Useful information on health and genetics at Science in the City
Wednesday, 23 September 2015, 13:28
Last update: about 12 years ago
Would you like to know how to prevent a kidney failure? How genetics is being used to battle a host of uncommon diseases? About breast cancer research programmes at the University of Malta? Or have a...
A bold move to save a man's hand: Tucking it into his tummy
Thursday, 17 September 2015, 13:32
Last update: about 12 years ago
Casey Reyes struggled for a way to explain the "sci-fi" surgery doctors were proposing to save her 87-year-old grandfather's badly burned hand. "They're gonna put your hand inside your stomach,...
Streetwear, pole-dancing, celebs at high-voltage Wang show
Thursday, 17 September 2015, 13:21
Last update: about 12 years ago
Alexander Wang's Fashion Week runway show was a LOT more than just a runway show. First, it was an anniversary: the 10th of Wang's namesake brand. It was also a homecoming, of sorts: Wang has...
Transplanting a womb: Q&A on revolutionary Swedish technique
Wednesday, 16 September 2015, 13:32
Last update: about 12 years ago
A Swedish doctor has accomplished what many had deemed impossible by transplanting wombs into women and delivering four healthy babies so far - with a fifth soon on the way. Here are questions and...
US study suggests getting blood pressure lower saves lives
Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 13:31
Last update: about 12 years ago
Aiming lower saves more lives when it comes to controlling high blood pressure, says a major new study that could spur doctors to more aggressively treat patients over 50. Patients who got their...
Tiny, wireless pacemaker could be surgery-free option
Sunday, 13 September 2015, 14:52
Last update: about 12 years ago
A tiny, wireless pacemaker could offer some heart patients a surgery-free alternative to the traditional devices, a new study says. Some doctors, however, say there are lingering safety questions and...
Study: Midlife obesity may spur risk for earlier Alzheimer's
Saturday, 12 September 2015, 14:51
Last update: about 12 years ago
One more reason to watch the waistline: New research says people's weight in middle age may influence not just whether they go on to develop Alzheimer's disease, but when. Obesity in midlife has...
Nearly 47 million people now have dementia
Friday, 11 September 2015, 14:50
Last update: about 12 years ago
Health researchers say there are now nearly 47 million people living with dementia globally, up from 35 million in 2009. They warned that without a medical breakthrough, numbers will likely...