Scientists at a university in United States’ Southern California may have found the beginnings of a path needed to extend the lifespan of human beings.The research by a team from USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, published on July 10 by the Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences, shows the drug mifepristone can extend…
The body of a patent who died inside the Coronavirus Unit at United Memorial Medical Center is covered in sheets Monday, July 6, 2020, in Houston. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in the second-largest state in the U.S. have more than doubled in the last two weeks. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press.…
A body has been found on Table Mountain on Wednesday afternoon, WSAR says.Paramedics were flown to the body, following a three-day search for a missing trail runner.More than 300 people arrived at the cable car station on Wednesday to help with the search.A body has been found on Table Mountain, search and rescue officials have…
The body of a man was found in a car in the Hartbeespoort Dam.It is unclear when and how the car ended up in the water.The unidentified man's body was recovered by the NSRI, and police are investigating. The body of a man was found in a car that had somehow ended up submerged in the…
A day-old baby was found on a pile of rubbish on the side of a road near Durban on Tuesday morning. A day-old baby was found on a pile of rubbish on the side of a road near Durban on Tuesday morning.The baby was alive, but was covered in ants, had severe dehydration and was…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…