US officials: The more we know about Zika, the scarier it is
Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 16:33
Last update: about 9 years ago
The more researchers learn about the Zika virus, the scarier it appears, U.S. health officials say, as they urge more money for mosquito control and development of vaccines and...
Study: Brain implant lets paralyzed man regain use of hand
Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 16:32
Last update: about 9 years ago
A paralyzed 24-year-old man has regained some use of his right hand, controlling it with signals relayed from electronic sensors in his brain. Ian Burkhart of Dublin, Ohio, can grasp a bottle,...
Richest live longer, but gap not as dismal in some US cities
Tuesday, 26 April 2016, 16:32
Last update: about 9 years ago
The richest Americans live at least 10 years longer on average than the poorest, but that gap isn't as wide in many communities, especially affluent, highly educated cities, a major study...
'I am here' - Silenced by autism, young man finds his voice
Monday, 25 April 2016, 16:30
Last update: about 9 years ago
Ben was diagnosed with nonverbal autism and epilepsy a few months before his third birthday. Now 22, he is a writer and a student at Tulane University in New Orleans with a GPA of 3.7. In his essays,...
American doctors make new esophagus using stents and skin
Friday, 22 April 2016, 16:02
Last update: about 9 years ago
American doctors have made a new esophagus for a young man, using donated skin tissue and metal stents, in the latest example of scientists creating body parts in the lab to help patients with few...
Winemaker Julia Walch in Malta
Thursday, 21 April 2016, 18:54
Last update: about 9 years ago
Julia Walch, from the famed Alto Adige producer Elena Walch, recently visited our island to conduct a wine tasting session at Farsonsdirect and a wine-pairing dinner at The Fork & Cork in Rabat,...
Bypass boosts survival in heart failure, 10-year study says
Thursday, 21 April 2016, 16:01
Last update: about 9 years ago
Heart failure patients with clogged arteries have a better chance of surviving 10 years if they get bypass surgery plus medicine rather than just drugs alone, according to an international...