by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 1, 2017 | World
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday said security forces had killed the second-in-command of the Gulf Clan, the country’s foremost drug gang. Writing on Twitter, Santos added authorities would elaborate on the circumstances of the killing...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 21, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
London – Scientists have developed a blood test that could pick out which men with advanced prostate cancer would benefit from a new drug treatment. The test detects cancer DNA in the blood. Cancer Research UK said the test could “greatly improve...
by Majid al-Khateeb | Apr 5, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Cologne (Germany)-A fanged coral reef fish living in the Pacific Ocean uses a mix of venoms to disable its opponents for a short duration, which slows the movement of its enemy so it can escape from threats. Scientists from the University of Queensland and the...
by Rukmini Callimachi and Lorenzo Tondo | Sep 15, 2016 | Middle East
Palermo, Italy — The investigators for Italy’s antidrug unit were used to measuring the flow of hashish to European shores one speedboat or Jet Ski at a time. So when the phone rang with a tip that an enormous freighter loaded with hashish was plying international...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 28, 2016 | Health
A Bermuda-based company is closely studying an imminent ruling on Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc’s drug for Parkinson’s disease psychosis, with a similar treatment for dementia. Axovant Sciences Ltd’s experimental drug for Lewy body dementia –...
