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Young PhD-graduate in physiological sciences already has 15 publicationshttps://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8120Young PhD-graduate in physiological sciences already has 15 publicationsMedia & Communication, Faculty of ScienceDr Martin Page will receive his doctoral degree in Physiological Sciences during SU's last graduation ceremony todayage
Early detection of increased risk for colorectal cancer https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8128Early detection of increased risk for colorectal cancer Wiida Fourie-BassonColorectal cancer, also known as colon cancer, is currently the third most diagnosed cancer in the world.
Accurate quantification of cell dynamics possible with new software toolhttps://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8126Accurate quantification of cell dynamics possible with new software toolWiida Fourie-BassonEngineers and scientists from Stellenbosch University have developed a visualisation tool that can automatically localise and quantify specific cellular processes such as mitochondrial fission and fusion – and that in three-dimensional space and time.
World Health Day: Primary health care helps combat COVID-19, lifestyle diseaseshttps://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8139World Health Day: Primary health care helps combat COVID-19, lifestyle diseasesBob Mash & Resia PretoriusWednesday (7 April) was World Health Day. In opinion pieces for the media, Profs Bob Mash and Resia Pretorius focus on health issues that should receive attention duringand after the pandemic.
Stellenbosch University establishes online registry for Long COVID studyhttps://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8282Stellenbosch University establishes online registry for Long COVID studyMedia & Communication, Faculty of ScienceIf you are suffering from Long COVID, then Prof Resia Pretorius would like to document your symptoms in a South African online registry.
International recognition for SU physiologisthttps://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8387International recognition for SU physiologistMedia & Communication, Faculty of Science​​Prof Kathy Myburgh, holder of the research chair in Integrative Skeletal Muscle Physiology, Biology and Biotechnology, is amongst a select group of physiologists chosen as Honorary Fellows and Fellows of the International Union of Physiologists.
SU/Kayamandi initiative uses art to change negative attitudes towards mental illness https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8552SU/Kayamandi initiative uses art to change negative attitudes towards mental illness Corporate Communication and Marketing Division/Afdeling Korporatiewe Kommunikasie en Bemarking - Sandra MulderIn a first-of-its-kind Stellenbosch University (SU) social impact initiative, academics and artists worked together to combat the stigmatisation of those with mental illness.
First evidence of inflammatory micro clots in blood of individuals suffering from Long COVIDhttps://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8640First evidence of inflammatory micro clots in blood of individuals suffering from Long COVIDWiida Fourie-BassonNew research indicates that an overload of various inflammatory molecules, literally “trapped" inside insoluble microscopic blood clots (micro clots), might be the cause of some of the lingering symptoms experienced by individuals with Long COVID.
SU researchers and students raise the bar at Africa physiology conferencehttps://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8639SU researchers and students raise the bar at Africa physiology conferenceMedia & Communication, Faculty of SciencePostgraduate students and researchers from Stellenbosch University certainly raised the bar when they walked away with eight of the 14 awards made during the Physiology Society of Southern Africa's (PSSA) annual conference recently, held in collaboration
​ Apherese: effective treatment for Long-COVID?https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8733​ Apherese: effective treatment for Long-COVID?Media & Communication, Faculty of ScienceA team of researchers from Stellenbosch University's (SU) Department of Physiological Sciences are on their way to Mülheim in Germany to collaborate with and receive training from Dr Beate Jaeger, a medical doctor pioneering the use of apheresis in the tr