Genomic test helps flag early aggressive prostate cancer in African American patients

A new Moffitt Cancer Center study suggests a widely used genomic test can more accurately identify which men with early ...

Story of ‘first Black Briton’ rewritten by advances in ancient DNA technology

An ancient woman thought to have hailed from sub-Saharan Africa and therefore to have been the first known Black Briton actually had fairer skin and was from southern England, researchers using new ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Nephrectomy for Non-Functioning Kidney at the Ouakam Military Hospital: A Five-Year Retrospective Study ()

This was an observational, descriptive, retrospective, single-center study of cases of nephrectomies for non-functional ...

Real-world data gives Africa a smarter path to fighting HIV and TB

HIV and tuberculosis (TB) treatment programs have always relied on clinical trials to understand whether treatment ...

Here’s why your hair turns grey, and what you can do about it

The process, called cellular senescence, causes hair to “gradually lose its pigment over time,” he said. Strands that ...

Researchers map Africa's snaring crisis, calling for sustainable solutions

The thunder of a rifle echoes across the Savannah. Antelope scatter as birds of all feathers take to the air. A dull thud ...
The Washington Post

Here’s why your hair turns gray, and what you can do about it

Whether you’re embracing new silver growths or attacking them strand by strand with tweezers, gray hair is an inevitable part of getting older. “Just as the skin ages and the rest of the organs in ...
talker

Study finds humans less promiscuous than most animals

Humans are far less likely to sleep around than our primate cousins, reveals new research. We sit comfortably in the "Premier League of monogamy" - between meerkats and beavers - while the vast ...
Africa Check

#AfricaCheckFellowship: As African countries battle old foe diphtheria, false anti-vaccine claims spread in Algeria

After decades in which diphtheria in Algeria had nearly disappeared, its return has prompted unfounded allegations. We took a look.
George Herald

Mbombela’s African grey Zazu returns home for Christmas after long custody battle

NATIONAL NEWS AND VIDEO - Mbombela resident Crystle Pachos’ heart is full – her beloved African grey is home for Christmas and happily doing somersaults on his new play gym. And best of all, after a ...