Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo A cancer diagnosis is a life-changing event for both the patient and their loved ones. In a matter of days people go from husband and wife, or parent and child, to patient and caregiver. In Europe 80% of long-term care is delivered by informal caregivers, with millions …
Read More »Bird flu cases spreading faster and with greater impacts
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo Avian influenza is no longer just an animal health issue, with rising mammal cases and severe ecosystem, trade, and food security impacts as outbreaks become more widespread and impact a broader range of species, a new report shows. Bird flu instances affecting mammals doubled in 2024 …
Read More »Health Health news Europe’s teenagers are less likely to try drugs and drink alcohol but more likely to vape
Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo The new analysis tracked nearly 114,000 teenagers across 37 countries in Europe. Europe’s teenagers are increasingly picking up e-cigarettes and turning down drugs and alcohol, according to a new analysis on students’ habits across the continent. The new report, known as the European School Survey Project on Alcohol …
Read More »Scientists believe blood and urine markers may reveal how much ultra-processed food we eat
Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are linked to a host of health problems. It may now be easy to detect how much of these foods a person eats from their blood and urine. Molecules in blood and urine may reveal how much energy a person consumes from ultra-processed foods, …
Read More »?Where in Europe do teenagers have the best and worst mental health
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo In the 37 European countries included in a new study, boys are more likely than girls to report good mental health. About two in five teenagers in Europe are struggling with their mental well-being, a new analysis has found, with girls faring worse than boys in …
Read More »Meet Aqemia, the French start-up leveraging AI-backed physics tools for drug discovery
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo The start-up aims to use AI to drastically reduce the time and money it takes to develop new drugs. A startup in France is leveraging artificial intelligence-backed physics principles in the hope of speeding up the process of making new drugs. Currently, developing a new medicine …
Read More »Joe Biden’s team reveal his ‘last known’ prostate check was over a decade ago amid Trump criticism
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo The former US president’s office said his “last known” prostate cancer screening was in 2014 amid speculation that he had been hiding his diagnosis. Former US President Joe Biden’s “last known” prostate cancer screening was in 2014, and he had never been diagnosed with the disease …
Read More »Western allies lift Ukraine’s restrictions on long-range weapons, says Merz
Muhamad Yehia ..Cairo are no longer imposing any restrictions on the use of long-range weapons delivered to Ukraine for Kyiv against Russian military targets, the German chancellor said on Monday. Western allies are not imposing any range restrictions on the use of long-range weapons delivered to Ukraine against Russian military …
Read More »Work complete on undersea power cable linking mainland with Crete, Greece says
Muhamad Yehia ..Cairo Athens hopes to extend the link, dubbed the Great Sea Interconnector, to Cyprus and Israel by the end of the decade. Greece has said it has completed work on an undersea power cable connecting the mainland to the island of Crete, a key step in its ambitious plan …
Read More »US voters will soon vote via smartphones, businessman Andrew Yang says
Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Mobile voting could broaden access to politics and profoundly change the US bipartisan system, according to Andrew Yang. It’s undeniable, mobile phones have become essential items in our lives. We use them for everything: communicating with other people, showing off our best pictures, booking gym classes, managing …
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