Health Science Reviews

by Phillip Swanepoel The Cancer Ecosystem When thinking of ecosystems, cancer isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. However, tumours aren’t just a simple mass of identical cells. They can consist of a wide range of cell types, each with different set of properties. This is called “Tumour Heterogeneity”. Furthermore,…

by Hardik Jeena Reproducibility is one of the most important aspects of research and a great deal of effort is taken to ensure that the findings of a study can be reproduced as otherwise, the conclusions lose credibility. This crucial reproductivity can be compromised by technical as well as biological…

by Kelly Kordom Traumatic brain injury (TBI) refers to injury to the brain via an external force and is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in children worldwide. Given that children are a vulnerable group to research it initially seemed appropriate to extrapolate clinical findings from research…

by Tapiwa Tarwa For decades, the medical field has waged war against disease-causing bacteria. Armed with the (then) recent discovery of antimicrobials, medical professionals finally believed they had the upper hand. However; these bacteriae have proven to be a worthy opponent as they have quickly retaliated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR)*.…