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New coalition plans to tackle Africa’s growing burden of stroke
Around 23% of people in Africa are at risk of stroke at some point in their life, but most may be avoided.
19 Nov 2020
Republished
Pregnancy, obesity and HIV explored in new study
UCT is joining forces with two leading US universities to study a worldwide problem: obesity, specifically in pregnant HIV-positive women and their children.
19 Nov 2020
Bidding farewell to Dr Dale Peters, UCT eResearch director
The UCT research community bids farewell to Dr Dale Peters, UCT eResearch director.
17 Nov 2020
Diabetes is a ticking time bomb in sub-Saharan Africa
In 2019 about 1 in 11 adults in the world had diabetes. Of these, 19 million lived in sub-Saharan Africa, many unaware of their condition.
17 Nov 2020
Republished
UCT supports World Diabetes Day
Ahead of World Diabetes Day, UCT’s Professor Naomi Levitt said not enough is being done globally to prevent and manage the disease.
13 Nov 2020
New, rare syndrome puts children at risk
UCT researchers are part of a team investigating a rare disease which compromises the immune system of children and seems to have COVID-19 as a precursor.
13 Nov 2020
Research uncovers links between substance abuse and psychotic disorders
A team of researchers at UCT have presented a paper identifying the links between substance abuse and psychotic disorders.
11 Nov 2020
Breathing beyond boundaries
Co-hosted by UCT, the four-week BREATH: Inspire/Expire Symposium virtual event aims to showcase the growing field of medical and health humanities on the continent.
10 Nov 2020
Millions of new variants in African genomes discovered
UCT researchers have collaborated on a large-scale study of genomic diversity across Africa that has discovered around three million novel genetic variants.
05 Nov 2020
Healthcare for all is possible
Dr Solomon Benatar, Emeritus Professor of Medicine at UCT, delivered the second annual Dr Stuart John Saunders Lecture on Wednesday, 27 November.
29 Nov 2019
Safety first: VC Award for big picture thinker
Responsible for chemical health and safety in the chemistry and chemical engineering departments, Monique Muller has won the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Service Excellence.
29 Nov 2019
Women in Global Health
Silindile Ngcobo, a PhD candidate in biomaterials at UCT’s Department of Surgery, recently took part in the 2019 Women in Global Health Conference in Rwanda.
22 Nov 2019
The dead teach in a universal language
Dissection is core to teaching anatomy but how do UCT’s second-year medical students prepare for their first clinical encounter with the dead?
21 Nov 2019
UCT prof leads ground-breaking pollen monitoring campaign
The Division of Allergology and Immunology at UCT’s Lung Institute is leading a multidisciplinary project that examines the levels of pollen across South Africa.
20 Nov 2019
PET-CT scanner heralds new era in TB research
CUBIC has launched its Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography Core Research Facility, increasing capacity in cutting-edge medical research on TB and other diseases.
14 Nov 2019
Gold medal for leading cervical cancer researcher
Professor Lynette Denny’s 25-year body of research on cervical cancer, the magnitude of which is significantly higher among black women in South Africa, has won her a prestigious gold medal.
08 Nov 2019
UCT’s 2020 Mandela Rhodes scholars
Seven UCT students will form part of the prestigious Mandela Rhodes Foundation Class of 2020, joining another 47 inspiring young leaders from across Africa.
07 Nov 2019
UCT Summer School 2020
Booking is now open for UCT’s 2020 Summer School, which will run from 6 to 25 January next year.
06 Nov 2019
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