Elephants hardly ever sleep in the wild, getting around two hours of shut-eye per night and only in the wee hours of the morning, researchers said Wednesday. The findings in the journal PLOS ONE are...
The prices of sanitary pads have increased in Nigeria, leading to huge problems for women who need them during their monthly flow. Women have raised alarm over the development, with many even saying...
Imagine falling into a sound sleep, when suddenly you wake up and you can’t move a muscle. Sounds frightening! But it’s an experience that many people have at some point in their lives. This...
There is a solution to that fight you have over and over again. Do you have the same fight over and over again with your partner? Do conflicts with your husband or boyfriend sound like this? You look...
There is a solution to that fight you have over and over again. Do you have the same fight over and over again with your partner? Do conflicts with your husband or boyfriend sound like this? You look...
New imaging techniques enable exploration of the brain in much more detail than ever before, opening the door to greater understanding of neurological problems and possibly new treatments,...
US pharmaceutical giant Merck announced it is halting a clinical trial on a drug once touted as a promising treatment for Alzheimer's disease, saying studies show it does not work. The decision was...
The number of older Americans taking multiple prescription drugs such as tranquilizers, antidepressants, antipsychotics and painkillers has more than doubled in the past decade, researchers said...
This morning, I woke up alone again, as I do every morning”, said Caroline, tongue in check. She was trying to make me see the importance of separate bedrooms to some fledgling marriages. She...
Virtual reality could be used to diagnose and treat visual vertigo, according to a team of Cardiff University psychologists. People with the condition suffer from dizziness and nausea and often cite...
For the motorbike rider, sleep is not for the weak. It takes some mental strength to balance the body and sleep in peace right in the middle of town.Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts...
The Stanbic Bank Global Market Unit has presented GH¢ 20, 000 and other items to the Hope Setters Autism Centre at Tema as part of the Unit’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. The...
South Africa knows it has a huge problem with drink-driving and is considering some tough measures to tackle it. The transport minister recently suggested that drink-driving offenders should face...
The effect of constant stress on a deep-lying region of the brain explains the increased risk of heart attack, a study in The Lancet suggests. In a study of 300 people, those with higher activity in...
Operators of drinking spots and pubs in Koforidua are gearing up for high consumption of both alcohol and none alcoholic beverages this festive season. Popular drinking spots such as Daddy’s Bar,...
Vladimir Putin is cracking down on moonshine. The Russian president wants his government to get tough on illegal alcohol sales amid a poisoning crisis in Siberia. Dozens of people died in the Irkutsk...
When the sun slowly kisses the skies goodbye and makes way for the moon as the night lingers, earth shuts down into dark moments of silence, bodies give up on themselves and crush down in...
Life is busy. It's a grind every day even before you decided to stay up too late binge-watching your latest obsession. That's probably why many people have such a hard time waking up in the morning....
The government of Ghana should be held responsible for the huge debts incurred by state power producer Volta River Authority (VRA), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, presidential candidate of the Progressive...
Pope Francis says sleeping six hours "like a log" each night is part of his secret for managing job stress. Italian Catholic TV channel TV2000 asks Francis, in an interview being broadcast Sunday,...
