Nature reserves are reservoirs for biodiversity. Their very purpose is to preserve indigenous fauna and flora and thus protect associated ecosystem services. The Schuinsdraai Nature Reserve of rural Sekhukhune District, ...
Drug discovery from medicinal plants continues to play an important role in the development of anticancer agents, this is because medicinal plants are reservoirs of bioactive compounds that exert a plethora of pharmacological ...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cART on renal function and assess the association between renal function and cardiovascular risk factors in a black rural HIV-positive population in Limpopo Province, ...
Sexually transmitted infections represent one of the main health problems related to
reproductive and sexual function, constituting one of the main causes of infertility.
Plants have been employed traditionally in treating ...
Dental diseases are among the most prevalent diseases worldwide. A recent epidemiological survey has shown that about 49 to 83% people are affected by dental caries. Carissa bispinosa (L.) Desf. ex Brenan is one of the ...
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are major public health problems nowadays in Africa.
From prospective studies, it is also known that risk factors for CVDs start early in life
and increase morbidity and mortality in ...
Diabetes mellitus has become a global epidemic, particularly type 2 diabetes.
Obesity is one of the causes of type 2 diabetes mellitus due to its link with induced
insulin resistance. There is no cure for diabetes ...
Smart hydrogels could facilitate immobilisation of cellulases to allow recovery and
decrease enzyme cost in the biofuel industry, as they have a soluble-gel transition.
The aim of the study was to design and evaluate ...
Plant-derived products have been used for years in the treatment of various ailments
with low or no side effects. Thus, screening of medicinal plants for potential
anticancer activity, in vitro, could help identify ...
Cancer remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide with an estimated 9.9 million deaths in 2020. Cancer treatment regimens such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy have over the years fallen short ...
The use of lignocellulosic biomass for bioethanol production is largely dependent on
cost effective production of cellulase enzymes and most importantly, the availability
of cellulases with sufficient β-glucosidase ...
Introduction: Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is an arthropod-born RNA zoonotic virus causing Rift Valley fever (RVF) disease. RVFV is prevalent across sub-Saharan Africa and the Arabian Peninsula with no existing effective ...
Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) is the acidic water emanating from the mine tailing dams into
the surrounding environment. AMD is regarded as a major environmental threat
associated with mining. The lower Olifants River in ...
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) is an important annual leguminous crop grown in
arid and semi-arid areas in Sub Saharan Africa. Most of the cowpea production in South
Africa is mainly used for domestic consumption ...
The larks (Passeriformes, Passeri, Alaudidae) are small to medium-sized (10-23 cm)
birds that are primarily terrestrial and cryptically plumaged hence they are difficult to
encounter and recognise. The current taxonomic ...
The study was carried out to determine the concentration levels of mercury (Hg), lead
(Pb), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni) and zinc (Zn) in water, soil, witbuffels
grass and meat of goats reared along the ...
Lung cancer is the most diagnosed cancer with an estimated 3 million deaths expected
by 2035. Bioactive phytochemicals present in plants are preferred as anticancer
therapeutic agents, due to their ability to differentiate ...
Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection remains a major public
health burden where approximately 38 million people are affected globally. Human
immunodeficiency virus infection is associated with chronic ...
Breast cancer is the leading cause of female deaths in the world. Varying types of therapy options are available, yet these conventional treatments for the malignancy are known to have numerous side effects. Similar to ...