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Media release
Sport sustained hope for prisoners on Robben Island, PhD study shows
Media release
New evidence questions the benefit of calcium supplements in pregnancy for preventing pre-eclampsia
An updated Cochrane review has found that calcium supplementation has no effect on pre-eclampsia, challenging long-held assumptions about the role of calcium in...
Medicine and health
Long-term study shows extent of synergy between alcohol and nicotine use on infant deaths and lifelong prospects of survivors
The extent of the impact of the combined use of alcohol and nicotine, as well as other drugs, during pregnancy on infant deaths and the lifelong health...
Medicine and health
Iron supplement absorption preserved in children with HIV and boosted by prebiotics
New research shows that iron from supplements and fortified foods is well-absorbed in children living with virally suppressed HIV, and that administering iron...
Institutional news
Infectious disease specialist appointed BMRI director
The internationally renowned infectious disease specialist Prof Jean B Nachega has been appointed Full Professor of Infectious Diseases and part-time Director...
Institutional news
Prof Regan Solomons helps save lives of children with tuberculous meningitis
Prof Regan Solomons from the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at Tygerberg Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch...
Medicine and health
Stellenbosch University medical students launch SA's first transplant support unit at Tygerberg Hospital
A dedicated specialised support unit for organ donors – dubbed the “Life Pod" – will officially launch at Tygerberg Hospital on Wednesday, 4 June 2025. The...