longest time, I’ve always worked towards perfection and made sure that I get the outcome I want. Sometimes I just feel like I was able to accomplish perfection because all the materials have been handed out to me but this year has been different. I…
