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The curious origin of the double-conk theory for curing amnesia

Thursday, 15 February 2018, 09:11 Last update: about 9 years ago The Conversation

You’re probably familiar with the TV or movie plot device where a character is conked on the head, loses memory or identity and then gets conked again and memory is restored. Classic examples...

Todd Snyder rolls out NY Fashion Week with nod to nerds

Thursday, 15 February 2018, 08:58 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

With a nod to jocks, nerds and 1960s Savile Row rebel Tommy Nutter, Todd Snyder rolled out a men's fall collection of grandpa cardigans, East Coast prep and slacker trouser suits cropped and loose as...

Marie Curie Grant for Research on early pottery found in Malta

Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 12:19 Last update: about 9 years ago

The University of Malta's Department of Classics and Archaeology will be hosting Dr Catriona Brogan who was awarded a Marie Curie fellowship for exploring the emergence of the earliest prehistoric...

Gozo embraces change at the European Parliament

Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 10:43 Last update: about 9 years ago

Four contemporary Gozitan artists will unveil twenty four artistic exhibits at the main hall of the European Parliament between 6-9 March 2018 featuring Gozitan realities and aspirations during an...

Strategy for elimination of Hepatitis C launched

Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 10:36 Last update: about 9 years ago Joanna Demarco

The national strategy for the elimination of the hepatitis C virus was launched this morning. Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the Hepatitis C virus, and is one of the main causes of...

How rejuvenation of stem cells could lead to healthier aging

Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 09:09 Last update: about 9 years ago The Conversation

“Rampant” and “elderly” are words rarely used in the same sentence, unless we are talking of the percentage of people over 65 years old worldwide. Life expectancy has...

Metallic undies: Tom Ford debuts men's underwear collection

Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 08:56 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

When you're Tom Ford, there are few fashion frontiers left to conquer, so men's underwear it was at his New York Fashion week menswear show, on an army of otherwise unclad models showing off metallic...

Win the EuroMillions €138M Jackpot from Malta

Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 11:00 Last update: about 9 years ago

The EuroMillions jackpot has reached an incredible €138M and we are on the edge of our seats waiting to see who will win this enormous amount. And now that we have the ability to bet on the...

How a kernel of corn may yield answers into some cancers

Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 09:05 Last update: about 9 years ago The Conversation

Driving down a country highway in the Midwest can seem an endless ribbon flanked by green walls of corn, neatly planted in stately rows. But who would guess that a plant that feeds a planet might hold...

Marchesa struggles to find footing after Weinstein scandal

Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 08:53 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Whether the luxe womenswear brand Marchesa can survive the sexual misconduct scandal of co-founder Georgina Chapman's estranged husband, Harvey Weinstein, remains to be seen: It canceled its New York...

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