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VIRAL: SIU Student turns laser addiction into research

A young man's hobby of building home-made lasers to set stuff on fire has brought him to a steady career path.

Media Campaign for Insecticide Treated Nets Launched

A Mass Media Campaign has been launched to promote the use of long lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) in Ghana.

'Surprising gaps' in ovarian cancer research: US report

Ovarian cancer, often called the "silent killer," is poorly understood by researchers and often does not even originate in the ovaries, a US panel said Wednesday.

Health Ministers pledge to improve access to vaccines

African Health Ministers have signed a declaration to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against vaccine-preventable diseases and to close the immunization gap by 2020.

Ghana asked to treat mental illness just as malaria

The magnitude of the mental health problem in Ghana requires equal attention as malaria, if not more, and the media must champion this.

Research Check: does eating chocolate improves your brain function?

Everyone loves a study that turns one of our favourite vices into a health benefit. Before you reach for a Mars bar or a Dairy Milk, let's take a step back.

How many scientists does a country need to turn things around?

Science and technology is linked to the human development index. This means that science and technology is as critical to a nation as water is to fish or air is to man.

Marvel’s Isaac Perlmutter Donates $9 Million to Fund Cancer Research at NYU Langone, Technion

GARNET to benefit from € 2.6 million Africa-EU Internet project

The Ghanaian Academic and Research Network (GARNET) will soon benefit from € 2.6 million Africa and European Union (EU) internet project to transform science and education in the country.

Ghana’s cassava in demand for commercial and industrial use

Ghana produces about 16 million metric tonnes of cassava of which an estimate of about 11 million tonnes is available for human consumption.