Health
Sales of sugar sweetened beverages decline with 'sugar tax,' shows study
A study by PRICELESS-SA and partners shows that SA's 2018 "sugar tax" led to a reduction in purchases of these beverages.
Apr 9, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
South African Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine study a global game-changer
This is a landmark study in so far as being the first to raise the alarm that, despite early successes with COVID-19 vaccines, further research is warranted on a next generation of COVID-19 vaccines.
Mar 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Targeted spraying to prevent malaria in low transmission setting halves cost of current practice
A study by Wits scientists and partners has proved that a targeted malaria transmission prevention intervention is not inferior to the 'blanket' approach.
Feb 26, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
South African Child Gauge tackles the slow violence of malnutrition
The Children's Institute at the University of Cape Town (UCT) publishes the South African Child Gauge annually to review the status of children in South Africa and to inform policy and programming.
Feb 25, 2021
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Medical research
Scientists artificially infect mosquitoes with human malaria to advance treatment
A vector refers to an organism that carries and transmits an infectious disease, as mosquitoes do malaria.
Jan 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
AI helps to identify new COVID-19 hotspots in Gauteng
Accurate modeling is one of the tools being used to fight the COVID-19 pandemic globally. It is essential for policy makers, experts and the population to get access to reliable information on the evolution and severity of ...
Dec 22, 2020
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Medical research
HIV study shows new injection is more effective than current daily HIV pill to prevent HIV in women
Early unblinding of the of long-acting cabotegravir (CAB LA) is a milestone for prevention of HIV among women in sub Saharan Africa.
Nov 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Biomimicry control for COVID diagnostics
Containing the scourge of COVID-19 requires testing of individuals, and isolating those who test positive, together with recent contacts, so as to prevent further spread. It is therefore critical to ensure that testing is ...
Nov 2, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
Study provides new data on current ART regimens with weight gain concerns
Ezintsha, a research group at Wits University that investigates better options for first-line antiretroviral treatment (ART) regimens for people with HIV, today published its 96-week outcomes in the prestigious Lancet HIV ...
Oct 1, 2020
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
How social distancing during a pandemic affects the elderly in rural South Africa
Socializing is essential for brain health in the elderly in rural South Africa—has lockdown affected their cognitive function?
Sep 30, 2020
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