The Malta Independent 3 October 2026, Saturday
View E-Paper

Life

New way of defining Alzheimer's aims to find disease sooner

Wednesday, 9 May 2018, 11:11 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Government and other scientists are proposing a new way to define Alzheimer's disease — basing it on biological signs, such as brain changes, rather than memory loss and other symptoms of...

KPMG helps communities at local primary schools

Wednesday, 9 May 2018, 11:02 Last update: about 9 years ago

Over the past two weeks, KPMG staff had the opportunity to volunteer in local primary schools, in collaboration with Jaye Malta Foundation. Employees from different departments of the leading...

Chanel wows celebrities with ship for cruise show in Paris

Tuesday, 8 May 2018, 15:08 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Kristen Stewart, Ralph Fiennes and Margot Robbie all craned their necks up in awe. A creaking, 330-foot (100-meter) cruise liner — with steaming funnels and gangplanks — was something...

Midlife 'wealth shock' may lead to death, study suggests

Tuesday, 8 May 2018, 11:09 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A big financial loss may shorten your life, a new study suggests. Middle-aged Americans who experienced a sudden, large economic blow were more likely to die during the following years than those...

Getting kids to a good weight by 13 may help avoid diabetes

Monday, 7 May 2018, 11:07 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

There may be a critical window for overweight kids to get to a healthy level. Those who shed their extra pounds by age 13 had the same risk of developing diabetes in adulthood as others who had never...

CDC: Drug-resistant 'nightmare bacteria' pose growing threat

Saturday, 5 May 2018, 11:49 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"Nightmare bacteria" with unusual resistance to antibiotics of last resort were found more than 200 times in the United States last year in a first-of-a-kind hunt to see how much of a threat these...

Studies link legal marijuana with fewer opioid prescriptions

Friday, 4 May 2018, 11:47 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Can legalizing marijuana fight the problem of opioid addiction and fatal overdoses? Two new studies in the debate suggest it may. Pot can relieve chronic pain in adults, so advocates for...

Win the €179 million US Powerball jackpot from Malta!

Thursday, 3 May 2018, 21:06 Last update: about 9 years ago

The Powerball jackpot has reached a mind-blowing €179,000,000 and you can win it from Malta. Just take a minute to let that sink in. With that kind of cash, this isn't about what you'd buy, it's...

Selfie medicine: Phone apps push people to take their pills

Thursday, 3 May 2018, 11:45 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Take two tablets and a selfie? Your doctor's orders may one day include a smartphone video to make sure you took your medicine. Smartphone apps that monitor pill-taking are now available, and...

  • don't miss