Study explores rheumatic heart disease susceptibility in African individuals

Study explores rheumatic heart disease susceptibility in African individuals A new study has revealed a novel candidate susceptibility locus that is exclusive to Black African individuals and is an important heritable component to rheumatic heart disease (RHD) susceptibility in Black Africans. Titled Association of Novel Locus with Rheumatic Heart...

University of Cape Town’s battle to tackle a racist legacy

University of Cape Town’s battle to tackle a racist legacy Six years after a statue of Cecil Rhodes was toppled, students and staff at the South African university are still working to improve equity and representation. A statue of Cecil John Rhodes was removed from the campus of the...

How migration events have dramatically reshaped the genetic landscape of Africa

How migration events have dramatically reshaped the genetic landscape of Africa Most people on Earth are genetically more similar than different; however, small differences are important in respect of how experts understand complex diseases. The largest genetic study of South Africans shows how three major migrations shaped variations between southern...