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New courses for the Malta Society of Arts’ winter schedule

Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 10:53 Last update: about 7 years ago

In three cycles per year, the Malta Society of Arts (MSA) offers courses in the visual, applied and performing arts within its premises - the beautifully-renovated Palazzo de La Salle. As from October...

Changes to prison reform are slow to happen – criminologist

Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 10:34 Last update: about 7 years ago Jeremy Micallef

Changes are very slow to happen in the area of prison reform, which is strange in this fast-moving world, Sandra Scicluna, Senior Lecturer and Criminologist at the University of Malta...

Diplomats' brain scans show differences, add to Cuba mystery

Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 09:01 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Advanced brain scans found perplexing differences in U.S. diplomats who say they developed concussion-like symptoms after working in Cuba, a finding that only heightens the mystery of what may have...

Model became Dior muse by knocking on his door

Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 08:58 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Before there were supermodels, there were "mannequins" — living, breathing women who played an active role in designing haute couture by standing very, very still. Designers and artisans would...

Scientists close in on blood test for Alzheimer's

Monday, 26 August 2019, 15:48 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Scientists are closing in on a long-sought goal — a blood test to screen people for possible signs of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. On Monday at the Alzheimer's...

A healthy lifestyle may offset genetic risk for Alzheimer's

Friday, 23 August 2019, 09:17 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A healthy lifestyle can cut your risk of developing Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia even if you have genes that raise your risk for these mind-destroying diseases, a large study has...

Dementia tied to hormone-blocking prostate cancer treatment

Thursday, 22 August 2019, 11:14 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Alzheimer's disease may be a risk for older prostate cancer patients given hormone-blocking treatment, a large, U.S. government-funded analysis found. Previous evidence has been mixed on whether...

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