This is Beirut 20/05 11:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Covid-19 United Nations WHO Pandemic
After more than three years of fierce negotiations, an international agreement on the prevention and control of pandemics was adopted on Tuesday at the World Health Organization (WHO). Here are the main points of the agreement, which has 35 articles. Objective The objective of the WHO Pandemic Agreement is "strengthening pandemic prevention, ...
This is Beirut 20/05 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Surgeons at a hospital in Los Angeles, California have successfully performed the world's first human bladder transplant, hospital officials said. The surgery, performed May 4 at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, is a promising development for other patients suffering from serious bladder disorders. The recipient of the innovative procedure was ...
This is Beirut 19/05 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States on Friday approved the first blood test for Alzheimer's, a move that could help patients begin treatment earlier with newly approved drugs that slow the progression of the devastating neurological disease. The test, developed by Fujirebio Diagnostics, measures the ratio of two proteins in the blood. The rato is correlated with ...
This is Beirut 19/05 11:38 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States USA Huang Nvidia
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang announced plans for Taiwan's "first AI supercomputer", as he showcased on Monday the company's latest advances in artificial intelligence. Global semiconductor chip giants have gathered in Taiwan for the island's top tech expo, Computex, as the sector grapples with the impact of US tariffs and disrupted supply ...
This is Beirut 19/05 11:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts in Flores. Residents wait in fear, hoping for evacuation orders—an ever-unpredictable volcano.
Bélinda Ibrahim 18/05 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Inflammations Food Health Well-Being
Inflammation is, in itself, a natural defense mechanism. When a foreign body, infection, or injury occurs, the body mobilizes immune cells to repair tissue. Redness, swelling, heat—these are signs that the body is healing. But there is another, more insidious and damaging form: chronic inflammation. Invisible to the eye and symptom-free for a ...
By Moncef Ait-Kaci 17/05 18:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
AI Artificial Intelligence Absolute Zero Reasoner China
What if an artificial intelligence no longer needed us to learn? No more relying on our data, our corrections, our examples? That’s the bold challenge taken on by a group of Chinese researchers with the development of Absolute Zero Reasoner (AZR). This system does not rely on any human database. It learns in complete autonomy, generating its ...
This is Beirut 16/05 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
USA Health genetics Illness Gene-Editing
A US infant with a rare condition has become history's first patient to be treated with a personalized gene-editing technique that raises hopes for other people with obscure illnesses, doctors said Thursday. The wee pioneer is KJ Muldoon, now a 9-and-a-half-month-old boy with chubby cheeks and big blue eyes. Shortly after birth, he was diagnosed ...
This is Beirut 14/05 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Sweat, often dismissed as a mere bodily nuisance or a simple thermal response, is now emerging as a new frontier for connected medicine. It contains far more than just water and salt, it holds valuable biochemical clues about our internal state. Among them, cortisol, often called the “stress hormone,” is drawing particular attention. Its ...
This is Beirut 14/05 12:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States USA Washington
Inside one of South Korea's oldest semiconductor research institutes, the cleanrooms and workshops are calm and immaculate, but outside the Seoul National University campus, a chip storm is brewing. Last month, Washington announced a national security probe into imports of semiconductor technology, which could put the industry in the crosshairs ...
This is Beirut 14/05 09:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Earnings data from French games giant Ubisoft is set to show on Wednesday that historic cash-cow series "Assassin's Creed" has saved it from a disastrous year with multiple setbacks. The full results for Ubisoft's 2024-25 financial year, set for release after the Paris stock market closes at 1530 GMT, will be closely watched following a near ...
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Even the greatest human minds building generative artificial intelligence that is poised to change the world admit they do not comprehend how digital minds think. "People outside the field are often surprised and alarmed to learn that we do not understand how our own AI creations work," Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei wrote in an essay posted ...