For years, the story of recent human evolution looked relatively quiet. Scientists studying ancient human DNA had found only ...

Racism and inter-group relations are talking points in South Africa today. This is not surprising a brief seven years after ...

Background Native aortic valve endocarditis continues to present significant operative challenges, often complicated by heart ...

Introduction Mindfulness-based interventions are widely used, yet concerns about potential negative effects—particularly those related to mindfulness meditation practice—have gained increasing ...

Despite data gaps in many countries, the burden of sickle cell disease, especially in west and central Africa, underscores the urgent need to scale up newborn and early childhood screening, ...

Introduction Reduced exercise performance is common in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rToF) and relates to ...

Background Allostatic load (AL) is the physiological burden of stress, and it is suggested to be a mediator between ...