Alain E. Andrea 2024-05-27 21:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The precarious sanitary conditions in which Syrian migrants live in Lebanon have contributed over the past decade to the re-emergence and exacerbation of certain epidemics. With no effective solutions in sight, Lebanon is nearing a breaking point. The recent outbreak of several infectious diseases in Syrian migrant camps in Lebanon, including ...
Alain E. Andrea 2024-05-17 17:08 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The discovery of new genomic regions related to blood pressure offers crucial insights for understanding and treating hypertension. May 17 is International Hypertension Day and on this occasion, This is Beirut provides an update on the latest developments. Arterial hypertension (AHT) is a major worldwide public health issue. Without early ...
Alain E. Andrea 2024-05-14 22:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
AstraZeneca has announced the withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to “decreasing demand.” However, given the events that have taken place since 2021, one can tend to believe that this move could be dictated by other factors. One year after the global health emergency linked to the Covid-19 pandemic was lifted, controversies ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-11 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A powerful solar storm struck Earth on Friday, producing brilliant auroras visible from many regions while also raising concerns about potential disruptions to satellites, power grids, and other infrastructure due to fluctuating magnetic fields. The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth on Friday, triggering spectacular ...
Alain E. Andrea 2024-05-02 10:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The long-term effects of Covid-19 continue to pique researchers’ interests. A recent study delves into the enduring loss of smell and taste, one year after exposure to SARS-CoV-2. The Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, and it seems this reality won't change anytime soon. Scientific studies are continuously yielding new insights into the virus' ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-30 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UN negotiations to tackle plastic pollution made progress on Tuesday, but without instituting plastic production limits, which environmental groups claim are key. A fourth and penultimate round of UN-led negotiations to solve global plastic pollution wrapped up in Ottawa early on Tuesday with a world-first pact, said to be within reach by year's ...
Alain E. Andrea 2024-04-19 13:00 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
Transplantation offers a crucial hope for patients facing end-stage liver failure. Despite its challenges, it remains the last lifeline to prolong life and restore health. Let's delve into it with Professor Francis Navarro. Organ transplantation stands as one of the major breakthroughs in modern medicine, offering a glimmer of hope for many ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-16 12:42 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Due to climate change, Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef is becoming a watery graveyard of bleached reef. It is suffering one of the most severe coral bleaching events on record. Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef is suffering one of the most severe coral bleaching events on record, leaving scientists fearful for its survival as the impact ...
Makram Haddad 2024-04-14 22:29 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
At the forefront of medical progress, the IRCAD conference in Lebanon, in collaboration with the Montpellier University Hospital, explored the latest medical and surgical advances in the field of digestive pathologies. On Saturday, the French Hospital of the Levant organized a day focusing on medical and surgical updates, in collaboration with ...
Alissar Boulos 2024-04-12 16:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Peter Higgs, the Nobel-winning physicist who proposed the existence of the “God particle,” or simply the Higgs boson, died on Tuesday, April 9th. The scientist came up with a revolutionary idea in 1964 explaining why atoms — the basic building blocks of the universe — have mass, elucidating how matter formed after the Bing Bang. He ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-08 11:46 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Excitement builds across North America on Monday for a rare celestial event – a total solar eclipse – which will bring economic and scientific payoffs. Eclipse mania is sweeping across North America as a breathtaking celestial event on Monday promises a rare blend of commerce, science and celebration. The Moon's shadow will land on Mexico's ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-06 13:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
By September, the massive explosion of a star 3,000 light-years from Earth will be visible to the naked eye in the night skies, offering an opportunity to study this rare cosmic phenomenon. Sometime between now and September, a massive explosion 3,000 light years from Earth will flare up in the night sky, giving amateur astronomers a ...