African scientists say the world is missing vital medical insights by ignoring the continent's vast genetic diversity. Less than 2 percent of human genome sequencing worldwide comes from African ...

Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara have been found to be from a group with a previously ...

Crucially, African scientists are leading these efforts – a pushback against so-called “helicopter” research, where foreign scientists collect data and leave. "This leaves African ...

Switching to a Western diet for just two weeks can trigger inflammation and weaken immunity, while a traditional African diet ...

Thomas Kariuki, the chief executive officer of SFA, urged African countries to set up policy and regulatory safeguards that are key to facilitating a seamless and ethical deployment of AI in ...

South African scientists have released the findings of the first HIV cure trial in Africa with promising results showing viral suppression in 20% of women who stopped taking antiretroviral therapy ...

African scientists say the world is missing vital medical insights by ignoring the continent’s vast genetic diversity. Less than 2 percent of human genome sequencing worldwide comes from African ...

A study in Nature Medicine found that shifting to a diet typical of the East African country — rich in vegetables, legumes, ...

If this plant dies, they will die as well," said professor Julie Coetzee, the principal scientist at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. "They damage certain tissues, those ...