Science Archives – Think Magazine

Aerogen’s Vapour Solution for Disinfection

Discover the revolutionary Aerogen project, harnessing the power of modified water vapor to disinfect surfaces without traditional chemicals. Learn how researchers at the University of Malta are leading the way in combating bacteria with this eco-friendly solution.

Animal Testing: A Cruel Truth

Explore the complex debate around animal testing. Discover the current regulations, ethical concerns, alternatives, and the critical role animals have played in medical breakthroughs.

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Help Monitor the Buzz – Join the Malta Pollinator Monitoring Scheme

Calling all nature enthusiasts. Are you alarmed by the rapid decline of critters which pollinate our plants? Do you want to have a positive impact on the world around you? Then consider signing up to become a citizen scientist in the Malta Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (MPOMS) today!

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A Pocket Guide for Medical Students – Book Review

Are you a medical student feeling lost or maybe thinking of embarking on the journey to become a doctor? Struggling to juggle your studies while living a life outside medicine? Remain calm! THINK Magazine sat down with Dr Sarah Cuschieri to discuss her latest book A Pocket Guide for Medical Students, full of tips and tricks on how to survive and thrive during medical school and beyond.

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Love in Video Games

Video game characters can be increasingly complex and lifelike. Some can even simulate deeply believable and complex emotional situations. We immerse ourselves in their stories, but could we ever fall in love with them? That is the question posed by Dr Renata Ntelia in her PhD thesis.

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Schizophrenia and Art

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that affects reality perception, but studies suggest that individuals with it tend to have superior creative skills. Art therapy is used to address negative aspects of the disorder and may help diagnose it. Art can serve as an outlet to express what cannot be described in words, and its content can vary significantly between those with the disorder and healthy individuals.

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Scrambled, Messy, andSquashed: The Cell’s Skeleton and a Toxin

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Campus Sustainability: University of Malta Leads the Way

The University of Malta (UM) has set out to become a sustainability ‘Living Laboratory’. Jonathan Firbank speaks with Prof. Maria Attard about the Committee for Sustainability at the University of Malta, C-SUM, and its role in this interdisciplinary, interdepartmental experiment.

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New Targets in the Fight against Cancer

Cancer behaviour is highly complex. Tumour cells are adept at evading the body’s defence mechanisms and therapeutic drugs over time. At Mater Dei Hospital, a multidisciplinary team of health professionals is analysing a rare case of cancer cell transformation that may uncover new therapeutic approaches for patients with this cancer type.

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Engineering Antibodies to Outwit Viruses: Project Accelerate Takes on the Challenge

Project ACCELERATE is using bacteriophages to engineer antibodies which can provide passive immunity against infectious diseases such as Covid and Zika

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