Psychological theories about why people help others
Author: Appiah Poku Yankyera (Health Psychology, MSc.) Founder, Life Developers Movement, Ghana. Literally, to help means to make it easier or possible for others to do something […]
Month: March 2016
Advice on how to write and publish a scientific paper
Author: Aaron O. Amankwaa Editor and Contributor, Scientect. Every year over 10,000 undergraduates and postgraduates complete their research work in Ghana, but very few of these […]
Pesticide residues above recommended levels in soil and water from cocoa farming areas
Pesticides are chemicals used by farmers to kill insects and organisms that destroy cultivated plants or reared animals. The use of pesticides by cocoa farmers […]
Interview with Ms Borbi Makafui, MCF Scholar selected to attend Skoll World Forum
Engagement of the Ghanaian public about progress in science and medical research is highly limited. Currently there are limited effective dedicated platforms to communicate science […]
Africa loses $4 billion a year by outsourcing jobs in STEM fields to foreign professionals
A lack of investment in science is stunting Africa’s growth, driving engineers, researchers and scientists abroad and depriving the continent of billions of dollars each […]
Neuroscience research in Ghana
Neuroscience deals with the study of the structure and functions of the nervous system and its disorders. The brain, which is part of the nervous […]
Improving safety of blood units: a novel strategy for screening blood donors for syphilis
Screening of blood donors for syphilis is often carried out with non-specific tests that can give high false positive results. In some cases, syphilis test […]
Control of drugs of abuse – Science vs Law
Author: Emmanuel Nsiah Amoako Centre for Forensic Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. The control of drugs of abuse has become a bottleneck across the entire […]
Students demonstrate innovative ideas at KNUST SCISA trade and technology fair
Every year the KNUST Science Students’ Association (SCISA) organizes a Mini-Trade and Technology (TRATECH) Fair to allow students of the College of Science to showcase […]
Progress of test-before-treatment guidelines for malaria in Ghana
About six years have passed since Ghana initiated the test-before-treatment (TBT) guidelines for malaria. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have been used for testing malaria at […]