Can we cure cancer?
According to Cancer Research UK, approximately 14.1 million new cases of cancer were reported worldwide in 2012. Cancer is a global issue that needs to be tackled on several different levels.
Text: Nicklas Häg... Läs mera
Targeting cancer stem cells
Drugs that target the unique properties of cancer stem cells can be very effective in preventing the development and spread of cancer. There may be drugs on the market even now that can have an effect if used i... Läs mera
Turkey’s new direction big loss for democracy
The Turkish president Erdoğan seems to be leading his country towards autocracy while realising the visions he had in his own, banned party.
Text & photo: Marcus Prest
MILITARY COUPS or “militar... Läs mera
Hitting the resonance frequency
Breaking a glass using your voice is not as easy in reality as on film. It takes a strong singer, a suitable glass and the right circumstances.
Text: Nicklas Hägen
THE SCENE is classic: a singer hol... Läs mera
Cognitive f itness
With work putting a bigger strain on the mind than on the body, the demand for cognitive fitness has increased. Meanwhile, the population is rapidly ageing and memory disorders are becoming more common. A new d... Läs mera
Virtual reality for (almost) everything and everybody
Virtual reality, VR, is a mixture of computers, multimedia and hypermedia, 3D technology, the web, robot technology, instrumentation, sensors and optics. VR is high tech and an increasingly popular user interfa... Läs mera
“Still not particularly plump”
Text: Nicklas Hägen
MANUFACTURED BY the company Mattel, the Barbie doll has been controversial ever since it was launched on the market in March 1956. The main point of criticism is that it represents a distor... Läs mera
Nästa år: Fyra nummer MfÅA i stället för nuvarande nio
År 2017 utkommer Meddelanden från Åbo Akademi med fyra nummer i stället för nio som hittills. Åbo Akademis ledning vill med detta beslut använda kommunikationsenhetens, dit MfÅA:s redaktion hör, personalresurse... Läs mera
Liberalism & populism
Donald Trumps plan för att ta sig in i Vita huset har länge legat och väntat på rätt tillfälle att sättas i verket.
Sedan 1980-talet har rykten om att fastighetsmogulen Donald Trump ska träda in i politiken re... Läs mera
Omdebatterad medborgarlön på försök nästa år
Skulle lön utan arbete, så kallad medborgarlön, kunna minska flitfällorna och de administrativa kostnaderna? Folkpensionsanstalten gör nu ett försök med basinkomst för 2 000 personer.
Text: Ari Nykvist
Frågan... Läs mera