Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
By Sarah Knapton, Science Editor The University of Edinburgh has found that height is linked to the risk of death from dementia. Short men are more likely to die from dementia than taller men, scientists have found, in the first ever study to link height with mental decline in old age. Researchers at the University […]
by James Hamblin The HPV vaccine could prevent thousands of people every year from getting cancer. But a new CDC report says most children still do not receive it. Every 20 minutes a person in the U.S. is diagnosed with with a human-papilloma virus-associated cancer. Most of those cancers could be prevented with an HPV […]
Andrew Kitchenman Health commissioner promotes WIC as way of reaching 40,000 potential clients currently outside of program For Trenton resident Linda Bailey, the vouchers for fresh food and baby formula that she receives from a federally funded nutrition program are essential to making ends meet. “It’s very expensive nowadays,” Bailey said, adding that she spent […]
By Dave Lee Technology reporter, Cyber-security experts have dramatically called into question the safety and security of using USB to connect devices to computers. Berlin-based researchers Karsten Nohl and Jakob Lell demonstrated how any USB device could be used to infect a computer without the user’s knowledge. The duo said there is no practical way […]
by: Rebecca Sullivan WHEN it comes to fruit and vegetables, it seems not all are created equal. With a different vegetable hailed as a superfood every week, it can be difficult to decide which vegies to stock your fridge with. But a new study from US researchers has set the record straight, identifying the top […]
Most Americans spend at least a portion of every day trying to prevent body odor—showering, applying deodorant and even sniffing their armpits to detect any trace of an off-putting smell. For most people, body odor is completely normal; it’s the simple result of the interaction between sweat and bacteria on a person’s skin. “Body odor […]
Slather that steak in a stout, pair that pork chop with a porter—all in the name of good health. Beer marinades are actually an effective way of reducing levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), a group of carcinogenic compounds that form on grilled meat when fats and juices interact with an open flame, finds a […]
by SETH BORENSTEIN, The Associated Press YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — If the world doesn’t cut pollution of heat-trapping gases, the already noticeable harms of global warming could spiral “out of control,” the head of a United Nations scientific panel warned Monday. And he’s not alone. The Obama White House says it is taking this new […]
A new study estimates that 12 percent of land will be subject to drought by 2100 through rainfall changes alone; but the drying will spread to 30 percent of land if higher evaporation rates are considered. An increase in evaporative drying means that even regions expected to get more rain, including important wheat, corn and […]
Arielle Duhaime-Ross, Humans can tell a lot about one another just by listening to a voice. Age and gender are among the first pieces of information we pick up on when listening to a stranger speak, and studies have even shown that humans can determine a person’s physical strength by listening to a recording of […]