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PhD awarded

Wednesday, 21 August 2019, 10:18 Last update: about 7 years ago

Research recently conducted by Maltese pedagogue and sports coach Renzo Kerr Cumbo for the award of a PhD from the School of Education at The University of Sheffield, was conferred in absentia, on 1...

Kids getting budget savvy with the HSBC Malta Foundation

Tuesday, 20 August 2019, 13:41 Last update: about 7 years ago

HSBC Malta Foundation and the Retirement and Financial Capability Group (RFCG) within the Ministry for the Family, Children's Rights and Social Solidarity, through its Ġemma initiative, are...

How do the chemicals in sunscreen protect our skin from damage?

Monday, 19 August 2019, 10:12 Last update: about 7 years ago The Conversation

Not so long ago, people like my Aunt Muriel thought of sunburn as a necessary evil on the way to a “good base tan.” She used to slather on the baby oil while using a large reflector to...

Why do people faint?

Monday, 12 August 2019, 11:03 Last update: about 7 years ago The Conversation

Maybe it’s a bride standing in a hot chapel, or an exhausted runner after a race. It could be someone watching a medical procedure on television or a donor at a blood drive.  Maybe...

Future is in doubt for cheaper versions of biologic drugs

Thursday, 8 August 2019, 14:18 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

They were the drugs that were supposed to save the U.S. tens of billions of dollars. Called "biosimilars," they are near-copies of complex and expensive biologic drugs to treat cancer, rare...

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