Health Science Reviews

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…

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…

by Alon Katz In this study, researchers from the Centre for Population Studies at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine set out to investigate whether HIV affects fertility in African populations by reviewing evidence from other publications. This is an interesting question because HIV is sexually transmitted and…

by Pheziwe Luleka Mshunqwane Men, know your current and future options. Save you and your partner from the trouble of unplanned pregnancy. Despite the fact that female contraceptives are very successful at preventing unwanted pregnancies, they have proven to be unsafe for certain women who suffer from other health conditions,…

by Luyanda Hlongwa Gene therapy is one of the most convincing therapies for primary immunodeficiencies, despite many issues and concerns. Primary immunodeficiencies are rare genetic disorders that lead to immune system insufficiencies. Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is one such disease. WAS is caused by mutations in the WAS gene resulting in…

by Jamie Meyer Maybe you can’t predict the future yourself, but Astrologers do. You could read into Astrology and maybe learn to do it for yourself if you wanted to. If you don’t believe in Astrology and consider it to be a bit of a pseudoscience, I want you to…