A new study found that introducing peanut products to babies and infants, and gradually increasing exposure, led to greater tolerance for the common allergen. The peer-reviewed study, published in The Lancet, involved 146 peanut-allergic children aged between zero and three over two-and-a-half years. Of the group, 96 were given peanut ... Read More »
Nanoplastic pollution has been detected in polar regions for the first time, indicating that the tiny particles are now pervasive around the world. The nanoparticles are smaller and more toxic than microplastics, which have already been found across the globe, but the impact of both on people’s health is unknown. ... Read More »
In its daily report on the COVID-19 developments, the Ministry of Public Health announced Sunday the registration of 6,381 new Coronavirus infections, which raised the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 865,229. The report also indicated that 13 deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours. Read More »
Radio Lebanon’s Arabic and English channels have stopped broadcasting due to Touch and Ogero generators’ diesel shortage. The radio channel has now joined the list of official institutions without electricity alongside the Information Ministry and NNA headquarters. MTV Read More »
The Ministry of Health said on Sunday that Lebanon recorded 5539 new Coronavirus infections during the past 24 hours. The ministry added that 16 more deaths were confirmed due to the virus. LBCI Read More »
Cards. Candles. Sunsets. For this New York Times correspondent and other children of Beirut in the 1980s, traumatic reminders of the war are still there in everyday activities. When you’re a child, how do you get through a war? A lot of Monopoly, Scrabble, card games, candles and windowless bathrooms ... Read More »
The massive Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica contains enough ice to raise global sea levels by 65cm if it were to completely collapse. And, worryingly, recent research suggests that its long-term stability is doubtful as the glacier haemorrhages more and more ice. Adding 65cm to global sea levels would have a significant coastline-changing impact. ... Read More »
Scientists have identified antibodies that can target the unchanged parts of the novel coronavirus as it continues to mutate and evolve, an advance that could lead to new therapeutics to neutralise Omicron and other Covid-19 variants. Identifying such “broadly neutralising” antibodies on the coronavirus spike protein, which the virus uses to enter human cells, can help develop better vaccines and ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health confirmed on Sunday that 1445 new coronavirus were recorded in the country, with 18 more deaths, in the past 24 hours. LBCI Read More »
Since the first cases of Omicron were reported in the UK just over a month ago it has spread rapidly across the UK, fuelling a surge of infections. But scientists have also been working at speed. Here is an overview of the expanding scientific knowledge of Omicron. Spread Soon after ... Read More »
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