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Lockdowns threaten children’s nutrition
Researchers have found that the nutritional shocks on young children whose families have lost their income as a result of the lockdown may have long lasting effects.
14 Apr 2020
Republished
Lockdown necessary but more testing crucial
UCT's Professor Robin Wood supports South Africa's COVID-19 lockdown programme but calls for more testing.
09 Apr 2020
Republished
Potential harm in acting before there’s ‘good science’
UCT’s Dr Kate Webb has co-authored an international response to a study on hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19 that may be ‘a rush to judgement’.
09 Apr 2020
Climate change could abruptly alter biodiversity
New research reveals that climate change could lead to abrupt disruption of biodiversity – and that this could happen much sooner than we anticipated.
08 Apr 2020
Climate research universities unite for action
UCT has joined with leading climate research universities across the globe to form the Climate Alliance and tackle the unprecedented challenge of climate change.
08 Apr 2020
Homo erectus skull find rewrites human history
The discovery of the earliest known Homo erectus skull will rewrite humankind’s family history, according to findings published in Science.
08 Apr 2020
COVID-19 101: Q&A with Prof Ed Rybicki
UCT’s Professor Ed Rybicki answered some frequently asked questions regarding the novel coronavirus and the widespread effects of this pandemic.
06 Apr 2020
Developing a vaccine for COVID-19
As COVID-19 infection and morbidity rates increase, UCT’s Prof Ed Rybicki shared some insights into the race to develop a vaccine against the lethal virus.
06 Apr 2020
How SA can protect vulnerable households during lockdown
In light of COVID-19, researchers say that the South African government should implement a temporary increase in the existing child support grant to support struggling households.
06 Apr 2020
Republished
Upgrades to informal settlements urgently needed
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need to upgrade informal settlements, said UCT researcher Dr Warren Smit.
03 Apr 2020
Fossil discoveries rewrite human history
An international team of researchers, including geologists from UCT, has unearthed the earliest known skull of Homo erectus , revising our family tree in the process.
02 Apr 2020
5 questions with Amanda Mkhonza, environmental lawyer
UCT environmental lawyer Amanda Mkhonza is fighting for legal protection of South Africa’s strategic water source areas, which supply half of the country’s fresh water.
01 Apr 2020
CoviID: new app to avoid future lockdowns
UCT researchers are developing a privacy-centred smartphone app using blockchain technology that could become key to managing future outbreaks of COVID-19.
27 Mar 2020
Parenting out-of-school children during COVID-19
To encourage constructive parenting during the time of COVID-19, the World Health Organization and UNICEF – with partners including UCT researchers – have released resources for parents.
26 Mar 2020
Rethinking policies for the global bio-economy
Reimagining global access and benefit sharing policies can better protect biodiversity and achieve equitable science.
25 Mar 2020
Lessons from the HIV and AIDS pandemic
What histories of past epidemics show is that the biggest danger during pandemics is not necessarily the causative agents, but how people respond to them.
24 Mar 2020
Republished
Best paper award for UCT TB vaccine research
A paper on TB vaccine research by UCT professors has been selected as the best paper of the year for 2019 by the International Society for Vaccines.
24 Mar 2020
TB: Scientists know a great deal, but there’s still more to learn
South Africa has one of the highest rates of tuberculosis (TB) infection globally, with almost 400 000 patients treated annually.
24 Mar 2020
Republished
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