Research shows a positive attitude towards ageing can make people feel younger and live longer. Here’s how to fight ageism in your own life. “Ageism can change how we view ourselves.” That’s according to The World Health Organization’s global report on ageism. And addressing this bias – how we harmfully think, feel or act towards […]

US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in the field of optogenetics. Their research has helped scientists learn more about the inner workings of the brain, to better understand how the human mind […]

Nurses and midwives are being urged to move beyond traditional clinical roles and use innovation, community outreach, research and advocacy to expand access to healthcare, particularly for underserved populations. The call is contained in an article by Benson Owusu, PhD, MPH, BSN, RN, of the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Central University, Ghana, which […]

The Deputy Minister for Health, Prof. Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has paid a working visit to the Centre for Plant Medicine Research (CPMR) to gain first-hand insight into the Centre’s operations and its contribution to research, innovation and healthcare delivery in Ghana. During the visit, the Deputy Minister toured key units of the facility, including the […]

Professor Mabel Oti-Boadi of the University of Ghana has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship by the Government of the United States for advanced research and curriculum development. The Ghana Psychological Association (GPA) announced that Prof. Oti-Boadi, a former Treasurer of the association and Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Ghana, was selected under […]

Women working in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in southwestern Ghana face simultaneous economic, social, health and reproductive challenges, according to a new study. The study, titled Women’s Resilience in the Rough: Navigating Livelihoods in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining, examines why women continue to participate in the sector despite the risks and difficulties associated with […]

A new vaccine to tackle Ebola will now be tested on people after the UK regulator gave permission for trials to take place. Scientists at the University of Oxford started developing the vaccine eight weeks ago when a  public health emergency was declared on 17 May. It is the first – out of four  vaccines […]

The Meningitis B vaccine does not prevent gonorrhoea infections despite being offered to at-risk men, scientists say. The NHS started offering the vaccine to men who have sex with men last year, after previous studies suggested it might protect them. But a new trial in Australia, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has […]

A medicinal plant widely used in Ghana for prostate disorders may help slow the growth of prostate cancer by blocking the formation of blood vessels that feed tumours, according to a new study by researchers at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) and partner institutions. The study, published in Cancer Cell […]

A new study by scientists at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has revealed the presence of a dangerous drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis (TB) in Ghana. The research, published in the Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences Microbiology examined four TB samples collected from patients at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital and found that all […]