World Diabetes Day: UP insulin project acknowledges crucial role of nurses in managing the disease

Posted on November 14, 2020

South Africa has the highest levels of diabetes-related mortality on the African continent. In 2019, 89 800 of the 366 200 diabetes-related deaths in Africa occurred in South Africa.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Prevention is in the genes

Posted on October 23, 2020

Globally, 14 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year, and about nine million lose their lives to the disease annually. But next-generation DNA technologies and sequencing are heralding a change to the outlook of the disease, and the rapid development and roll-out of DNA tests could...

DNA Day: UP expert on how DNA technology is changing the face of cancer

Posted on April 25, 2020

DNA Day on 25 April is an opportunity to recognise scientific accomplishments and acknowledge that the vast amount of knowledge available today will lead to tomorrow’s discoveries – which will ultimately contribute to our health and well-being, especially in the fight against cancer.

Millions survive breast cancer, but the disease needs vigilance

Posted on October 30, 2019

Statistics show that one in 28 women in South Africa may develop breast cancer in their life. This represents approximately 25% of all cancers in women. Globally, more than two million new cases of breast cancer were reported in 2018.

'No matter where you are from, your dreams are valid' – a motto UP's Professor Alisa Phulukdaree lives by

Posted on August 22, 2019

In the eighth interview of our #WomenofUP series for Women’s Month, we profile Professor Alisa Phulukdaree, an Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology

The first dual-registered PhD between the Faculty of Health Sciences (University of Pretoria and the Université Grenoble Alpes (France)

Posted on May 18, 2019

On 6 April 2019, Ms Elsa Nolte completed her PhD in Human Physiology (University of Pretoria) which was jointly awarded with Communauté Université Grenoble Alpes (France) as Docteur (Biologie cellulaire). This is the first dual PhD registration between the Faculty of Health Sciences of the...

Dr Alisa Phulukdaree announced as a Next Einstein Forum fellow

Posted on July 31, 2018

Dr Phulukdaree is the third Next Einstein Forum fellow from the University of Pretoria.

New breast cancer research shows promise for the future

Posted on July 27, 2018

A major challenge in cancer research is to find agents that target cancer cells, while leaving healthy cells alone and unharmed. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments can have many undesirable side effects because they damage healthy cells as well.