Life
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Could family longevity protect against dementia?
The sons and daughters of people who live very long lives tend to get the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease later than others, but they’re not immune from the memory-robbing disease, according to a new study. Based on comparisons of people in their...
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Antibiotics 'can relieve back pain'
A simple course of antibiotics could relieve chronic back pain for up to 40 per cent of sufferers, scientists claim. Researchers have demonstrated a link between many cases of long-term back pain and infection by acne bacteria. One leading British...
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Unplanned baby 'link to depression'
Women who have unintended pregnancies are four times more likely to suffer from postpartum depression, research suggests. A year after having their babies, just three per cent of women who intended to fall pregnant suffered from the condition...
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Light exercise ‘makes difference’
Just half the amount of recommended exercise can cut the risk of serious illness, academics have found. Doing 75 minutes of light exercise – such as a brisk walk – a week can make a “big difference” to people’s health. Conrad Earnest and colleagues...
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Your attacks can be controlled
Local statistics show that 15 per cent of Maltese schoolchildren suffer from asthma, compared to 10 per cent of adults. Stephanie Fsadni finds that although the latest studies are expected to yield the same prevalence, a marked decrease in the...
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Iron Man 3 soars above the rest
Superhero sequel Iron Man 3 rocketed to the top of US and Canadian box-office charts, kicking off Hollywood’s summer movie season with $175.3 million (€133.7) in weekend ticket sales for the second-biggest film opening of all time. Combined with...
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McCartney wows fans as tour opens
Sir Paul McCartney thrilled fans as he opened his new world tour by playing Beatles classics live for the first time in his career. The star performed to 55,000 people in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, at the start of his Out There! tour to...
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Young tragedy victim’s hit reaches UK’s top 40
A song written by a teenager who died in a coach crash while returning from a music festival has reached the top 40 singles chart. Rise and Fall, composed by 18-year-old Michael Molloy from Woolton in Liverpool a year before he died, entered the...
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Asthma through the years
Asthma is the most common chronic condition among children, but in 50 per cent of cases, symptoms decrease drastically as they reach the teenage years. Symptoms, however, may also show up for the first time in adulthood. And the older we are, the...
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Don’t shop when you’re hungry
A new study offers evidence to support what many people have learned for themselves: never go grocery shopping when you’re hungry. Researchers found that people who hadn’t eaten all afternoon chose more high-calorie foods in a simulated supermarket...
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Clues for new antidepressant drugs
Scientists have worked out the way in which stress hormones reduce the number of new brain cells – a process linked to depression – and say their work should help researchers develop more effective antidepressants. The scientists identified a...
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Chamber music on Mother’s Day
A Romantic Mother’s Day is the title of the chamber music concert that will be performed by the Kalypso Quartet at the Music Room in St James Cavalier, Valletta, on Sunday at 7.30pm. The ensemble will perform some of the most beautiful pages from...
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Gossip Girl actor shows hidden talent
Penn Badgley, best known for his role as a hip young New Yorker on television series Gossip Girl, is now claiming a place in the spotlight by headlining a feature film for the first time and showing off his previously hidden singing...
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Dancer Frederic Franklin dies at 98
Frederic Franklin, the British-born dancer who helped popularise modern ballet in the US and performed until his mid-90s, has died. He was 98, and succumbed to complications from pneumonia on Saturday at a Manhattan hospital, according to his...
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Malta Fashion Week opens with bridal show
The third edition of Malta Fashion Week opened yesterday evening with a superb bridal fashion show from Faragé Paris by Wedding Bells. The first fashion show of Malta Fashion Week 2013 was certainly a grand opening to this highly anticipated week of...
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Orajel creator dies
The creator of Orajel, a medicine aimed at fighting toothaches that was later also used for mouth sores, has died, family members said. David Morris Kern was 103. Allan Kern, his son, said his father died peacefully at a group home in Paradise...
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Dame Helen royally routs drummers
Dame Helen Mirren broke character from her regal role on Saturday evening when she yelled at a group of drummers to be quiet while still dressed in her stage costume as Queen Elizabeth II. The 67-year-old, whose performance in The Audience won her...
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Hybrid yoga focuses on brawnier form of fitness
A new hybrid form of yoga that blends calisthenics and rehabilitation techniques is gaining popularity across the US with its brawnier path to fitness. Fitness experts say DDP Yoga may lack the relaxation benefits of a more traditional yoga...
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Submissions now open for Premju Francis Ebejer
The Malta Council for Culture and the Arts has launched another edition of the Premju Francis Ebejer. The competition en-courages new and established writers to share their works with a wide audience and offers a solid platform for the most...
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That island complex
This year’s Malta Arts Festival will feature a flamenco performance called Isla, inspired by life on the island. Puerto Flamenco percussionist Andrej Vujicic tells David Schembri all about it. Flamenco is not simple. It is often a combination of...
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