Statin takers could cut heart attack risk with new fortnightly jab

For decades high-risk patients have relied on statins but trials show those injecting alirocumab while still taking their tablets had fewer major adverse cardiovascular events than those on statins alone. The new NHS therapy is given to those whose cholesterol remains dangerously high despite taking the maximum dose of statins, or who cannot tolerate the […]

Self-conscious selfie takers lead to record number of nosejobs

Nosejob procedures are rising by 10 per cent a year in the US. The study said that taking a picture of yourself from just a foot away changes the shape of our face. Study author Dr Boris Paskhover, of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, explained: “Despite the ease with which selfies are taken, the short […]

Turtle Rock’s Steve Goldstein believes the console game industry lacks risk takers

I’ve formed a lot of opinions about the game industry over the years. And I recently got the chance to spout them in a conversation with Steve Goldstein, president of Turtle Rock Studios, the maker of the Evolve video game published by Take-Two Interactive’s 2K label in February 2015. At UCLA, we gave a talk […]

MacBook Touch Bar barred from bar test takers this February

There are a lot of kitschy things you can do with the new MacBook Touch Bar. Autocorrect your typos! Fast forward through a YouTube video! Cheat on a test? Not for bar exams in North Carolina, according to a new announcement by the state’s Board of Law Examiners. As reported by Apple Insider, the board […]