Cancer patients testing drugs on mouse 'avatars'
Wednesday, 14 January 2015, 13:56
Last update: about 13 years ago
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...
Wearable sensors gather lots of data _ now to make it useful
Wednesday, 14 January 2015, 10:39
Last update: about 13 years ago
Associated Press
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...
University of Malta Named an NVIDIA Cuda Teaching Centre
Wednesday, 14 January 2015, 10:26
Last update: about 13 years ago
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...
5 questions for Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne
Wednesday, 14 January 2015, 07:28
Last update: about 13 years ago
Associated Press
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...
2 leading Ebola vaccines appear safe, further tests starting
Tuesday, 13 January 2015, 13:55
Last update: about 13 years ago
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...
Merck seeks new OK for cancer drug, reorganization on track
Tuesday, 13 January 2015, 12:35
Last update: about 13 years ago
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...
Disgraced designer John Galliano returns to catwalk
Tuesday, 13 January 2015, 12:33
Last update: about 13 years ago
Associated Press
Designer John Galliano, who left fashion in disgrace in 2011 after making anti-Semitic comments in a Paris bar, has returned with a debut show forfashion house Maison Martin...
GM's new electric could upstage Tesla _ and its own Volt
Tuesday, 13 January 2015, 12:25
Last update: about 13 years ago
Associated Press
With the introduction of an affordable electric car that can go 200 miles on a single charge, General Motors sets up a showdown with Tesla to sell an electric vehicle to the masses. It may also...