Health Science Reviews

by Kgomotso Dhlamini Most of us readily understand the importance of scientific literacy. We know that everyone, not just scientists, can benefit from the knowledge, skills, and insight that science provides. Innovations of science are better understood and more likely to be accepted when the public understands the scientific process.…

by Astrid Kühn With breast cancer accounting for 23.11% of all cancers reported in women in South Africa in 2017, there is no doubt as to how important breast cancer research is in our society. One may be tempted to think that remission marks the hoped-for end of a battle…

by Deborah Vennesa Subbiah The genetic composition of bacteriophages of the gastrointestinal microbiota differs significantly in healthy controls compared to individuals diseased with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A striking distinction occurs in the order of bacteriophages, Caudovirales, within the intestine of Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) patients. Although…