A British Parliamentary committee says some young people with autism or learning disabilities are being detained under "horrific" conditions and has called for an urgent overhaul of the medical system...

Zombies have lurched to the center of Halloween culture, with costumes proliferating as fast as the monsters themselves. This year, you can dress as a zombie prom queen, a zombie doctor – even a...

Few topics arouse as much interest and controversy as sex.  This is hardly surprising.  The biological continuance of the species hinges on it – if human beings stopped having sex,...

David Cardona, senior curator for Phoenician, Romana and Medieval Sites, Heritage Malta, and Robert Brown, Roman archaeologist, directors of the Melite Civitas Romana Project will present ongoing...

An experimental vaccine proved 50% effective at preventing latent tuberculosis infection from turning into active disease in a three-year study of adults in Africa. Doctors were encouraged...

Chanel brought its itinerant off-season fashion show the "arts and crafts," with its swath of VIPs including Penelope Cruz and Marion Cotillard, back to home ground in Paris on Wednesday to mark its...

The University of Malta, through the Conservation Biology Research Group led by Prof Adriana Vella, is convening the first Genomic Biodiversity Knowledge for Resilient Ecosystems (G-BIKE) COST Action...

Two centuries after its invention, the stethoscope — the very symbol of the medical profession — is facing an uncertain prognosis. It is threatened by hand-held devices that are also...

Obstetric forceps look like ninja weapons. They come as a pair: 16 inches of solid steel for each hand with curved “blades” that taper into a set of molded grips. Designed for emergencies...

Pursuant to the recent testing of Mill-Kċina taz-Zija Broad Beans 450g (Batch No. CA26419 with a Best Before Date of End September 2021) which resulted in a level of Benzalkonium chloride which...