Quarraisha Abdool Karim: protecting women against HIV
Few AIDS researchers have done as much to help the plight of poor, rural women in South Africa as Quarraisha Abdool Karim. This is her...
Category : Health & Medical
TB: Discovering new methods to test and treat a very old disease
by AdminBraai
by Michelle Galloway Chemistry professor Nicole Sampson is working on the development of a rapid, cheaper diagnostic test for TB infection. Her research group...
SA ontwerp toestel wat babasterftes kan verminder
by AdminBraai
Elsabe Brits van Die Burger het onlangs berig oor ‘n nuwe toestel wat babasterftes kan verminder. Lees hieronder meer oor die WNNR en die MNR...
Weighty matter: metabolic syndrome on the rise among SA’s Asian Indian population
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) in South African Asian Indians is becoming a considerable health concern. It’s not only confined to older adults either. Worryingly, this lifestyle...
Monday Menu: What happens when athletes have to quit?
So what happens to former elite athletes once they become too old to chase their Olympic dreams, or have to retire because of forced injuries?...
[LISTEN] The Science Inside – HIV
by AdminBraai
Over seven million South Africans live with HIV, and we’re looking at the virus following last week’s International AIDS conference. We visit the country’s first...
Cats, pregnancy and the threat of toxoplasmosis
by AdminBraai
Kenneth Hammond-Aryee takes stock of the risks that toxoplasmosis holds for unborn babies, immune-compromised people such as those living with HIV/Aids, and people receiving organ...
Monday menu: are SA youngsters up to date with the ABC’s of abortion?
So how much do South African youngsters know about abortion legislation, and what it all entails? Most know that it is legal to get an...
Shisa Sayensi: Isayensi yeviki 07 July 2016
Kusukela kwababhema ama-habli kuze kufikwe kunonzungezilanga omkhulukazi, nansi isayensi yeviki; Shisa Sayensi! Baningi abafundi ababhema ipayipi lamanzi Ukubhenywa kwepayipi lamanzi (hubbly) sekubonakala kwanda emiphakathini wezikhungo...
Will Bolt’s hamstring heal in time for #Rio2016?
by AdminBraai
Dr Helen Bayne, Head Biomechanist at the University of Pretoria’s High Performance Centre tells SciBraai why sprinters like Usain Bolt and our very own Akani...