Seven years ago, Jason Esterhuizen was in a horrific car crash that destroyed his eyes, plunging him into total darkness.
Category: Health
Antibody ‘road block’ enables fine-tuning for cardiac recovery
More than one million Americans per year experience myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, as well as the
Cross-clade immune responses reported in South African RV144 HIV vaccine regimen
Despite major breakthroughs in HIV prevention and treatment, there were an estimated 1.8 million people newly infected with HIV in
Study eyes ‘silent’ stroke threat after surgery
Seniors who suffered a ‘silent stroke’ after surgery faced double the risk of dementia or further strokes than those patients
Effects of poor diet on long-term spatial memory
UNSW researchers have found links between junk food consumption and loss of spatial memory in a recent animal study. Unhealthy
Exosome therapy for sun, age-damaged skin
Exosomes are tiny sacs (30 – 150 nanometers across) that are excreted and taken up by cells. They can transfer
Contaminants in tap water increase the risk of cancer
A toxic cocktail of chemical pollutants in U.S. drinking water could result in more than 100,000 cancer cases, according to
Toxic algae may be more dangerous for people with pre-existing liver disease
Toxins produced during harmful algal blooms may be more harmful to people than previously known. Researchers at The University of
Interactions between bacteria and parasites Source: Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Around 240 million people worldwide are afflicted with schistosomiasis, an illness caused by flatworms of the genus schistosoma, commonly known
Researchers identify new target regulating mitochondria during stress
Like an emergency response team that is called into action to save lives, stress response proteins in the heart are
