10 May 2024
 
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New research unearths plant extracts as safer alternatives to harmful skin-lightening ingredients

Harmful skin-lightening products are a scar on the beauty industry, but they remain a multibillion-dollar global enterprise. However, there might be a safer alternative for those who want to lighten up - plants found in several African countries, including South Africa.
 
 
 
UWC and University of Wisconsin-Madison Study Reveals Critical Insights into Lethal Colon Infection

A groundbreaking study by the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the USA represents a crucial step towards better understanding and managing Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), a life-threatening bacterial colon infection.
 
UWC School of Nursing and CHS Faculty Celebrate Nurses Day

The pandemic stole many people from us, and as the world was in this crisis, they looked at the nurses for the sake of global health. Today, we are celebrating the profession simply because nurses can so easily forget about themselves because they are usually only caring and looking out for their patients.
 
 
 
UWC Academics Make Strides in Doctoral and Research Capacity Development through the University Staff Doctoral and Junior Research Fellows Programme

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) continues to make notable progress in developing its staff members' research capabilities and academic careers.
 
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