The Director-General of the Service, ), Dr Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, has directed the Navrongo Health Research Centre and the Kintampo Health Research Centre to intensify investigations into the recurring seasonal meningitis outbreaks in Ghana’s meningitis belt, with the aim of identifying their root causes and proposing lasting, evidence-based solutions. The directive was issued during a […]

The menopause is linked to changes in the brain similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s, according to a large UK study. The loss of grey matter in areas involved with memory and emotion might partly explain why women are generally at greater risk of dementia than men, researchers speculate. The findings come from nearly 125,000 […]

Newborns with spina bifida face a high risk of undetected breathing problems during sleep that may contribute to long-term cognitive difficulties, according to a new multi-center study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Michigan Medicine. The study, published on January 23 in the journal Pediatrics, focused on infants […]

Ghanaian-born researcher David U. Mualen, a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering in the United States, is gaining international recognition for research that is reshaping how modern medicines are designed, manufactured and delivered. Mualen’s work in nanomedicine has attracted attention from leading scientific and industrial institutions for its potential to improve the effectiveness, affordability and accessibility […]