Bélinda Ibrahim 24/07 22:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Motherhood Pregnancies Mothers Babies
“So, have you got your body back yet?” The question comes quickly, sometimes even before a mother leaves the maternity ward. It comes from relatives, coworkers and influencers in tight leggings, as if the female body, after the feat of giving birth, is expected to quietly return to its original state. The timeframe given? Six weeks – the ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 24/07 22:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Motherhood Babies Pregnancies Mothers
A clinical enigma, pregnancy denial poses a troubling question: how can a pregnancy remain completely hidden, sometimes right up to delivery? This is the story of what medicine perceives, what it overlooks, and how far the body can go to remain silent. “She came in that day for back pain.” Dr. Alain B., a gynecologist-obstetrician with over ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 24/07 22:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Women Motherhood Pregnancies Babies
For many women, becoming pregnant at 36, 39 or 42 is rarely accidental. Pregnancy after 35 often comes after careful consideration: a settled career, a stable relationship or a chosen solitude. This journey can be marked by challenges such as miscarriages, IVF, loss and sacrifice. Late motherhood is often seen as a privilege, almost a miracle, ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 24/07 22:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Women Motherhood Babies Pregnancies
“I was afraid it might be too late. In fact, it was just the right time.” At 42, Lamia became the mother of a baby girl conceived naturally, after a breakup, a move and many sacrifices. Her story echoes that of many women today: motherhood after 40 is no longer an exception. In France, more than 20,000 babies are born each year to mothers in ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 24/07 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Elemind Headband Sleeping Insomnia Science
Falling asleep without pills, sleeping aids, herbal teas or guided meditation—that’s the bold promise behind Elemind. Born from MIT’s research labs, this seemingly simple headband targets one of modern life’s most persistent struggles: difficulty falling asleep, which affects millions worldwide. The claim is compelling: a nearly 50% ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 23/07 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Vaccine Cavities Dentists Science Research Health
What if, in the near future, simply applying a product to your teeth could protect you from cavities? A scenario that once seemed like science fiction is becoming increasingly plausible as research advances. For years, scientists have been working on a vaccine against dental cavities, the world’s most common chronic infectious disease. Now, ...
This is Beirut 22/07 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Algae Australia Toxic Marine Life
A vast toxic algae bloom has sparked growing concern in Australia as it lingers off the south coast, killing hundreds of marine species and disrupting fisheries. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unlocked federal funds this week to cope with the Karenia mikimotoi algae as it persists four months after first appearing. South Australia's government ...
This is Beirut 21/07 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
International Court of Justice United Nations Climate
The world's top court is poised to tell governments what their legal obligations are to tackle global warming, and possibly outline consequences for polluters that cause climate harm to vulnerable countries. Wednesday's highly anticipated advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice comes in the wake of landmark international decisions ...
Hala Abdallah 18/07 12:15 - Reading : less than a minute
climate change Antarctic earth scientists science
What if the secrets to climate change are frozen in ancient ice? Scientists are discovering mysteries hidden in Antarctic ice cores, some over 100,000 years old, in search of clues about our planet’s changing climate.
Bélinda Ibrahim 17/07 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
AI Dreams Film Japan Neuroscientists
Sleep, dream… and soon, wake up and watch your dreams like a movie? While it may still sound like science fiction, this technology is taking shape in research labs. At Kyoto’s ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories, neuroscientist Yukiyasu Kamitani and his team have created an AI system that decodes brain activity during REM sleep—the ...
This is Beirut 17/07 11:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United Kingdom United States IVF Babies Mitochondrial
Eight healthy babies have been born in the UK using a new IVF technique that successfully reduced their risk of inheriting genetic diseases from their mothers, the results of a world-first trial said Wednesday. The findings were hailed as a breakthrough which raises hopes that women with mutations in their mitochondrial DNA could one day have ...
This is Beirut 16/07 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Astronomers said Wednesday they had observed the moment when planets start forming around a distant star for the first time, revealing a process that sheds light on the birth of our own solar system. The new planetary system is forming around the baby star HOPS-315, which resembles our own Sun in its youth, 1,300 light years from Earth in the ...