The mental ability of teenagers can improve or decline on a far greater scale than previously thought, according to new research. Until now the assumption has been that intellectual capacity, as measured by IQ, stays quite static during life. But tests conducted on teenagers at an average age of 14 and then repeated when their… Continue reading IQ Can Change in Teenage YearsY
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Technology & Technology news that impact the African people and continent
GlaxoSmithKline Malaria Vaccine Tests Show Hopeful Results
The quest for the world’s first malaria vaccine appears to have taken a big step: A study in Africa shows experimental shots cut the risk of disease in young children by half.
The initial results from a final stage of vaccine testing were released Tuesday, and the vaccine’s developers called it a milestone in helping to tame one of the world’s most devastating killers
Campaigning for Africa’s Research and Development
Commentary/Ghana/Africa It is encouraging to hear these days the constant talks about research and development (R&D) in Ghana’s/Africa’s progress. Propositions of setting up high-level research and training institutes in crucial fields such as green technology, crop improvement, tropical medicine, deforestation, water supply and desertification are becoming daily issues not only in Ghana but in one… Continue reading Campaigning for Africa’s Research and Development
Harmonizing the Unrealistic Education System
Commentary/Ghana/Africa Education The mass failure of Junior High School students at this year’s national examination, a worsening trend over the past couple of years, has sent educationists, parents, the mass media and Accra scrambling for answers. Is it the quality of teachers? Is it lack of educational material? Is it the environment? Is it the… Continue reading Harmonizing the Unrealistic Education System
Cause of Hypoglycaemia Found, Say Researchers
The cause of a rare and severe form of hypoglycaemia – or very low levels of sugar in the blood – is genetic, say researchers. The life-threatening condition means the body does not have enough energy to function. Scientists at the University of Cambridge say mutations in the AKT2 gene are to blame. Writing in… Continue reading Cause of Hypoglycaemia Found, Say Researchers
‘Bad Romance’ Hurts Online Singles
More than 200,000 people in the UK may have fallen victim to criminals who woo them online to steal their money. The first formal study of so-called romance scams found that they were far more common than previously thought. Among those surveyed by researchers at the University of Leicester, one in 50 knew someone who… Continue reading ‘Bad Romance’ Hurts Online Singles
NASA Satellite/Space Junk Hits Earth, Space Agency Confirms
NASA’s dead six-ton satellite fell to Earth early Saturday morning, starting its fiery death plunge somewhere over the vast Pacific Ocean. Details were still sketchy, but the U.S. Air Force’s Joint Space Operations Center and NASA say that the bus-sized satellite first penetrated Earth’s atmosphere somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. That doesn’t necessarily mean it… Continue reading NASA Satellite/Space Junk Hits Earth, Space Agency Confirms
Malaria Vaccine Trial Raises Hope
Researchers are to expand a clinical trial of a new malaria vaccine after promising results in a preliminary study in Burkina Faso.
The trial was designed to test safety, but researchers found that vaccinated children had high levels of protection.
Around a hundred different malaria vaccine candidates have been developed to date but the MSP3 vaccine tested in Burkina Faso is only the second one to show a substantial level of protection against the illness.