4 min read Researchers have developed a new drug that regrows hair by reactivating dormant hair follicle cells. The approach is different than current treatments, which only slow down hair loss. It reactivates hair follicles by boosting the body’s natural availability of lactate, which directly affects the follicles’ ability to grow hair. Safety trials are
Police have made a breakthrough in the murder of a pregnant teacher in July, with the arrest of a KwaZulu-Natal woman and man this week.Hlengiwe Ndaba's body was found in a burnt vehicle in July, police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala said on Sunday."It is alleged that on 23 July 2020 at 07:30, a burnt bakkie was…
There are currently a number of treatments available for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 [File: Tolga Akmen/AFP] An aerosol-based drug treatment could drastically reduce the number of new coronavirus patients dying from the disease or requiring intensive care, according to preliminary results released by a British biotech firm. In a randomised trial of 100 patients admitted…
Police Minister Bheki Cele. Police Minister Bheki Cele says they have been "doing well" in dealing with cross-border crimes.He also said there would be random stop and search operations to ensure there was no trade in alcohol and tobacco. Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said there were 540 000 movements processed through SA's borders between 27…
June 24, 2020, 7:26 p.m. ETScientists in Britain announced a major breakthrough in the battle against the coronavirus last week, reporting they had found the first drug to reduce deaths among critically ill Covid-19 patients.The results were first made public in a sparsely detailed news release. Now the full study, neither peer reviewed nor published…
In 2013, a scientist at Abbott Laboratories saw study results with potentially big implications for the company’s profits and the lives of some of the world’s most fragile people: preterm infants. The upshot, she wrote in an email: Babies fed rival Mead Johnson Nutrition’s acidified liquid human milk fortifier — a nutritional supplement used in
4 min read WHEN YOU'RE TELLING a horror story that's based around a family function or family dynamic, it's important to make sure you're getting the parents just right. Ari Aster's Hereditary, which came out in 2018, hit the nail right on the head, casting Toni Collette as the film's lead—and the increasingly unhinged (and
Dietitians regularly talk up the importance of having variety in your diet to make sure you hit your nutritional needs. But new research suggests that’s actually not helpful—at least, not when you’re trying to lose weight. The study, which was published in the journal Health Psychology, makes a strong case for sticking with the same