Africa, North America, and now also Europe. With research in plant breeding, Prof Maryke Labuschagne is working on at least three continents to make an impact, contributing to food security in Africa under changing climate conditions that are causing increasing
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020, or nearly one in six. The most common cancers are breast, lung, colon, rectum, and prostate cancers.
The Department of Pharmacology at the University of the Free State (UFS) and FARMOVS have teamed up to conduct the first South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)-approved multicentre controlled clinical trial of a plant-based product, PHELA, on mild to
Research done by the University of the Free State (UFS) has shown that Grade 1 learners not only experience visual problems, but also developmental coordination disorder. Teachers and parents can help to identify this In the first study published in
South African clinical research organisation (CRO) FARMOVS, the Adult Bleeding Disorder Clinic at Universitas Academic Hospital, and experts from the University of the Free State (UFS) recently conducted a ground-breaking Phase 1 clinical trial to investigate the efficacy of a new application of an existing drug in patients with haemophilia A.
Two University of Pretoria (UP) researchers are among nine researchers in South Africa who have received grants from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) as part of the Strategic Health Innovation Partnerships (SHIP) programme. The grants are worth about
By Stella Bvuma When President Ramaphosa recently said, “digital transformation has to be harnessed to change the way we live, learn, work and govern”, I had no doubt that he was including township and rural communities of South Africa.
