The tequila sure looks real, so do the beer taps. Inside the hospital at the National Institutes of Health, researchers are testing a possible new treatment to help heavy drinkers cut back - using a...

Drugmaker Merck & Co. said Wednesday that it will advance a new cancer drug into bigger patient tests, after promising findings in an early study against a very aggressive, common type of breast...

Scientists often test drugs in mice. Now some cancer patients are doing the same - with the hope of curing their own disease. They are paying a private lab to breed mice that carry bits of their...

It's not just about how many steps you've taken or how many calories you've burned in a day. Wearable fitness trackers and health monitors are becoming more commonplace and diverse, but just...

The University of Malta recently announced that it has been named a Cuda Teaching Centre by NVIDIA, the world leader in visual computing.  The Cuda parallel programming model is an important...

The family-hauling minivan is not dead in the eyes of Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne, who says he hopes to roll out a new one at next year's North American International Auto Show in...

Charlotte-Ben Micallef has recently been awarded the degree of Masters in Transcultural Counselling by the University of Malta and that of Community Counselling by the University of Maryland, College...

The Rotary Clubs of the Maltese Islands have jointly issued a call for applications for a Rotary Scholarship worth $30,000 for international, post-graduate studies during the academic year...

The World Health Organization says the two leading Ebola vaccines appear safe and will soon be tested in healthy volunteers in West Africa. After an expert meeting this week, WHO said there is...

Drugmaker Merck & Co. is ratcheting up its race with rival Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. for leadership in one of today's hottest research areas, immuno-oncology, which harnesses the immune system to...