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Continue reading →: Hybrid Learning: A New Challenge in 2021
by Averil Bauer-Kong In 2020, media and day-to-day conversation was dominated by a common theme- the lifestyle adjustment to at-home isolation in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the major adjustments for parents, teachers, and students globally was the transition to an online learning environment, affecting both grade schools…
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Continue reading →: “When you focus on the good, the good gets better”- Abraham Hicks
by Babalwa Yekelo I’m from Keiskammahoek, a disadvantaged neighborhood in the Eastern Cape. However, I was fortunate enough to be raised by a mother who valued education and worked really hard to ensure that I had the education I desired, despite the fact that she never had a stable career.…
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Continue reading →: Finding The Balance
by Kelly-Robyn Singh “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”- John F Kennedy. I would like to share this quote with you and ask you to ponder it with me for a moment, relate it…
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Continue reading →: HELLO? IS THERE ANTIBODY OUT THERE?
by Heather Diogo Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, despite the range of treatment options available. Toxic side effects are one of the primary limitations of chemotherapy. A novel cancer treatment strategy called immunotherapy has recently caught the eye of many researchers around the globe, due…
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Continue reading →: What happened to “Umhlonyana”?
by Moses Malebana Following the outbreak of SARS-COV2 in 2019, there has been a massive global effort to find the cure for the disease. In the midst of all the efforts, it was announced in 2020 by the press that a “cure” for COVID-19 has been found, in an African…
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Continue reading →: Early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease: Is it doable?
by Onkgopotse Ntloana Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a chronic, progressive, and neurological disease characterized by persistent declines in memory, thinking, language, and learning capacity, eventually leading to full-blown dementia, complete reliance on others for basic daily activities, and untimely death. It is an incurable condition that affects over 24 million…
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Continue reading →: Is COVID-19 Worsening? – The Effects of the D614G Mutation
by Belinda Nzadi It has been over one year since the declaration of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, and the virus has made several strides since its identification. As of 17 June 2021, there have been 177 million cases of coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) and…
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Continue reading →: Add Covid to the List
by Talia Gabay It was 2:45am. I woke up and found myself drenched in sweat, completely overheating. Almost autonomously, I leaped out of bed and went to go lie on the chilled tiles outside my bedroom door. While I lay there in the passage of my apartment, letting the tiles…
