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Continue reading →: Reflecting on My Honours Year in Human Genetics, 2025
By Jaime Altshuler When I began my honours journey in Human Genetics at UCT, I knew this year was going to be a challenge. What I didn’t realise was how much I would fall in love with genetics all over again. I also didn’t expect to grow as much as…
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Continue reading →: Understanding Nephrotic Syndrome in African Children: Does One Size Fit All?
By Jaime Altshuler Imagine being a parent in rural Africa, watching your child’s feet swell and their face grow puffy, unaware this could be a sign of a serious kidney disease: nephrotic syndrome (NS). If left untreated, this disease can lead to life-threatening complications. NS is one of the most…
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Continue reading →: My honours journey
By Kestrel Williamson Looking back on my first semester in Honours, a few things stand out. My course convenor’s assertion that it was actually really great to work in the anatomy building because “at least if you’re inside the building, you don’t have to look at it”. Hiking up to…
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Continue reading →: Sleep and memory: What’s the connection?
By Kestrel Williamson You’ve probably been told many times to get a full night’s sleep before an exam, and it’s generally explained to be important because sleep is important for memory consolidation. Neuroscientists agree that there is in fact a well-supported connection between sleep and memory, however, the mechanism explaining…
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Continue reading →: Besties, brains and brighter days: a mid-year honours reflection
By Abigail Clemo I have struggled with a career choice for years. I took a gap year after high school because I had no idea what I wanted to do, then did an undergraduate degree in what I thought would be interesting, and took another gap year after I graduated.…
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Continue reading →: Lifestyle-Related Risk Factors and their Cumulative Effect on Volume of Brain Structures
By Abigail Clemo We all know that a healthy lifestyle is essential to live long and prosper. Boring, but necessary nonetheless. Unhealthy habits can exacerbate the natural reduction in brain volume that occurs with ageing. Smoking, heavy alcohol consumption, obesity, physical inactivity and short sleep are risk factors for health…
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